Showing posts with label Noëlle Lenoir. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Noëlle Lenoir. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 March 2016

The Brexit Conspiracy (Noëlle Lenoir, Project-Syndicate)

The possibility that Britain may exit the European Union is undeniable. For decades, prominent British politicians have propounded their disdain for Europe; as a result, euroskepticism in the United Kingdom has become entrenched. When the country holds a referendum on its EU membership on June 23, many voters may be unwilling to vote to remain.

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/historical-roots-british-euroskepticism-by-noelle-lenoir-2016-03

Tuesday, 9 February 2016

The Trouble With Schrems (Noëlle Lenoir, Project-Syndicate)

In October 2015, a court case launched by Max Schrems, a 28-year-old Austrian privacy activist and graduate student at the University of Vienna, led to the annulment of the so-called Safe Harbor agreement that governs how United States firms comply with the European Union’s privacy laws. The decision, by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), threw into legal uncertainty the collection, handling, transfer, and storage of user data by about 4,500 US companies.

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/safe-harbor-troubles-max-shrems-by-noelle-lenoir-2016-02