Policy & Regulation
Digital policy, data sovereignty, tech regulation and government digitalization in Algeria and the region.
Policy & Regulation
Mandatory AI Audits: Governments Are Now Requiring Third-Party Checks on AI Systems
For most of the past decade, AI developers operated in a regulatory grey zone. They could deploy systems that decided who got a loan, who passed a job screening, or who received a medical referral — with no external check on whether those systems actually worked as claimed.
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How Governments Buy AI: Procurement Rules Reshaping the Market
Governments have quietly become the largest single class of AI buyers on the planet. Defense agencies, tax authorities, health ministries, border control operations, and social welfare departments are all deploying AI at scale — and the procurement rules governing those
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The Facial Recognition Crackdown: Bans, Restrictions, and a World Diverging
Cameras recognize your face. They compare it against a database.
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Teen Social Media Bans: Which Laws Are Surviving Court Challenges in 2026
Governments around the world are drawing a legal line between adolescents and social media platforms. Australia's law banning users under 16 from major platforms took effect in late 2024 and became the most aggressive age restriction the world had seen from a democratic government.
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National AI Strategies in 2026: Who Is Leading, Who Is Falling Behind, and What Works
Every major economy now has a national AI strategy. The OECD counts over 60 countries that have published some form of AI policy framework since 2017.
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Digital Identity Wallets: EU eIDAS 2.0, Apple Wallet ID, and What Is Coming
Your passport, driving licence, bank card, health insurance number, and university degree all live in a drawer or a wallet made of leather. The world is spending 2026 figuring out how to move every one of those documents into a smartphone app — and who controls the
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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.
