PSD2: Strong customer authentication
Proposed standards for strong authentication stir numerous controversies.
New Act on Trust Services and Electronic Identification
The Act on Trust Services and Electronic Identification is intended to adapt Polish law to the EU’s eIDAS Regulation. Among other things, it repeals the Electronic Signature Act. The new act is part of a broad trend toward creation of a new regulatory framework for digital commerce.
Is Polish law ready for FinTech?
Financial technologies need specific legal solutions and an open approach to the law.
Can capturing Pokémons put you on the wrong side of the law?
Players hunting for virtual creatures could end up facing real-life civil or even criminal liability.
Terrorism and new technologies
Recent terrorist attacks have revealed the dark side of new information technologies. Organiz¬ers of attacks, or fighters for the “Islamic State,” have ruthlessly exploited the latest communica¬tions technologies. For example, according to media reports, terrorists have arranged attacks via PlayStation tools or encrypted instant messaging services. Polish lawmakers decided to respond to this phenomenon by passing the Anti-Terrorism Act of 10 June 2016.
Crowdfunding and cybersecurity
Operators of crowdfunding platforms should carefully follow the work on the Network and Information Security Directive. The last draft of the proposal suggests that crowdfunding platforms could be covered by the directive.
Would Apple have to crack an iPhone’s security in Poland?
A software manufacturer’s role in criminal investigations and hacking its own programming
No liability for free public WiFi?
According to an Advocate General at the Court of Justice, a provider of free WiFi is not responsible for the actions of its users.
The time is coming for new trust services
The EU’s eIDAS Regulation enters into force on 1 July 2016. The importance of this somewhat mysterious act is not yet widely appreciated. It opens up new possibilities and creates space for very interesting new services.
Pursuing claims against banks for unauthorised electronic transfers
Reimbursement of funds lost in an attack on an online account can be pursued against the bank operating the account.
What kind of services does Uber really perform?
Uber has been serving Warsaw since August 2014. With its smartphone app, users can call a car, set the fee in advance, and pay by credit card. Can this be defined as a transport service?
Pentesting of software and intellectual property
Can a controlled attack on a computer system to identify its security weaknesses violate copyright or trade secrets?
