28.10.2016

The Big Data against the Small and Medium Enterprises

by Hristiyan Dimov

The Big Data against the Small and Medium Enterprises

Big data is a term which was associated with multiple meanings in the recent years. In general, this is a technological trend of increasing importance, enveloping the gathering of data flows (mostly personal) in various formats (video, photos, text, etc.) and having diverse origin for the purpose of a more objective view on certain phenomena and improvement of the process of decision making. In the basic of the concept stands the fact that almost everything we do in our daily lives, leaves digital footprint - listening to music, shopping, working, social interaction, even driving.

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23.09.2016

Free as in freedom? A tale of forced… bundling

by Ivo Emanuilov

Free as in freedom? A tale of forced… bundling

In 2015, the French Court of Cassation submitted a request for preliminary reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union in an interesting case about forced bundling of computers and software. The outcome was long anticipated by the free software community which has been advocating for a long time against this practice of computer manufactures and major software companies. It was seen as a hope of putting an end to the so-called ‘ Windows tax’. With the decision in Deroo-Blanquart, however, these hopes seem to have been dashed.

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09.09.2016

‘Taking Back Control Of Our Data’: Block(chain)ing Privacy

by Ivo Emanuilov

‘Taking Back Control Of Our Data’: Block(chain)ing Privacy

Imagine your refrigerator ordering eggs and milk when you have completely forgotten you would be having guests and would need to bake a cake. Or your washing machine taking care of detergent supply on its own. Or your self-driving car charging itself when low on battery and handling the whole process of (self)-maintenance, so that you never ever have to worry about this again, and with your data and private life completely protected. Science fiction? Yes and no.

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26.08.2016

e-Justice in Deadlines

by Alexandra Tsvetkova

e-Justice in Deadlines

The third article of the LIBRe Stories' e-Justice Sequence presents a summary of the deadlines related to the adoption of the secondary e-Justice legislation and the introduction of different e-Justice technological aspects on national level in the light of the long anticipated reform in the sector lasting almost seven years - ‎‎2009-2016.

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19.08.2016

е-Justice in Legislative Norms

by Alexandra Tsvetkova

е-Justice in Legislative Norms

The publication “e-Justice is on Active Mode Again - 7 Years Later” (LIBRe Stories, 12.08.2016) presented a chronology of the adoption of the e-Justice legislation until the newest amendments to the Bulgarian Judiciary Act of 09.08.2016. The current follow-up article presents a summary of the changes in the related legal norms in the light of the long anticipated reform in the sector lasting almost seven years - ‎‎2009-2016.

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