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Standardisation, trust and democratic principles: the global race to regulate artificial intelligence
The race to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) is a key aspect of strategic competition, as major world powers seek to export value systems through the technical standards they promote. This report considers the main regulatory frameworks worldwide, with examples from the United States, the European Union, Japan, China and Canada, as well as various international...
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Surveillance for sale
The United States and foreign government agencies can acquire sensitive personal information, like smartphone geolocation records, from data brokers. The author of this paper argues that stricter privacy protections are necessary to strengthen U.S. national security, human rights and economic interests.
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Chips, subsidies, security, and great power competition
The author of this report argues that rising government subsidies to industry in the big world economies, and the entanglement of national security and commercial motives, pose difficult policy issues for countries such as Australia, which cannot match the subsidies provided by the great powers.
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Five years under the EU GDPR: becoming an enforcement success
As the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) turns five, so does the Europe-wide wait for its real-life enforcement. In this report, Access Now explores how the GDPR could finally become a success if its regulatory enforcement process is improved.
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European energy security: an uncertain road ahead amid a triple crisis
The particular focus of this paper is how Europe is being affected by the energy crisis, what policies and steps the European Union (EU) is taking to deal with the situation, and what the implications will be for European energy security. The paper also discusses geopolitics and climate change policy, along with their implications for...