The Tech Brief

The General Court has overturned the Commission's state aid decision against Luxembourg and Amazon. The ruling is another setback for the EU executive, that is still working on an international framework for taxing web services.

This week, the Commission has announced its updated Industrial Strategy, identifying several areas of strategic vulnerability. The chip and the cloud are two key technologies for our digital future, but Europe is light-years behind its competitors.

In this week's episode we look at Apple’s new privacy feature, which might change mobile usage as we know it. Apple devices will now request app-makers to receive explicit consent for tracking users, threatening a multi-billion advertising industry.

This week, we examine the Commission’s plans to introduce a Digital Green Certificate, the aim of which is to ensure the freedom of movement within the EU during the covid crisis.

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This week, we take the examine the recent Facebook data breach that has reportedly impacted 533 million users worldwide.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief podcast, my name is Samuel Stolton and each week, I aim to bring you some of the most relevant and timely technology stories in the world of EU politics and policy.

This week, we take a look at the latest hearing of Big Tech's Zuckerberg, Pichai, and Dorsey in Thursday's Energy and Commerce committee session, and the different opinions at play with regards to the infamous Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act.

This week, we take a look into the thinking behind the Commission's recently published plans for their so-called 'Digital Decade' targets, and we probe perhaps the blindspots that the EU executive hasn't yet addressed in detail.

This week we take a look at the Commission’s plans for protecting the future of platform workers in the EU. You’ll hear from Commission representatives on the EU’s future objectives in this field, and we also speak to Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary at European Trade Union Confederation on the need to better protect the workers of the gig economy in Europe.

This week we take a look at what’s in store for the future of 5G in the EU, with a particular focus on recent developments in France.

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