Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Michael Martin, CEO of 1&1, discusses EU’s first Open RAN network. 010
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 08/01/2025I’m enjoying a trip to the Palais de Justice in Brussels. The building features a massive open space, imposing columns and a labyrinthine network of court rooms. I’m here for adtech trade body’s appeal against a GDPR decision. 030
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 11/12/2024A Belgian court has asked whether the GDPR's right to erasure applies to a request to erasure baptismal record. The belgian authority ordered the erasure in 2023. This followed the Irish DPC decision that there is a legitimate interest in keeping the record. Now it's up to EU judges in Luxembourg! 294
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Christmas market with Amazon’s James Waterworth. His voice fills Autoworld. 020
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 10/12/2024French telecom operator Orange faces a fines of €50 million for violating French data privacy rules for inserting display ads in users' emails and illegally reading cookies after they withdrew consent. The fine was reduced from EUR85 million euros. The company plans to appeal.cnil.frPublicités insérées entre les courriels : sanction de 50 millions d’euros à l’encontre de la société ORANGELe contexte ORANGE met à disposition de ses clients un service de messagerie électronique (« Mail Orange »). À la suite de plusieurs contrôles, la CNIL a constaté que la société affichait, entre les c... 000
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 05/12/2024The European Commission’s Killian Gross, head of the AI Office, says the EU has “little time” to prepare for the implementation of the Ai Act ahead of application deadline of 2 August 2025. 010
Reposted by Matthew NewmanKait Bolongaro @kbolongaro.bsky.social · 04/12/2024🚨 Big news 🚨 MLex has just launched the first 🌍 #IP news service with a team of reporters spanning Europe, the US and Asia. Our team is writing exclusive news and analysis on #patents, #copyright, #trademarks, and trade secrets. 👩⚖️ We've ungated a selection of their stories👇 lnkd.in/eRnQs3xP 141
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I am very sorry to report that a woman who ran a café in my neighborhood was killed by her ex-boyfriend. www.dhnet.be/regions/brux... 010
Reposted by Matthew NewmanKait Bolongaro @kbolongaro.bsky.social · 02/12/2024 Want to stay up-to-date on the latest news on #policy and #litigation from our 🌍 team of MLex journalists? Look no further 😊 You can follow all of our reporters, editors and researchers below👇 go.bsky.app/Q1KtQdc #news #media #journalism 053
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I am enjoying a great night out to benefit Ukraïński Dom, a charity to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland. 020
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Traditional pumpkin pie as Thanksgiving Day carries into Black Friday. 120
Reposted by Matthew NewmanKait Bolongaro @kbolongaro.bsky.social · 29/11/2024AI model providers face spending the holidays working on feedback to the second draft of the 🇪🇺 code of practice for general-purpose AI, Luca Bertuzzi reports MLex readers can get more details 👇 mlex.com/mlex/articles/… #AI #EU #bigtech #scoop 001
Reposted by Matthew NewmanRita Wezenbeek @rita-wezenbeek.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Today, against the background of the ongoing Romanian elections, further questions were asked to TikTok on its management of the risks of information manipulation, ia. by inauthentic or automated manipulation of its service. Also questions on how/whether it allows data access for public scrutiny:digital-strategy.ec.europa.euCommission sends additional request for information to TikTok under the Digital Services ActToday, the European Commission sent TikTok a request for information (RFI) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). 0138
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Celebrating Thanksgiving in style at La Brace in Brussels. With an American friend! Gobble! 020
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 27/11/2024After a scintillating GDPR hearing at the CJEU I’m catching the super express train to Luxembourg gare, where I should get the super slow train to Brussels. 120
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 27/11/2024What’s great about Luxembourg? How about the delicious boxemännchen? What a treat. I got this one at the EU court of justice. 031
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 26/11/2024After spending a day at the EU Court of Justice, I was left rather pensive about natural justice. Fortunately Rodin was there to give me company. 030
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Unusually, the European Commission has not intervened in the WhatsApp case. Germany is not here either. 020
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 26/11/2024WhatsApp will seek to convince EU judges that the it should be able to appeal a €225 million fine for a data protection violation at the court of justice. Excitement awaits in the Grand Chamber! 040
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 22/11/2024The Corinthia Hotel in Brussels will reopen on Dec 9 after eight years of renovations. It’s a new luxury hotel, I enjoyed a pre-opening reception with Simmons & Simmons law firm. 000
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 20/11/2024The line for Waffles at the International Association of Privacy Professional 2024 congress in Brussels. Sugar high before sessions on AI and GDPR. 010
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 18/11/2024I would be seriously excited about free quinces. Think of all that jam! 010
Matthew Newman @newmanmlex.bsky.social · 18/11/2024www.linkedin.com/events/adapt... I am on my way to Paris to moderate this afternoon MLex/PrivacyRules conference. I look forward to the discussion! 000
