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India officially notifies its first data protection law to establish a framework for data processing, protection, and governance, including verifiable consent (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.c…

India notifies its first data protection law to strengthen privacy, security
India has officially notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, establishing a framework for data processing, protection, and governance. These rules, enforcing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, introduce verifiable consent, breach notification mandates, and data retention limits. They aim to enhance individual control and foster safer digital ecosystems.

Illegal fishing, other maritime threats cost Western Indian Ocean $1b a year: Report https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/illegal-fishing-other-maritime-threats-cost-western-indian-ocean-1b-a-year-report/…

Illegal fishing, other maritime threats cost Western Indian Ocean $1b a year: Report
Maritime threats in the Western Indian Ocean cost the region more than $1.1 billion annually, with illegal fishing, trafficking, piracy, migration and pollution undermining economies, ecosystems and coastal livelihoods, a new U.N. report finds.

Die EU-Kommision macht eine Konsultation zu #OpenSource für den Einsatz in ihrer Verwaltung und sucht Stellungnahmen und Use Cases, z.B. von Unternehmen, Verwaltungen oder Einzelpersonen:
> The European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy will set out:
a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU [...]
a strategic and operational framework to strengthen t…

You can give the European Commission feedback on their Open Source strategy.
Sounds like a good idea to participate.
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-…

„In een groot deel van het mondiale zuiden wordt de AI-revolutie niet ervaren als een dramatische breuk. Integendeel. De echte revolutie ligt in hoe snel AI alledaags is geworden."

Payal Arora digitaal antropoloog
Payal Arora | digitaal antropoloog: In veel westerse landen zorgt AI voor angst. In een groot deel van het mondiale zuiden is AI stilletjes een instrument geworden dat gewoon werkt, geleid door een uit noodzaak geboren optimisme.

Light pollution: The silent threat to the planet that's easily solved #environment

Light pollution: The silent threat to the planet that's easily solved
New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how "Artificial Light At Night" (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents—without any increase in the carbon they absorb. The result is reduced carbon storage in ecosystems—which has major implications for climate models and global carbon budgets.