European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to retain Europe’s technology sovereignty and affirmed the bloc’s priorities for AI and children’s online safety during a State of the Union address. “We set our own standards. We set our own regulations. Europe will always decide for itself,” she said, referring to pressure from the U.S. to change digital laws regulating Big Tech companies. Editor’s note: The IAPP’s Resource Center published an overview of regulations passed under the EU’s Strategy for Data.
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