Policy & Regulation
Digital policy, data sovereignty, tech regulation and government digitalization in Algeria and the region.
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The Biometric Privacy Explosion: BIPA, State Laws, and Global Divergence
Your face is a password you cannot change. Your fingerprint, your iris, your voiceprint — these are permanent identifiers that, once leaked or misused, cannot be reset like a forgotten PIN.
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AV Liability: Who Is Liable When the Robot Crashes?
On the evening of October 2, 2023, a Cruise robotaxi struck a pedestrian in San Francisco who had already been hit by another vehicle. The Cruise AV then pulled over — and dragged the pedestrian approximately 20 feet before stopping.
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AI Evidence in the Courtroom: Legal Standards Are Finally Catching Up
When a lawyer in a federal courtroom submits a brief citing a dozen cases that do not exist — cases invented by an AI chatbot with confident, authoritative prose — something fundamental shifts in the relationship between law and technology. That shift is now forcing courts
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AI Content Labeling Laws: What Disclosure Requirements Mean for Your Business
For years, the question of whether an image, video, or piece of text was generated by AI was treated as a curiosity. In 2026, it is a legal question — and increasingly, the wrong answer comes with fines.
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The AI Scare Trade: When a Karaoke Company Crashes the Stock Market
There is a number circulating in boardrooms that should alarm every technology leader on the planet. According to McKinsey's latest global AI survey, 74% of companies report no tangible value from their AI investments — up from 70% the previous year, even as average spending has doubled.
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Open Source AI Agents: When 600 Contributors Build Faster Than Big Tech
On Valentine's Day 2026, Peter Steinberger published three quiet paragraphs on his personal blog announcing he was joining OpenAI. Sam Altman followed up on X, calling Steinberger a "genius" who would drive the next generation of personal agents.
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Age Verification Online: The Global Push to Prove You’re Old Enough for the Internet
The World Decided Children Should Not Have Unrestricted Internet Access The political consensus arrived with remarkable speed. Between 2023 and 2025, a cascade of legislation across democracies established that online platforms must verify the age of their users — or face severe consequences.
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Digital Accessibility Laws: How WCAG Mandates and the EU Accessibility Act Are Reshaping
The Regulatory Turning Point Digital accessibility has crossed a threshold from voluntary best practice to legal obligation in major markets worldwide. The European Accessibility Act (EAA), which took effect on June 28, 2025, requires all digital products and services sold in EU
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Algeria’s Audiovisual and Online Media Law: What the .dz Hosting Mandate Means for
The New Legal Landscape for Digital Content in Algeria In December 2023, Algeria enacted Law No. 23-20 on audiovisual activity, a sweeping overhaul that extends broadcast-era regulation into the digital sphere.
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Algeria’s Telecom Regulation: How ARPCE Governs Spectrum, Licensing, and Competition
ARPCE: The Regulator Behind Algeria's Connectivity ARPCE (Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Communications Electroniques) is the entity that determines what nearly 47.5 million Algerians can access on their phones, how much they pay for it, and which companies are
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Algeria’s Research and Innovation Ecosystem: R&D Incentives, ATRST
Algeria's R&D Spending in Context Algeria allocates an estimated 0.5% of its GDP to research and development -- a figure that has remained stubbornly low for over a decade. For comparison, Morocco spends roughly 0.7% of GDP on R&D, Tunisia approximately 0.7%, South Korea 5.3%,
