In the Internet of Things, access to Data regarding customers, markets and the industry as a whole will make the difference in reference to whether regular brick-and-mortar firms can compete successfully or whether they would fall foul of competition. These firms will often provide their Data to...

Changes that are constantly taking place in the digital economy cause increasing instability of legislation in the field of data protection and security. For example, in Ukraine, under martial law, there is an urgent need to adapt the legal regulation to European data protection standards (in...

This policy brief outlines the chronology of the developments since Edward Snowden leaked the documents on large-scale electronic surveillance, including PRISM and Tempora programmes, the policy implications and the public's response. It concludes that the nature of the debate has shifted from a...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every ambitious 21st century trade agreement is in want of a chapter on electronic commerce. One of the most politically sensitive and technically challenging issues is personal privacy, including cross-border transfer of information by electronic...