Technological choices influence our daily lives, yet they largely escape the democratic debate. We are experiencing a “Coup Data”, a seizure of power by those who process data.
What will the future of blockchain be? We have just recently realized the extent of the radical changes happening in the field of new technologies, but we must already project ourselves into the future to prepare for them.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.