Author Archives: Ad van Loon

The Pirate Bay unblocked in NL

By Ad van Loon | Published: February 28, 2014

Internet Service Providers Ziggo and XS4ALL do no longer have to prevent that their subscribers access The Pirate Bay. On 28th January 2014, the Court […]

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Disruption by WhatsApp: New Opportunities and Challenges

By Ad van Loon | Published: February 25, 2014

New opportunities and challenges for both the electronic communications business and regulators: All electronic communications services (radio, television, on demand content services, film, text messaging, […]

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Media Law not to be used by Member State to circumvent EU regulatory framework for electronic communications

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 30, 2014

On 29 January 2014, the District Court in The Hague (Den Haag) in The Netherlands decided to render two provisions of national law ineffective for […]

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U.S. takes steps to enforce ‘Safe Harbour Agreement’

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 22, 2014

On 21st January 2014 the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with 12 companies that allegedly falsely claimed to comply with the “Safe […]

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EU-U.S. exchanges of personal data: “Lack of transparency and enforcement on the U.S. side”

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 16, 2014

In a speech in the European Parliament on 15th January 2014 on the “Future of the Safe Harbour Agreement in the light of the NSA […]

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Net neutrality decision U.S. Court of Appeals

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 15, 2014

On 14th January 2014 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit decided upon a Petition by Verizon on the 2010 net neutrality Order […]

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