A look into Tech for 2025, updates on interoperability, and digital identification consultations

The Monday Tech Brief bringing you a look-ahead at what’s to come this week, along with updates on consultations about Apple under the DMA, and digital identification.
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POLITICOโ€™s most-read stories of 2024

Elections, war and porn: The stories that captured your attention over the past 12 months.

Digital Fairness Checked, Council on cloud certification schemes

The Commission’s report on digital fairness was released, showing areas of reform in consumer protection law, while the Council called on ENISA to increase transparency for cloud certification schemes.

Spain introduces porn passport to stop kids from watching smut

Madrid unveils a digital wallet to help porn platforms verify users’ ages.

US hits Apple with major antitrust suit

The iPhone maker is the last of the major tech companies in recent years to face U.S. antitrust action.

Crypto firm moved $4.2m of assets to digital wallet linked to alleged Russian arms dealer

Analysis shows link between Copper Technologies and Jonatan Zimenkov, who was later hit with US sanctions over Ukraine invasionA cryptocurrency firm transferred digital assets worth more than $4.2m to a crypto wallet belonging to a member of an alleged…

Press release – MEPs back plans for an EU-wide digital wallet

The new digital identity framework will provide EU citizens with cross border digital access to key public services.Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP

EU Commission seeks feedback over Apple Payโ€™s commitments

The European Commission shared commitments by Apple to allow third-party payments on Friday (19 January) and invited comments on them due to competition concerns over restricted access to the technology used for contactless payments on mobile devices.