Russia Relaxes Its Right to be Forgotten
Russian lawmakers are watering down a draft law on their version of the “right to be forgotten,” in a rare thaw in relations between …
EU steps (marginally, tentatively) towards new data protection law
European ministers are expected to reach some sort of agreement on new data protection laws later today, according to reports and sources, although discussions …
European regulators tackle Facebook over privacy
One arm of the European Union is looking into whether Facebook and other tech companies unfairly favour their own services over those of rivals. …
Google Search Change Could Cause ‘Mobilegeddon’
Google is due to make a major update to its mobile search algorithm on Tuesday, in a move expected to cause ripples across the …
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 …
Leave Facebook if you don’t want to be spied on, warns EU
The European Commission has warned EU citizens that they should close their Facebook accounts if they want to keep information private from US security …
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
EU plans new team to tackle cyber-terrorism
Plans for a new Europe-wide counter-terrorism unit are being presented to European ministers. The Internet Referral Unit would be part of law enforcement agency …
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 …
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