7 Amendments of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2023/2062(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
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A. whereas virtual worlds have not yet been widely taken up, althoughnd their deployment in a number of use cases in various sectors has raised general awareness and has attracted the attso far been marked by failure; whereas, in this respect, the European Commission’s presentation of public authoritiesn 30 November 2022 of certain aspects of its ‘Global Gateway’ strategy in a virtual world was attended by six people at an estimated cost of EUR 387 000;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
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7. Underlines that it is paramount that the Commission conducts regular fitness checks of the applicable legal instruments in force and stresses that any future legislation on the metaverse should avoid overlaps or inconsistencies, whilevirtual worlds should filling gaps where needed;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
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9. Highlights that recent research has shown that VR sensor data is as uniquely identifiable as a fingerprint scan and can be used to infer a variety of attributes such as age, gender, income, ethnicity, and disability status; believes that this raises significant ethical concerns and human rights violations that should not be disregarded; stresses that part of addressing these ethical concerns around the collection of vast amounts of personal data, including biometric data, is to guarantee that consent for the collection of such data is not obtained only at the time of entry to the virtual world, but for each use case in line with the purpose limitation pwarns that access to sensitive data such as biometric and behavioural data, emotional reactions and haptic information could lead to new and intrusive ways of profiling, especially as interconnected virtual worlds operate on data sharing, as they require an interplay of assets, experienciple laid out by the GDPRes and common programming interfaces;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
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10. Notes, in this regard, that the actions put forward by the Commission in its communication aimed at raising awareness, improving digital skills and increasing users’ access to key technologies, particularly to tackle the digital divide, are crucial;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
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15. Notes that the number and economic relevance of commercial transactions within the metaverse is expected to increase over the next decade; stresses the need, in this context,Stresses the need to ensure that providers of virtual goods and services can be identified and held liable for any harm caused by their products;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
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16. Points out the concerns raised by the advertising techniques used when selling so-called virtual real estate, as users might be led to believe that they are actually acquiring property rights, when, in practice, they only obtain a licence to use the virtual ‘land’; emphasises the importance of ensuring that the applicable terms and conditions are transparent and fair, fair and easy to understand, particularly as it has been shown that users often fail to read such terms and conditions due to their dense and technical nature; stresses that advertising and targeted advertising should be regulated or even banned for vulnerable groups such as children, as stipulated by the Digital Services Act;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
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26. Emphasises that virtual worlds will provide opportunities for the provision of public services of general interest, to the wider benefit of citizens; underlines, however,Underlines that inclusion of and accessibility for all users in the EU must be ensured both in terms of cost and use of hardware and the understanding of software; notes that accessibility is particularly important when it comes to vulnerable population groups and should take into consideration aspects such as geographical location, gender, level of educational attainment and socio-economic background;