ConsEUmer podcast / EP105: Schiphol cuts down, Air passenger privacy, and Central bank digital currencies (w/ Pieter Cleppe)

In this week’s episode: 🍲 The EU wants to phase out “unsustainable diets” 🛫 Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam cuts passenger numbers 🗄️ Regulators put a stop to air travel passenger data You can follow Pieter Cleppe on Twitter @pietercleppe. Check out Brussels Report: https://brusselsreport.eu/ March 2, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: […]

ConsEUmer podcast / EP101: F2F in trouble, TikTok questions, and Browsing the browsers (w/ Kush Amlani)

We’re back from Davos! In this week’s episode: 🌱 What’s the future of the EU Farm to Fork strategy? 🎵 Tick-tock for TikTok (w/ Zoltán Kész) 🌐 The importance of browsers (w/ Kush Amlani) Zoltan quoted on TikTok: https://dailynewshungary.com/will-tiktok-be-banned-in-the-eu-and-hungary/ Mozilla research on browser competition: https://research.mozilla.org/browser-competition/ February 2, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: […]

Pourquoi il faut se méfier de TikTok

Dans quelle mesure devons-nous être prudents lorsque nous adoptons des solutions technologiques chinoises ? TikTok est la star incontestable des réseaux sociaux actuellement, attirant plus d’utilisateurs nouveaux et de longue date que n’importe lequel de ses concurrents. L’entreprise chinoise a mis au point un algorithme qui permet aux utilisateurs de rester « accrochés » pendant des heures […]

ConsEUmer podcast / EP93: French domestic flights, Hungary’s price caps, and the Dangers of TikTok (w/ Adam Kovacevich)

In this week’s episode of the ConsEUmer podcast: 🇫🇷 The effects of France’s ban on domestic flights 🇭🇺 Hungary implements price caps (w/ Zoltán Kész) 🎵 Is TikTok a threat? (w/ Adam Kovacevich) Follow Zoltán Kész on Twitter @KeszZoltan. Follow Adam Kovacevich on Twitter @adamkovac. Zoltán’s press release: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/orbans-price-caps-on-food-and-fuel-will-lead-to-shortages/ Adam’s post: https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/tiktok-is-a-runaway-success-but-its-chinese-ownership-is-problematic-for-the-u-s/ Support the war […]

ConsEUmer podcast / EP79: France bans gamer jargon, Shooting the messenger, and Hazard vs. Risk (w/ Prof. David Zaruk)

🎮 France bans gaming anglicisms 💬 Telegram messenger targeted for disinformation 🚫 Understanding hazard and risk (w/ Prof. David Zaruk) Check out Consumer Choice Radio: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/ Check out these websites if you want support Ukraine financially: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en/ https://how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/?fbclid=IwAR2HawZT-H0iLD08QdXDMBG2qFKA3dpHsjDXt7bppN092YP2TVnQuDJ4j8A June 23, 2022 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto

This Pandemic Has Too Many Predictable “I Told You So’s”

Most of Europe is back in lockdown, presumably as punishment for our sins of going outside during the summer, and as preparation for the Christmas holidays. It feels like being back in school, where a patronizing teacher indicates that the children are incapable of behaving themselves. To some Europeans, this is a surprising development. Yet […]

[Reportage] Bréissel gëtt Recommandatioune fir de Gebrauch vun “Tracing”-Apps eraus

Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass den 23. Mee iwwerdroe ginn. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een och hei. D’Europäesch Unioun huet Recommandatioune fir d’Benotze vu sougenannten “Tracing”-Apps verëffentlecht. Duerch esou Applikatioune soll d’Verbreedung vum Coronavirus minimiséiert ginn. Eng “Tracing”-App ass eppes aneres wéi eng “Tracking”-App. Eng “Tracing”-App seet engem Bescheed, wann […]