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6 January 2026 Â· 2 min Â· NicFab

About me

I am Nicola Fabiano, a lawyer and independent researcher with a deep passion for technology and personal data protection. For years, I have been dedicated to studying the intersection of technological innovation, ethics, and law, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence, privacy, and European digital regulation. Professional profile Italian Lawyer, Civil Law Specialist, Entitled to represent clients before the Italian High Courts, Founder of Studio Legale Fabiano Former President of the Data Protection Authority of San Marino Independent Researcher — ORCID | ResearchGate Author of books, articles, essays, and scientific papers Frequent speaker at national and international conferences Here you can find my full CV My projects NicFab is my blog, where I explore the latest technological innovations (Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Blockchain, Robotics) and write about their impact on ethics, personal data protection, and privacy, in light of current legislation — in Europe, the GDPR, the AI Act, and other digital legislation. Content is available in Italian and English. ...

5 January 2026 Â· 3 min Â· NicFab

Apps and services I use

This page lists the main apps and services I use daily on macOS and iOS. The selection favors privacy-oriented, secure solutions, and self-hosting where possible. Email Provider ProtonMail Tuta Mail iCloud Mail Posteo Client MailMate (macOS) ProtonMail (macOS e iOS) Apple Mail (macOS e iOS) Tuta Mail App (macOS e iOS) neomutt (CLI) Cloud and backup Nextcloud (self-hosted) Proton Drive Filen autorestic restic — encrypted backup Messaging Matrix Snikket (XMPP self-hosted) Signal Telegram Session SimpleX Apple iMessage Weechat (IRC/Matrix from terminal) Video calls and conferences Zoom Keet Privacy and security VPN ProtonVPN Mullvad VPN Tailscale Firewall and monitoring Little Snitch — application firewall Oversight — webcam/microphone monitor KnockKnock — malware persistence detection Encryption Cryptomator VeraCrypt age — modern file encryption GnuPG — encryption and digital signatures Password manager Proton Pass Bitwarden (self-hosted) Metadata MAT2 Search Engines SearXNG (self-hosted) Writing and notes Obsidian Logseq Scrivener Zotero Zed Drafts Notestnook (macOS and iOS) DEVONthink Marked — Markdown preview Apple Pages Development and terminal Editors and IDEs Neovim Zed Terminal iTerm2 ShellFish (iOS) CLI tools htop — process monitoring bat — cat with syntax highlighting fd — modern find ripgrep — fast search fzf — fuzzy finder lazygit — Git TUI zoxide — smart directory navigation ranger — terminal file manager gh — GitHub CLI Browsers Apple Safari Firefox Mullvad Browser Brave Tor Browser Onion Browser (iOS) Artificial intelligence Claude ChatGPT Mistral Ollama (local models) macOS productivity Alfred — launcher and automation Rectangle Pro — window management Hazel — file automation Keyboard Maestro — macros and automation Maccy — clipboard manager TextSniper — OCR iStat Menus — system monitoring Snippety — snippet management Media IINA — macOS video player VLC — multimedia player Handbrake — video encoding ffmpeg — CLI audio/video processing yt-dlp — video download Documents and databases Pandoc — universal document converter PDF Expert — PDF editing DBeaver — universal database client DB Browser for SQLite Network and analysis Wireshark — packet analysis nmap — network scanning Self-hosted resources CryptPad — collaborative documents PeerTube — video Social and online presence Mastodon Bluesky LinkedIn PeerTube X (Twitter) Calendar Fantastical This page is updated periodically.

5 January 2026 Â· 2 min Â· NicFab
Image by Markus Winkler from Pixabay

Privacy Policy

Credits: The cover page image is by Markus Winkler from Pixabay Privacy Policy Matomo opt-in or opt-out [EN]: Allow tracking (or choose 2) - [IT]: Consento al tracking (o scegli 2) [EN]: Disallow tracking - [IT]: Non consento al tracking Opt-in: [EN] You allowed tracking - [IT] Hai consentito al tracking Opt-out: [EN] You are not tracked - [IT] I dati di sessione non sono raccolti. If you have chosen “Allow tracking” we remind you that data will be collected anonymously and in aggregate form as stated in this policy. You can change your choices at any time. ...

4 December 2025 Â· 12 min Â· NicFab

Newsletter - Data Protection, Privacy, AI & Tech Law

Newsletter - Data Protection, Privacy & AI Law Updates Stay Informed on Privacy Law Developments Receive expert legal analysis directly in your inbox. My newsletter covers: 🔒 GDPR & Data Protection: Compliance updates, case law, regulatory guidance 🤖 AI Regulation: EU AI Act analysis, ethical frameworks, legal implications ⚖️ Privacy Law: Italian DPA decisions, European court rulings, best practices 📊 Practical Insights: Real-world applications for legal professionals and DPOs Subscribe Now Email Address * Name Subscribe to Newsletter We respect your privacy. Double opt-in required. Unsubscribe anytime. Privacy Policy ...

4 December 2025 Â· 1 min Â· NicFab

Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Privacy

MY NEW BOOK 📖 Book Information Title: Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Privacy Subtitle: Striking a Balance between Innovation, Knowledge, and Ethics in the Digital Age Author: Nicola Fabiano Forewords: Danilo P. Mandic (Imperial College London - IEEE Member - Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis Laboratory, AIDA-Lab) and Carlo Morabito (Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria) Introduction: Guido Scorza (Member of the Italian Data Protection Authority) Publisher: ‎ goWare - Florence (Italy) Publication date: ‎ 11 June 2025 Language: ‎ English Print length: ‎ 284 pages ISBN-10: ‎ 8833636844 ISBN-13: ‎ 978-8833636849 Weight: ‎ ‎ 494 g Dimensions: ‎ 15.24 x 1.63 x 22.86 cm ...

29 May 2025 Â· 4 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

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7 October 2024 Â· 1 min Â· NicFab

News

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12 July 2024 Â· 1 min Â· NicFab

Video

Videos related to some of my interventions. 18º conferencia Ciclo 2025 “¿Por dónde va la i.a. generativa?” - CETI - 19/11/2025 The Data Diva E262 - Nicola Fabiano and Debbie Reynolds - 10/11/2025 Future of Privacy in the AI Age with Nicola Fabiano and Punit Bhatia in the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast E151 - 06/11/2025 PROTEZIONE DEI DATI E IA - “Un caffè con Traspare” - con avv. Nicola Fabiano. GDPR n. 2016/679 - 09/06/2025 EU AI Act – Why, What & How in the FIT4Privacy Podcast E116 S5 - 27/06/2024 EU AI Act: Practical Insights & Expert Discussions - 25/05/2024 Ciclo de conferencias: “Emociones y toma de decisiones: Democracia y emociones” - CETI - ANCBA - 22/05/2024 EU AI Act and the definition of AI System: The current state of the Art before the trilogue starts (for INNS) - 25/07/2023 La comunicazione digitale e gli impatti sulla privacy - 20/07/2023 Intervento all’evento “e-privacy XXXII - «Privacy, AI & Security: un trinomio complesso»” - 15/06/2023 Resources for Privacy Professionals with Nicola Fabiano and Punit Bhatia E082 S4 - 16/03/2023 Intervento all’evento “PR!VACY ROMANIA 2022 - National Conference on Privacy and Data Protection, 2nd edition 20–21 JANUARY 2022” - 20/01/2022 Intervento al “Virtual Book Launch - AI & Privacy: How To Find Balance” - 10/04/2021 Intervento all’evento “L’effetto della pandemia su protezione dati e privacy” - 28/01/2021 Intervento all’evento “GDPR, privacy e il modello DAPPREMO: consapevolezza e sicurezza informatica” - 30/11/2020 Intervento all’evento organizzato dal CNF per la presentazione del libro “GDPR & Privacy. Consapevolezza e opportunità. L’approccio con il Data Protection and Privacy Relationships Model (DAPPREMO)” - 22/10/2020 Videointervista di Luigi Garofalo su “Contact Tracing” - 19/05/2020" Intervista con Punit Bhatia (FIT4Privacy Podcast) - 9/4/2020 Intervento all’evento “5G Italy 2019” - Roma, 3/12/2019 Intervista in occasione del convegno “I Dati tra Sovranità Digitale e Interesse Nazionale. Le Persone, le Pubbliche Amministrazioni e le Imprese” - Università Milano-Bicocca - Milano, 2/12/2019 Intervento all’evento di presentazione del libro “GDPR & privacy: consapevolezza e opportunità. Analisi ragionata della protezione dei dati personali tra etica e cybersecurity” 1^ ed. - Roma, 28/6/2019 Intervista al 5° Congresso annuale di ASSODPO - Milano, 8/5/2019 Intervento su “Intelligent Systems, Ethics and Data Protection” alla “The International Conference (IMCIC 2019)” - Orlando, Florida (USA) - 12-15/3/2019 The 1st International Conference on Applications of Intelligent Systems (APPIS 2018) - 8-12/01/2018 Intervista al “Forum ICT Security” - Roma - 2011 Intervento all’evento “PrivacyDay” - Arezzo - 2010

12 July 2024 Â· 2 min Â· NicFab

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