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Lukasz Olejnik

I write about security, privacy, Web, technology and tech policy matters.

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16 Jun 2022 on disinformation, technology policy, standards

Regulating the fight with disinformation

The European Union is regulating disinformation. Well, sort of. While the issue is indeed discussed in regulations such as the Digital Services Act, it seems that the “executive” arm is the Code on Disinformation, as of now strengthened. It builds on the previous 2018 version which I criticised here. The…

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17 May 2022 on gdpr, data protection, regulations

GDPR fines, how does this system work? Part two.

Some time ago I wrote about “how GDPR fines  work”, be calculated, including what technical aspects may be considered during such a calculation, the article is here, and it is quite a case study. It’s still good and all, but this time, finally, EU data protection authorities agreed on…

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01 May 2022 on cyber risk, cyberwarfare, research

Transparency of cyber capabilities and US building Stuxnets 2/3/4?

Is the US building Stuxnet 2/3? Cyber tools that can act behind isolated (even air-gapped) networks to cause physical destruction, sometimes called “cyber weapons”, a generalised term, not exactly justified considering how such tools work (but in simplified cases, it is sometimes used). This was the functionality of Stuxnet…

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14 Apr 2022 on cyber risk, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare

Dangerous cyber tools spotted and analysed - potentially lethal

A very dangerous cyber tool has been identified and analysed. It’s targeting industrial control systems - the hardware/software that is often running at industrial sites (like manufacturing, but also power grids, nuclear plants, and go figure). Based on these analyses, I make a big picture assessment. Created by…

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31 Jan 2022 on regulations, technology policy, data protection

Privacy analysis of European eID Regulation proposal

Privacy and data protection assessment of the eID Regulation. This assessment is prepared in response to a request by the LIBE Secretariat in the name of the MEP Cristian Terhes (rapporteur of eID file; requested on 19.01.2022). The focus of this assessment is data protection and privacy. Although…

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