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The European Union has adopted a delegated regulation updating its control list of dual-use items. This revision strengthens export controls on sensitive technologies — in particular quantum computing and semiconductors — and calls on companies to review and adjust their compliance procedures accordingly.

Articles

For a functional tax approach to digital assets (cryptocurrencies, tokens, NFT…)

Régis VABRES

April 22, 2022

The development of digital assets is overturning traditional economic circuits (by freeing themselves from the role played by intermediaries), disrupting the way activities are financed, and offering multiple and innovative perspectives for all sectors of activity. Such developments also raise many questions, particularly regarding their legal, accounting and tax treatment, both in France and abroad.

Covid-19: a new era of individual control?Adrien Basdevant

March 31, 2020

This formidable analysis by the French philosopher entitled “Les Anormaux” (The Abnormal) resounds more than ever to our deaf ears at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is spreading.

Why data ownership is not a good idea Adrien Basdevant

February 26, 2020

Every microsecond, personal data are being collected, processed and exchanged. But who does it belong to? Individuals, States, platforms, brokers...?

From "code is law" to "art is code"Jocelyn Pitet

December 1, 2021

Dear non-fungible humans, are you curious about what's behind an NFT? Let's dive into the most famous NFT to see what's really happening "under the hood". From Blockchain to Smart Contracts, through metadata, we're revealing it all to you!

Data Discrimination Adrien Basdevant

March 20, 2020

Can companies determine the risk profile of an individual from their web history, for instance their recent searches?

What kind of Justice in the Digital Age?Adrien Basdevant

March 1, 2020

Justice remains one of the last areas that has not yet fully experienced the digital revolution. Industry, finance and previously culture, particularly publishing and broadcasting, have experienced the upheaval of the world's data entry. So now we hear more and more every day about "predictive justice" or "legaltech".

Media appearances & debates

'Je le jure' Spécial IA Générative - Doctrine

There is no such thing as good or bad technology… What matters is how we use it. These are the words of Adrien Basdevant in this episode of “Je le jure”. As a specialist in the societal impact of algorithms, he argues that lawyers, when enhanced by technology, have more reason than ever to play a vital role in today’s debates. Why? Quite simply because their mission remains the same: to “preserve the irreducible uniqueness of every individual.

AI and value share: What slice of the pie for the players?

Watch Adrien Basdevant's speech at the Accor Arena during BIG 2024, the largest business gathering in Europe organized by Bpifrance.

Artificial Intelligence: Will France Pay for Its Prudence?

Watch Adrien Basdevant's interview on the set of "Parlons Vrai chez Bourdin" on Sud Radio, discussing a hot current topic: artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on France.

Press

The Paris Court of Justice orders the blocking of the WatchPeopleDie website

In a noteworthy decision, the Paris Court of Justice granted ARCOM's request against several ISPs to block the American website WatchPeopleDie.

Suspected Violations by 𝕏 of Article 26(3) of the Digital Services Act

Together with other 8 civil society organisations, Entropy has lodged a formal complaint with the competent regulatory authorities concerning potential violations of Article 26(3) of the Digital Services Act (DSA) by 𝕏 (formerly Twitter). This complaint is jointly submitted by AI Forensics, Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe, Entropy, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF), Global Witness, Panoptykon Foundation, Stichting Bits of Freedom, and VoxPublic. Based on research and evidence compiled by AI Forensics, and per the right to lodge a complaint under Article 53 of the DSA, we express our deep concern regarding the use by 𝕏 of users’ sensitive personal data for targeted advertisementsIn response, we call on the relevant Digital Services Coordinators and the European Commission to protect individuals and communities from discriminatory or exploitative profiling that undermines their rights by promptly investigating 𝕏’s potential breach of Article 26(3) of the DSA.

"For algorithmic pluralism!"

The day after the restitution of the États généraux de l'information (General Assembly on Information) and on the occasion of the event "Numérique en commun(s)," around sixty public figures, associations, and companies, both French and international, are calling in an op-ed in *Le Monde* for the opening of social networks and the restoration of choice for users.

Events

Adrien Basdevant at B-Smart

Tune into Adrien Basdevant's latest interview on the B-Smart show, with a special focus on the rise of new generative AI models.