Such a move could mean that, in the phrase ‘fear of retaliation,’ the EU’s executive power is driven more by fear than by actual retaliation.
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Johnny Ryan (@johnnyryan@eupolicy.social)
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If true, this update is astonishing.
The Commission climbed down from a planned break up of Google’s ad business to a mere fine, and then dropped even the fine for fear of offendin...
eupolicy.social
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Such a move could mean that, in the phrase ‘fear of retaliation,’ the EU’s executive power is driven more by fear than by actual retaliation.
eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/...
eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/...
'It's the wild west here' Unbelievable! We'll be mini US soon.
#Spéirgorm
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#Spéirgorm
eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/...
Johnny Ryan (@johnnyryan@eupolicy.social)
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The Department of Justice's selection criteria prevented any serious, credible enforcer from even being short listed, instead favouring generic management. The interviews dedicated ...
eupolicy.social
March 25, 2026 at 8:07 PM
'It's the wild west here' Unbelievable! We'll be mini US soon.
#Spéirgorm
eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/...
#Spéirgorm
eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/...
Google's RTB (real-time ads bidding system) contains tons of highly sensitive personal data that can cause massive problems for a lot of people. Yet more reasons to restrict the amount of data companies can collect.
eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/...
#Google #privacy #security #USA
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#Google #privacy #security #USA
Johnny Ryan (@johnnyryan@eupolicy.social)
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From our new complaint v Google under new U.S. national security law. Para 50 has a table of sample Google RTB segment IDs available for purchase: health, sexuality, finances, acti...
eupolicy.social
January 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Google's RTB (real-time ads bidding system) contains tons of highly sensitive personal data that can cause massive problems for a lot of people. Yet more reasons to restrict the amount of data companies can collect.
eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/...
#Google #privacy #security #USA
eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/...
#Google #privacy #security #USA
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/117155689145098852
"The ban's origin comes from Ireland having inherited two legal concepts from English law, called “maintenance” and “champerty.” The concepts date back to medieval times; the Irish 17th century law enacting them is still in effect today."
"The ban's origin comes from Ireland having inherited two legal concepts from English law, called “maintenance” and “champerty.” The concepts date back to medieval times; the Irish 17th century law enacting them is still in effect today."
eupolicy.social
August 25, 2026 at 10:37 AM
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/117155689145098852
"The ban's origin comes from Ireland having inherited two legal concepts from English law, called “maintenance” and “champerty.” The concepts date back to medieval times; the Irish 17th century law enacting them is still in effect today."
"The ban's origin comes from Ireland having inherited two legal concepts from English law, called “maintenance” and “champerty.” The concepts date back to medieval times; the Irish 17th century law enacting them is still in effect today."
Here's my 2nd Attempt at this Canon vs Fanon fanart challenge, this time with Shlaverne from the show Pig Goat Banana Cricket by Dave Cooper & Johnny Ryan
original by TAGASAING on Twitter
#davecooper #johnnyryan #piggoatbananacricket #nicktoons #fanart #nickelodeonfanart #pgbc #artchallenge
original by TAGASAING on Twitter
#davecooper #johnnyryan #piggoatbananacricket #nicktoons #fanart #nickelodeonfanart #pgbc #artchallenge
June 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Here's my 2nd Attempt at this Canon vs Fanon fanart challenge, this time with Shlaverne from the show Pig Goat Banana Cricket by Dave Cooper & Johnny Ryan
original by TAGASAING on Twitter
#davecooper #johnnyryan #piggoatbananacricket #nicktoons #fanart #nickelodeonfanart #pgbc #artchallenge
original by TAGASAING on Twitter
#davecooper #johnnyryan #piggoatbananacricket #nicktoons #fanart #nickelodeonfanart #pgbc #artchallenge
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/116929192211698954
It surely must be time that politicians start treating Big Tech lobbyists with the same consideration they reserve for child abusers.
It surely must be time that politicians start treating Big Tech lobbyists with the same consideration they reserve for child abusers.
eupolicy.social
July 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/116929192211698954
It surely must be time that politicians start treating Big Tech lobbyists with the same consideration they reserve for child abusers.
It surely must be time that politicians start treating Big Tech lobbyists with the same consideration they reserve for child abusers.
@johnnyryan something to build on.
Rather than trying to regulate #bigtech perhaps we need to more aggressively promote ethical software and sidestep the creepy ad industry altogether?
Rather than trying to regulate #bigtech perhaps we need to more aggressively promote ethical software and sidestep the creepy ad industry altogether?
September 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
@johnnyryan something to build on.
Rather than trying to regulate #bigtech perhaps we need to more aggressively promote ethical software and sidestep the creepy ad industry altogether?
Rather than trying to regulate #bigtech perhaps we need to more aggressively promote ethical software and sidestep the creepy ad industry altogether?
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/117348111976098519
OMG great news! And congratulations @johnnyryan this has been a long time coming. You must have endless patience 😵💫
OMG great news! And congratulations @johnnyryan this has been a long time coming. You must have endless patience 😵💫
eupolicy.social
September 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/117348111976098519
OMG great news! And congratulations @johnnyryan this has been a long time coming. You must have endless patience 😵💫
OMG great news! And congratulations @johnnyryan this has been a long time coming. You must have endless patience 😵💫
@johnnyryan has this situation improved?
As an Irishman myself I cringe when I think of the Irish data protection commission. Please tell me they're not as bad as in 2021 🙏
#gdprenforcement #gdpr #dataprivacy #surveillancecapitalism
As an Irishman myself I cringe when I think of the Irish data protection commission. Please tell me they're not as bad as in 2021 🙏
#gdprenforcement #gdpr #dataprivacy #surveillancecapitalism
March 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
@johnnyryan has this situation improved?
As an Irishman myself I cringe when I think of the Irish data protection commission. Please tell me they're not as bad as in 2021 🙏
#gdprenforcement #gdpr #dataprivacy #surveillancecapitalism
As an Irishman myself I cringe when I think of the Irish data protection commission. Please tell me they're not as bad as in 2021 🙏
#gdprenforcement #gdpr #dataprivacy #surveillancecapitalism
Mastodon thread about a global surveillance network that uses digital ad tech to spy for international intelligence agencies and, shock of shocks, it's based in Israel mastodon.social/@wchr/111410...
Wolfie Christl (@wchr@mastodon.social)
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As part of a new report on digital advertising as a security threat published today by @johnnyryan@eupolicy.social and me (https://www.iccl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Europes-hid...
mastodon.social
November 22, 2023 at 11:24 PM
Mastodon thread about a global surveillance network that uses digital ad tech to spy for international intelligence agencies and, shock of shocks, it's based in Israel mastodon.social/@wchr/111410...
@mmcknett @johnnyryan
Ah yes.... Enda Kenny welcoming in #bigtech with open arms and zero tax.
Ireland's economy was on its knees back then, so I can kind of see why he did it. What's inexcusable is how much the gov has been bought since then to do big tech's bidding - and not enforce ANYTHING […]
Ah yes.... Enda Kenny welcoming in #bigtech with open arms and zero tax.
Ireland's economy was on its knees back then, so I can kind of see why he did it. What's inexcusable is how much the gov has been bought since then to do big tech's bidding - and not enforce ANYTHING […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@mmcknett @johnnyryan
Ah yes.... Enda Kenny welcoming in #bigtech with open arms and zero tax.
Ireland's economy was on its knees back then, so I can kind of see why he did it. What's inexcusable is how much the gov has been bought since then to do big tech's bidding - and not enforce ANYTHING […]
Ah yes.... Enda Kenny welcoming in #bigtech with open arms and zero tax.
Ireland's economy was on its knees back then, so I can kind of see why he did it. What's inexcusable is how much the gov has been bought since then to do big tech's bidding - and not enforce ANYTHING […]
"...shutting down the free-for-all of sensitive data that exposes America to national security vulnerability and exposes every American to the discrimination, manipulation, and private and government surveillance." -
@johnnyryan
openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
@johnnyryan
openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
December 4, 2024 at 6:20 PM
"...shutting down the free-for-all of sensitive data that exposes America to national security vulnerability and exposes every American to the discrimination, manipulation, and private and government surveillance." -
@johnnyryan
openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
@johnnyryan
openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
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#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #VideoVisions #JohnnyRyan
#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #VideoVisions #JohnnyRyan
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An X-Rated descent into demented comedy and maniacal horror, as a desperate mother drags an innocent stranger into an absurd, filthy nightmare beyond all comprehension. An unflinchingly loyal adaptati...
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September 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
eupolicy.social
August 21, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Irish Government should recuse itself from digital policy debates.
We just published a short post in support of the excellent work by @johnnyryan @noybeu
and @ceciliarikap et al. calling on the Irish Government to remove itself from digital policy debates during its turn of the EU presidency […]
We just published a short post in support of the excellent work by @johnnyryan @noybeu
and @ceciliarikap et al. calling on the Irish Government to remove itself from digital policy debates during its turn of the EU presidency […]
Original post on post.lurk.org
post.lurk.org
July 24, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Irish Government should recuse itself from digital policy debates.
We just published a short post in support of the excellent work by @johnnyryan @noybeu
and @ceciliarikap et al. calling on the Irish Government to remove itself from digital policy debates during its turn of the EU presidency […]
We just published a short post in support of the excellent work by @johnnyryan @noybeu
and @ceciliarikap et al. calling on the Irish Government to remove itself from digital policy debates during its turn of the EU presidency […]
Facinating set of DPC findings related here by a complainant re applying the GDPR to the Catholic Church in Ireland.
https://mastodon.ie/@markdennehy/110456936398930245
https://mastodon.ie/@markdennehy/110456936398930245
Mark Dennehy (@markdennehy@mastodon.ie)
@johnnyryan@eupolicy.social @Tupp_ed Well, some. It did rule that the RCC is subject to the GDPR, that Baptismal records are in fact personal data and subject to the GDPR, that the Archbishop and the parish priest are joint data controllers and that I have the right to correct any data in their records.
The problem is that they have me recorded as a member of the church and won't change that (because formal defection was barred by the holy see in 2009). But they've offered to note my displeasure at this...
mastodon.ie
May 30, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Facinating set of DPC findings related here by a complainant re applying the GDPR to the Catholic Church in Ireland.
https://mastodon.ie/@markdennehy/110456936398930245
https://mastodon.ie/@markdennehy/110456936398930245
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/116879658215133779
There is no coincidence in ChatControl being back on EU Parliament agenda today. It's Ireland in chair of Council of EU and Roberta Metsola in chair of Parliament colluding for US Big Tech, against Europeans, utterly indifferent to […]
There is no coincidence in ChatControl being back on EU Parliament agenda today. It's Ireland in chair of Council of EU and Roberta Metsola in chair of Parliament colluding for US Big Tech, against Europeans, utterly indifferent to […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
July 8, 2026 at 7:04 AM
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan/116879658215133779
There is no coincidence in ChatControl being back on EU Parliament agenda today. It's Ireland in chair of Council of EU and Roberta Metsola in chair of Parliament colluding for US Big Tech, against Europeans, utterly indifferent to […]
There is no coincidence in ChatControl being back on EU Parliament agenda today. It's Ireland in chair of Council of EU and Roberta Metsola in chair of Parliament colluding for US Big Tech, against Europeans, utterly indifferent to […]
De los documentos revelados en el último juicio a Google en USA.
En algún momento, por lo que sea, Google pasó del "Don´t be evil" al "off the record Bad Stuff (TM)"
Via @johnnyryan
En algún momento, por lo que sea, Google pasó del "Don´t be evil" al "off the record Bad Stuff (TM)"
Via @johnnyryan
September 20, 2024 at 7:00 AM
De los documentos revelados en el último juicio a Google en USA.
En algún momento, por lo que sea, Google pasó del "Don´t be evil" al "off the record Bad Stuff (TM)"
Via @johnnyryan
En algún momento, por lo que sea, Google pasó del "Don´t be evil" al "off the record Bad Stuff (TM)"
Via @johnnyryan
Thanks for RT @johnnyryan
December 7, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Thanks for RT @johnnyryan
I wonder if there's a wake-up case to be made by seeking to have Ireland excluded from such initiatives
https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud/115467633137433705
@johnnyryan
According to the Irish Times Meta wants the Irish government to lobby the EU against data protection rules "completely out of […]
https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud/115467633137433705
@johnnyryan
According to the Irish Times Meta wants the Irish government to lobby the EU against data protection rules "completely out of […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I wonder if there's a wake-up case to be made by seeking to have Ireland excluded from such initiatives
https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud/115467633137433705
@johnnyryan
According to the Irish Times Meta wants the Irish government to lobby the EU against data protection rules "completely out of […]
https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud/115467633137433705
@johnnyryan
According to the Irish Times Meta wants the Irish government to lobby the EU against data protection rules "completely out of […]
European defense without #digitalsovereignty is like rushing to build muscles while others slowly dissolve your brain.
Muscles need an independent thinking brain and a functioning neural system to achieve anything.
@johnnyryan pulls no punches in this opinion piece.
This hour is indeed last […]
Muscles need an independent thinking brain and a functioning neural system to achieve anything.
@johnnyryan pulls no punches in this opinion piece.
This hour is indeed last […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
April 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
European defense without #digitalsovereignty is like rushing to build muscles while others slowly dissolve your brain.
Muscles need an independent thinking brain and a functioning neural system to achieve anything.
@johnnyryan pulls no punches in this opinion piece.
This hour is indeed last […]
Muscles need an independent thinking brain and a functioning neural system to achieve anything.
@johnnyryan pulls no punches in this opinion piece.
This hour is indeed last […]