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"Législation : Droit à l'oubli numérique, droit à la portabilité de ses données personnelles d'un prestataire vers un autre, renforcement des Cnil des Etats membres, pouvoir de sanction, notification des violations graves de données personnelles... Bruxelles a dévoilé son projet de réforme de la directive de 1995"

"Un « lobbying sans précédent » vise le projet européen de réforme de la protection des données personnelles. Un lobbying exercé par l'industrie, dominée par les géants américains du Web, et ce avec le concours du gouvernement américain, soucieux des intérêts économiques en jeu."

s government strives to keep up with the broadband age, the Senate's Commerce Committee held a hearing today covering the future of television, but midway through the hearing I realized that the Senate has it all wrong. The future of TV isn't to be found in deregulation - it's on the Internet. We just have to let it happen. And to do that, Congress needs to look at how broadband providers control access to content, through caps, specialized offerings and deals.

Dans une interview aux «Echos», l'inventeur du web dénonce la «pression législative» sur le web aux Etats-Unis et en Europe. Il revient par ailleurs sur son projet de créer un web sémantique.

Well, it's been quite a year already for the crowdfunding industry. With the JOBS Act becoming law, the tech industry (and the economy at large) are headed for some big changes. Namely, the legalization of crowdfunding in startups for non-accredited investors has come to pass. Yes, now even your mom can invest in your startup. While many of the consequences (positive or negative) of the legalization will play out over the next few years, the most well-known crowdfunding platform has been busy racking up a blockbuster season. If it weren't there already, Kickstarter hit the tipping point in February, as it saw a number of record-breaking projects and landed squarely in mainstream consciousness thanks to a slew of media coverage.