Dark Patterns: Protecting consumers without hindering innovation
This article was written by Secretary General Victoria de Posson for the Competition Policy International’s TechREG Chronicle May Edition, under the title: Dark Patterns: Protecting Consumers Without Hindering Innovation. You can find the original here. Abstract There is a widespread consensus that design practices involving psychological manipulation and deceit should be banned. However, when […]
Passenger rights leader AirHelp joins European Tech Alliance
BRUSSELS, 31 MAY 2023 – Today, the world’s largest air passenger rights organisations, AirHelp, joins the European Tech Alliance (EUTA) as its newest member. The EUTA now counts 30 members from 14 European countries, representing the voice of European tech champions and scale-ups. The EUTA aims to contribute to smart policies promoting European tech innovation, […]
DSA and Data Access: The EUTA emphasises the need to provide safeguards to prevent misunderstandings
The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) has today responded to the European Commission’s call for evidence on data access obligations as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065). The EUTA emphasises the need for precision and to provide safeguards to enable data sharing in a fair, reasonable, cost-effective and technically-feasible manner for […]
EUTA signs joint industry statement on access to data by public bodies in the Data Act
With 26 other organisations, the European Tech Alliance (EUTA) has cosigned a joint industry letter expressing concern regarding Chapter V of the Data Act, where public bodies can request data for any reason. The signatories believe that with such broad scope, these rules do not respect the requirements set out in the EU’s Charter of […]
AI Act: The EUTA Emphasises The Importance of a Risk-Based Approach that Strengthens Innovation in Europe
Brussels, 11 May 2023 – The European Parliament Internal Market (IMCO) and Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committees have adopted their position on the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, with 84 in favour, 7 against and 12 abstentions. The text will now be submitted to the European Parliament plenary vote in June 2023. The European Tech Alliance […]
European Tech companies meet with Spanish officials ahead of their Presidency of the Council of the EU
MADRID 28 APRIL 2023 – The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) has stepped up its ambitions to drive the growth and success of the European tech industry. Over the last two days, ten of the EUTA’s member companies met with Spanish officials in Madrid to discuss how to propel European and Spanish tech companies to the […]
EUTA gets to the next level
BRUSSELS 23 MARCH 2023 – The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) has taken a significant step forward in its mission to drive the growth and success of the European tech industry. Over the last two days, thirteen EU Tech CEOs met with EU policy leaders to discuss how to propel EU tech companies to the […]
Data Act: Five things that EU policymakers should get right
European digital champions and scaleups are eager to take advantage of the Data Act’s potential to offer innovative services for both businesses and consumers. To make this happen, the Data Act needs to get the basics right. The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) gathers digital successful companies built across Europe, with a total of 29 companies […]
eCommerce: Who is responsible for the information that consumers see online?
As consumers, we are all familiar with the challenges of knowing whether the information presented next to goods or services we want to buy is true. Is this 100% organic cotton t-shirt really organic? Is that aubergine pesticide-free? In today’s world, policymakers are working to shape the rules that determine who is responsible for providing […]
e-Commerce: Who do consumers buy from?
Getting confused about what a “platform” is when shopping online? With so many different players in the game, it’s no wonder that consumers and policymakers alike are struggling to keep up. In this blog, I explain the different business models that prevail in e-commerce and clarify how they differ from one another. This post primarily […]