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France makes glorifying anorexia online punishable by prison
Glorifying anorexia or excessive “skinniness” on the internet will be a criminal offence in France under a new law passed on Thursday. A host …
Facebook tracks all site visitors, violating EU law, report says
Facebook tracks everyone who visits its site, including people who don’t have an account, and continues to track users and non-users who have opted …
A network error routed traffic for the UK’s nuclear weapons agency through Russian telecom
For the past week, something strange has been going on in the European internet. For five days, web traffic from Texas to certain addresses …
Europe’s Data Privacy Draft Likely to Irk U.S. Technology Companies
Europe inched closer Friday to approving new data-privacy legislation that threatens to raise tensions with U.S. technology firms. source not found
Drunk on Friday night? Then YOU probably DIDN’T spot Facebook’s privacy tweak
Facebook updated its privacy policy on Friday – a day traditionally chosen by politicians and football managers who are keen to bury bad news. …
Dutch regulator fines KPN, Vodafone over net neutrality breaches
The Authority for Consumers and Markets in the Netherlands has imposed fines on KPN and Vodafone — the country’s two largest operators —for violating …
Google agrees privacy policy changes with data watchdog
Google has agreed to rewrite its privacy policy after pressure from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office. The firm must make it easier for users …
US and EU politicians use Charlie Hebdo attack to call for more Internet surveillance
Millions worldwide have expressed their support for victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack by Islamic extremists, which left 12 dead. The tragic shooting has …
French websites targeted by Islamic State hackers
The websites of two French towns have been hacked to display messages supporting Islamic extremism. Official sites for Ézanville and Goussainville, both communes in …
Politician’s fingerprint ‘cloned from photos’ by hacker
A member of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) hacker network claims to have cloned a thumbprint of a German politician by using commercial software …
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