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Euroviews. Sledgehammer-style age verification tools won't make the web safer

The proposed technological "solutions" cannot resolve what are actually much more complex societal issues, Ella Jakubowska and Viktoria Tomova write.

08/02/2024

Healthcare

Belgian minister commits to framework for health data - interview

For its presidency of the EU Council, Belgium wants to wrap up the EU Health Data Space dossier before the European Parliament ends its term, but concluding negotiations with MEPs on the issue remains tricky, Belgium’s federal health minister told Euronews.

30/01/2024

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Italy's watchdog says OpenAI’s ChatGPT breaches Europe's data rules

Italy's privacy body opened a probe into the company in March last year and briefly banned ChatGPT, alleging it had breached the EU's data rules.

29/01/2024

Business

Monitoring its employees too closely cost Amazon millions in France

France's data protection watchdog found the tech giant's practices breached workers' rights, fining Amazon a hefty €32 million.

23/01/2024

Healthcare

‘Guardrails’ needed for AI in healthcare, says Commissioner

Speaking at Davos, EU health boss Stella Kyriakides warned of the need to draw up safeguards on AI-driven tools used in the health sector including keeping human oversight over processes.

18/01/2024

Tech News

Meta's ad-free subscription service targeted by EU consumer groups

Consumer groups say Meta's ad-free service, starting at €9.99 per month, is "an unfair choice for users".

30/11/2023

Tech News

European leaders at risk of blackmail and hacking due to data sharing

The report from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) highlights how an advertising technology present in almost all websites and apps, distributes sensitive data about EU leaders and personnel that could leave them vulnerable to bad actors.

16/11/2023

Business

Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data

A Russian court on Tuesday fined Google for failing to store personal data on its users in the country.

14/11/2023

World News

Euroviews. The Panama Papers proved encryption is a massive asset for democracy

We should celebrate the transformative power of encryption and spotlight the incredible things it has done in the fight to expose injustice and give a voice to the voiceless, Bastian Obermayer writes.

21/10/2023

Business

Why do businesses need to protect themselves from cyberattacks?

Cyberattacks pose grave risks to businesses, threatening finances, data, and reputation.

17/10/2023

Tech News

From FaceID to Amazon One, should you share biometric data online?

While biometric data, such as facial scanning and fingerprints, means you can skip the password, it might also pose security concerns.

10/09/2023

Mobility

Drivers warned their modern vehicles are 'wiretaps on wheels'

The Mozilla Foundation warns car manufacturers are failing to give drivers sufficient control over their data privacy.

06/09/2023

Tech News

TikTok opens Irish data centre in effort to ease privacy fears

TikTok said operations are underway at the first of its three European data centers, part of the Chinese owned app's effort to ease Western fears about privacy risks.

06/09/2023

Tech News

Explained: How does online data protection work in the EU

We take an in-depth look at what personal data is and how it is collected in the EU.

14/08/2023

Europe News

TikTok to face EU fine over processing of children’s data

TikTok will face a fine over its handling of children’s data in the EU following a decision made Friday by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).

04/08/2023

Europe News

Brussels rules US is safe destination for EU personal data

Brussels on Monday announced that the transfer of personal data to the US can legally take place after securing safeguards over access by intelligence agencies and the creation of a redress mechanism for EU residents.

10/07/2023

Europe News

Brussels pitches GDPR reform but without opening 'Pandora's box'

The European Commission has proposed to make surgical changes to the bloc's landmark data privacy legislation.

04/07/2023

Europe News

EU antitrust bodies can add data protection breaches to investigations

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was ruling on a case in Germany between Meta and the country's antitrust authority.

04/07/2023

Tech News

China used TikTok data to track Hong Kong protesters, says former exec

This is the latest in a series of allegations brought against the short video sharing platform and its China-based parent company.

08/06/2023

Tech News

Meta fined a record €1.2 billion over European data transfers

Meta has been ordered to stop transferring European user data across the Atlantic by October to comply with strict EU privacy rules.

22/05/2023