Data is a strategic resource, and how democracies govern it shapes both their economies and their security. Rules on data privacy, cross-border data flows, and platform accountability increasingly define the transatlantic relationship and the contest with authoritarian models of digital control. This hub follows the data agenda: data privacy and data protection, data governance for platforms and algorithms, cross-border data transfers between the United States and Europe, and platform accountability for the security risks of data held by strategic rivals. Fellows and analysts examine how to protect citizens’ rights and data privacy while keeping the digital economy open and competitive, and how strong data governance and platform accountability can coexist with innovation. Explore analysis and commentary on data privacy, data governance, and the digital economy.
Data and Privacy
A new European parliamentary report provides strong recommendations to curtail online abuse of Pegasus and other surveillance software.
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September 28, 2022
Tracking Chinese Online Influence in Central and Eastern Europe
For over a decade, China has been working to build influence beyond its own borders, in particular using online information operations.
September 21, 2022
Russia’s Unlikely New Dissidents – Soccer Fans
The Kremlin aims to introduce a Chinese-style social credit system to control its citizens. Russian soccer fans are leading the opposition.
September 13, 2022
The Curious Case of Europe’s Potential Internet Traffic Tax
Some of Europe’s telecommunication operators seek a major change to how the Internet works – forcing large content, app, and cloud-service providers - such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Netflix - to pay additional fees for Internet infrastructure. It’s poor policy.
September 12, 2022
Will Europe’s Data Act Let Refrigerators Spy on You?
Europe wants to boost its economy through increased data sharing. But its plans have unlocked privacy and security concerns.
August 30, 2022
Deutsche Katastrophe – Germany Fights Digital Backwardness
Berlin aims to improve - but many doubt its determination and the country punches below its weight on important EU tech dossiers.
August 26, 2022
Russia Exports Digital Surveillance, Despite Sanctions
Despite Western sanctions and its overall technological backwardness, Russia continues to export digital surveillance technology - and to find willing buyers.
August 12, 2022
Beautiful Streamer: Confronting Netflix in Europe
When Netflix and other US streaming companies arrived in Europe, governments feared the destruction of their local film industries. They shouldn’t have worried.
August 12, 2022
Au Revoir Lupin: AVMS Squeezes European Streaming
Europe’s 2018 audiovisual directive required international streaming companies led by Netflix to expand local film production.
August 11, 2022
UK Drives Bumpy Tech Road Between EU and US
Britain wants to be a tech powerhouse, nimbler and less regulated than Europe but with stronger antitrust action than in the US.