A previously unpublished expert opinion, on behalf of the 🇩🇪Federal Ministry of the Interior, has now become publicly accessible as part of a Freedom of Information Act (IFG) request. It concludes that US authorities have far-reaching access to data even when it is stored in European data centers.

#dataautonomy #DigitalAutonomy #digitalsoveignty

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Opinion-US-Authorities-Have-Far-Reaching-Access-to-European-Cloud-Data-11111060.html

According to the FT Donald Trump just announced that there will be one federal US AI Regulation (Executive Order). The latest backlash for those who believed Europe can set the global standard in this domain. It seems like the whole discussion is just beginning…again

#AIAct #DigitalOmnibus #AI #Regulation

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/ba1e5cbe-ffb5-4bdf-b027-6c86a7646162 Trump to issue executive order for single federal rule on AI regulation

📆✍️📣Save the date & register for the ‘Digital
Autonomy Fair’ on 3 Feb 2026 at the House of Connections - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen!

Join this Alliance for Digital Autonomy (ADA) event & discover tools and software that put you back in charge of your university life, and contribute to a resilient and value-based digital society!

https://www.rug.nl/library/calendar/260203-digitalautonomy-fair

🆕📝🚨 The Uneven Impact of Big Data in Science: A Literature Review and Reflective Examination of Big Data in Data-Intensive Disciplines

Big Data has revolutionized scientific research. 🔬🌟

From machine learning to groundbreaking discoveries, data-intensive disciplines are leading the way. However, the impact of Big Data varies across fields. Our latest study explores these differences & highlights the need for ongoing discussion. #BigData #Science #Research #Innovation

⬇️First signs of enforcement of the EU AI Act, and the complexities that come with it! With the Dutch votes coming up and so many undecided voters, how do chatbots affect political opinion?

As this relates to free speech and shaping the political opinion in the public sphere, this seems also deserving of a deeper analysis on whether the AIA overlaps with the Digital Services Act, as especially OpenAI and certainly x also qualify as (very large) platforms.

A day in the name of digital (data) autonomy!

Yesterday afternoon, I had the honor of joining an expert workshop at the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam to exchange views on how to make universities in the Netherlands better data-driven institutions with less dependency on Big Tech!

After taking the 🚆 back to Groningen, I joined our event on big tech dependency & gaining more autonomy at the Forum! We had a super interactive discussion with an extremely nerdy crowd (💛🤖)!

🎤🗣️🍿Op 15 oktober praten experts onder leiding van Nephtis Brandsma (Gemeente Groningen) over hoe we minder afhankelijk kunnen worden van big tech.

🎫👉https://forum.nl/nl/agenda/talks-events/weg-van-big-tech

Veel Nederlandse gebruikers, bedrijven en overheden willen minder afhankelijk worden van big tech. Maar hoe doe je dat, zeker als je familie, werkgever of school nog massaal diensten van Meta, Microsoft of Google gebruikt? Samen met 3 experts zoeken we een weg van doemscenario naar oplossing.