Victory after a decade preventing Radio Lockdown

유럽연합 집행위원회는 무선 장치에 사용자 임의 소프트웨어 설치를 제한하는 EU 무선 장비 규정 내 조항을 폐기하기로 결정했다. 이 조항은 2014년부터 WiFi 라우터, 휴대폰 등 무선 장치에 자유 소프트웨어 설치를 사실상 불가능하게 할 위험이 있었다. FSFE와 여러 단체의 10년 넘는 지속적인 활동과 법적 연구가 이뤄낸 성과로, 사용자 권리와 혁신 보호를 위한 중요한 승리다. 다만, 제조사 책임 전가를 통한 소프트웨어 제한 시도는 다른 규제에서 재등장할 가능성이 있어 지속적인 감시와 참여가 필요하다.

https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260430-01.de.html

#freesoftware #euregulation #radiodevices #softwarefreedom #fsfe

Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027

https://www.ecopv-eu.com/en/blog-en/replaceable-smartphone-batteries-2027-eu-regulation/

#HackerNews #removablebatteries #smartphones #EUregulation #2027 #sustainability #technews

☁️ L'UE allarga il cerchio dei gatekeeper: Cloud e AI ora sotto il DMA. Il futuro della tecnologia si scrive oggi! #EUregulation #AIcloud 🌐

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/cloud-e-ai-sotto-il-dma-l-ue-allarga-il-cerchio-dei-gatekeeper

Bei einer Schulung über den Cyber Resiliance Act (CRA) gelernt: Wenn man einem Gerät per Software ein "substantial update" spendiert, muss man diese Version ab da wieder für 5 Jahre mit Security Updates versorgen.

Gut natürlich für den User, aber als Hersteller ist das ja nicht gerade ein Anreiz, neue Features nachzurüsten 🤔

#CRA #EURegulation #CyberSecurity

Policy shift with technical implications.
The European Parliament endorsed an opinion proposing:
• Social media ban under 13
• Parental consent under 16
• Privacy-preserving age assurance mechanisms
• Expanded regulation under the Digital Fairness Act

Security and engineering considerations:
Zero-knowledge proof-based age verification?
On-device age estimation vs centralized ID checks?

Data minimization vs compliance logging requirements?

AI-driven manipulation detection standards?
Age verification at EU scale introduces non-trivial architectural challenges - particularly around privacy-by-design and cross-border enforcement.

From a security architecture perspective:
Can platforms implement robust age controls without increasing identity exposure risks?
Engage below.

Source: https://therecord.media/eu-lawmakers-propose-youth-under-16-social-media-parental-consent

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Repost to inform the security community.

#Infosec #AgeVerification #PrivacyEngineering #DigitalPolicy #EURegulation #AIgovernance #PlatformSecurity #DataMinimization #CyberCompliance #OnlineSafety

📝 Digital Omnibus on AI: the European Parliament Rewrites the Commission's Rules

Comparative analysis of the IMCO-LIBE Draft Report PE782.530 against the Commission's proposal COM(2025) 836 on the Digital Omnibus on AI: fixed deadlines, AI literacy, sensitive data, sandboxes and...

🔗 https://www.nicfab.eu/en/posts/eup-draft-report-ai-omnibus/

#HighRiskAI #CyberResilienceAct #PrivacyByDesign #EURegulation #AICompliance

🇪🇺 Il Draft Report del Parlamento europeo sul Digital Omnibus on AI è online.

I relatori Kokalari e McNamara propongono scadenze fisse per i sistemi ad alto rischio, mantengono l'AI literacy in capo ai fornitori, innalzano lo standard a stretta necessità per i dati sensibili e impongono il coinvolgimento delle DPA nelle sandbox.

L'analisi completa
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https://www.nicfab.eu/it/posts/eup-draft-report-ai-omnibus/

#AIAct #DigitalOmnibus #EURegulation #GDPR #DataProtection

The European Parliament's Draft Report on the Digital Omnibus on AI is out.

Rapporteurs Kokalari & McNamara propose fixed deadlines for high-risk AI systems, keep AI literacy on providers, raise the bar to "strict necessity" for sensitive data, and require DPA involvement in sandboxes.

My amendment-by-amendment analysis
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https://www.nicfab.eu/en/posts/eup-draft-report-ai-omnibus/

#AIAct #DigitalOmnibus #EURegulation #GDPR #DataProtection #AI #GDPR #artificialintelligence