USA

How does Europe compare with the US on gun ownership?

Here's a clue: It's not Switzerland.

05/08/2019

World News

FaceApp: Are security concerns around viral app founded? | #TheCube

FaceApp has gone viral this week, but many users on social media have raised concerns surrounding privacy and facial recognition. Do these concerns have any basis?

17/07/2019

World News

Here's how political parties collect your data to target you

Elections are becoming “increasingly datafied” as political parties tap into big data to target their messaging and this could have a “significant impact” at the ballot box, Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Wednesday.

11/07/2018

Belgium

Zuckerberg to face MEPs in Brussels after data leak scandal

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will face MEPs’ questions following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the European Parliament, its president said on Wednesday.

16/05/2018

World News

Facebook to roll out Europe's stringent privacy rules worldwide

Facebook’s two billion users may get the full benefit of the European Union’s stringent data protection regulations

18/04/2018

Russia

UK, US, and Australia blame Russia for global cyber attack

Security officials in the UK, US and Australia have accused Russia of hacking into millions of machines and using them as part of an espionage campaign against the West since 2015.

17/04/2018

United Kingdom

Could new EU data protection law have stopped the Cambridge Analytica scandal?

While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces a Senate grilling, Euronews looks at how far the EU's new data protection law would go to protect those online.

11/04/2018

World News

Were your details leaked to Cambridge Analytica? Here’s how you can find out

At least 87 million Facebook profiles were harvested by political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica starting in 2014. Here’s how you can find out if your information was leaked, and how to delete it.

09/04/2018

Economy

The Facebook data leak: What happened and what’s next

How Cambridge Analytica accessed the user profiles of 87 million people and what they did with your data, explained.

09/04/2018

United Kingdom

London murders overtake New York for the first time

It comes after a man was stabbed to death in the English capital on Sunday – the 12th homicide in a span of 19 days.

01/04/2018

World News

Which European country offers the best work-life balance?

Where are you more likely to work 50-hour weeks, and in which countries will you have more time to relax and have fun? New rankings reveal which European countries are best — and worst — for work and play.

28/02/2018

World News

Paris and Rome most popular UNESCO sites on Wikipedia

Good news for European tourism? Half of the 20 most popular sites are located in the EU.

08/01/2018

USA

WikiLeaks: CIA 'devastatingly incompetent', says Assange

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange accuses the CIA of 'devastating incompetence' and says it will give details of the agency's hacking tools to tech companies.

09/03/2017

My Europe Series

How safe is your data and private information in Europe?

In this edition of Insiders, we explore online privacy and data protection in Europe

27/01/2017

My Europe Series

Your data protection rights in Europe with Jan Philipp Albrecht MEP

Euronews anchor Sophie Claudet speaks with MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht about data protection rights and responsibilities in Europe.

27/01/2017

My Europe Series

The 'Snoopers' Charter': Assessing Britain's new mass surveillance powers

UK has just legalised the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy.

27/01/2017

My Europe Series

How a Spanish man took on Google over privacy concerns and won

Perhaps you don't like details from your private life appearing on search engine results? Don't worry: you can take control of your web presence and protect your privacy.

27/01/2017

World News

What is the EU-US Privacy Shield?

The agreement which allowed major international companies to transfer data about their customers across the Atlantic was ruled illegal last…

25/05/2016

Europe News

MEPs back sharing airline data to 'fight terrorism'

The European Parliament has backed sharing airline passenger data across the EU as part of the fight against terrorism. The European Commission first

14/04/2016

Europe News

EU interior ministers eye single rulebook on data protection

15/06/2015