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EU lawmakers, countries agree on bloc’s first cyber-security law
BRUSSELS EU lawmakers and member states struck a deal on the bloc’s first cyber-security law on Monday that will require Internet firms such as …
EU regulators filing formal charges against Google: Reports
European Union regulators decided Tuesday that they would file charges against Google stemming from an antitrust investigation, multiple news agencies reported. Citing a source …
EU wants to snoop on Skype to combat terrorist threat – report
The EU agency for judicial cooperation says the bloc needs to develop a common approach to lawfully intercept services like Skype and Viber, to …
Finland Abolishes Copyright Levies On Digital Devices
As we’ve noted before, copyright levies — effectively a tax on blank storage media — are becoming ever-more anachronistic and unworkable. So it’s good …
EU OKs Facebook/WhatsApp deal, despite threat of American telecoms takeover
The European Commission has approved Facebook’s $19 billion purchase of the messaging service WhatsApp, despite fears the US giant social network will kill competition …
Newly Released Emails Raise Questions Of Whether EU Politicians Sold Out To US On Privacy
As we’ve noted, the EU Data Protection Regulation has seen some of the fiercest lobbying in the history of the European Union. That’s because …
EU seeks rivals’ feedback on Facebook, WhatsApp deal
EU antitrust regulators are asking Facebook’s rivals and telecoms operators whether the world No. 1 online social network’s proposed $19 billion bid for mobile …
USTR Warns That EU-Only Cloud To Avoid NSA Surveillance May Violate Trade Agreements
The USTR seems to have a worrying need to blame other countries. Alongside the infamous Special 301 Report which puts a selection of nations …
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