(Source: Freepik) Have you ever been asked about your title while purchasing something online? It’s a common practice, but most of us (consumers) don’t realise that it raises concerns from a data protection perspective, especially when the seller requires us to provide this information and does not allow us to skip the form field and…
If war has always been a man’s game, should peace be a woman’s game? Studies show that peace lasts longer when women are involved. Yet, they are still excluded from the negotiating table. Having grown up in Erzurum, a city that was once a crucial stronghold against Russian advances on the Caucasian front of the…
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Introduction Discussions about copyright have once again returned to the political agenda in Brazil. Various national – and international – regulatory initiatives seek to address the accumulating challenges. Until recently, no significant legislative progress had been made since the enactment of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet (Marco Civil da Internet) and the…
CIPL Releases Paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in AI: Enabling Data Use and Operationalizing Privacy by Design and Default On March 24, 2025, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton (“CIPL”) released a white paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in AI: Enabling Data Use and Operationalizing Privacy by Design and Default (the “Paper”). The paper…
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The EU has published its ‘AI Continent Action Plan’ (COM(2025)165). The Plan aims to enhance the EU’s AI capabilities by promoting initiatives around five key areas. One of those key areas concerns the promotion of AI in strategic sectors and, in particular, in the public sector and healthcare. The Plan includes some high level initiatives…
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By Dániel G. Szabó and Beáta Bakó A legislative amendment tabled by Fidesz MPs on 21 March would allow for withdrawing the mandate of Hungarian members of the European Parliament (MEPs) if they intentionally provide false information in their asset declaration. As Fidesz has a two-thirds majority in parliament, its bills almost always become law….
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Investing in Ukraine’s defence industry and integrating European and Ukrainian forces would help establish Europe’s strategic independence from the United States, writes Oleg Chupryna. Donald Trump’s stance towards America’s neighbours and European allies represents a clear shift in the decades-long system of international relations. The possibility of the United States reducing its military support or…
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The application of competition rules to the conduct and concentrations of employers has been called ‘the new frontier for competition policy’ (see here). This so-called ‘labour antitrust’ has been growing rapidly especially on the other side of the Atlantic over the last fifteen years (see here). ‘All eyes are on labor’ in the United States…
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