La 5G nous rappelle l’importance de la vie privée des consommateurs

Cet article a été co-écrit avec Mikołaj Barczentewicz. Presque tous les jours, nous entendons parler de nouveaux cas de vol d’identité, de criminalité financière et d’autres formes d’attaques ou d’ingérence malveillante. Les manquements de sécurité chez British Airways et Marriott/Starwood en 2018 ont compromis les données privées de centaines de millions de clients.

The European Parliament thinks you’re too stupid to know that a veggie-burger doesn’t contain meat

“Consumer Protection” The European Parliament Agriculture Committee (AGRI) supported compromise Amendment Number 41 on April 1. The amendment calls for a ban on denominations of plant-based food products as containing meat or dairy products. In essence, names such as “veggie burger” or “soy milk” would not be allowed anymore, as they mislead consumers into believing […]

What advertising bans get wrong about consumer behaviour

Advertising bans are increasingly relevant in political debate, with some countries having already establishes rules that don’t allow for “junk food” advertising. But these proposals are all based on the assumptions that consumers are buying goods that they never would have wanted otherwise.

The business of spreading mistruths about GMOs

This essay was submitted to the European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation as a contribution to the 11th International Vernon Smith Prize 2018. Summary:  Spreading mistruths about the scientific background of GMO foods is not only done from a purely ideological basis, but can also have an organisational or even financial advantages for those engaging […]