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Free Software and Security Regulation

Free Software became the center of policy makers in relation to cybersecurity. The Cyber Resilience Act is a recent law in the European Union aimed at increasing the security of digital products. However, due to the decentralized way Free Software is developed and distributed, several regulatory challenges emerge for traditional law making. Questions related to liability of the developers, supply chain documentation and standards for security prompted policy makers to create a specific regime for Free Software.

What to expect from the talk

This talk will guide the audience through the Cyber Resilience Act and how Free Software is impacted. Besides, the audience will also learn how the FSFE has been supporting more than 400 software projects from the Next Generation Internet initiative with their legal issues, including compliance and best practices.

Bio

Dr. Lucas Lasota is a researcher, lecturer, qualified lawyer (Brazil) and project manager in the field of IT, telecommunications and contract law. His research focuses on regulatory measures of digital technologies and their impact on individual and collective rights, as well as on internet governance, telecommunications and international contract law. He works for the Free Software Foundation Europe as Legal Programme Manager.