My Europe Series

New far-right alliance in European Parliament

Before the European elections there was a lot of talk about a nationalist wave – well, that didn't quite materialize, but the far-right parties see themselves as a force to be reckoned with. This week they gave birth to a new parliamentary group.

14/06/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Companies, EU citizens still adapting to GDPR data regulati

The General Data Protection Regulation has shaped the way companies handle the personal data of EU citizens since 2018. Some are still adapting to the rules though. Learn more by watching The Brief from Brussels.

13/06/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. A year on, Cambridge Analytica still remains topical – even from beyond the grave ǀ View

Has data-driven electioneering fundamentally changed since the [Cambridge Analytica] scandal broke? Or is it still business as usual?

25/04/2019

World News

EU citizens 'being tracked' on government websites | #TheCube

A report by Danish company CookieBot finds that ad tracking companies are monitoring EU citizens when they search for sensitive health issues on public sector websites.

20/03/2019

USA

Euroviews. It's time for Congress to protect Facebook users, since Facebook won't

The company's inability or unwillingness to change its ways makes America, and Americans, less secure.

20/12/2018

Italy

Italy fines Facebook €10m over data misuse

An Italian watchdog fines Facebook €10million for misleading users of its data practices. In addition, the authority demanded the company state how it uses data on its website and app.

08/12/2018

USA

Up to 500 million Marriott hotel guests may have had their data hacked

The New York Attorney General has opened an investigation into the hack at the world's largest hotel chain.

30/11/2018

World News

Parliamentarians criticise Zuckerberg's no-show at Facebook hearing

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is not fielding questions at the international committee hearing.

27/11/2018

Germany

Good news! GDPR 'doesn't ban letters to Santa'

Officials in Germany have stopped children from putting their Christmas wishes on a public tree

21/11/2018

World News

How to tell if your data was stolen on Facebook?

How to tell if your data was stolen on Facebook? Euronews explains.

19/10/2018

World News

Euroviews. EU digital trade proposal opens data protectionism loophole | View

The European Commission should revise its proposed rules for cross-border data flows to clearly prohibit unjustified barriers done in the name of "privacy."

16/07/2018

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

World News

Facebook bug made some private posts public, affecting as many as 14M

Facebook bug made some private posts public, affecting as many as 14M users.

07/06/2018

World News

Facebook faces more scrutiny over data sharing

New York Times investigation accuses it of breaching its users' data privacy rights.

04/06/2018

Health news

Microchips are getting under the skin of thousands in Sweden

Thousands of Swedes are having microchips implanted into their bodies so that they don't need to carry key cards, IDs, and even train tickets.

31/05/2018

Papua New Guinea

PNG to shut down Facebook for one month to hunt down ‘fake users'

Communication Minister Sam Basil said the shutdown would allow officials to conduct research into how Facebook is being used in the island nation, which is home to some 8 million people.

29/05/2018

World News

EBS: European business leaders talk GDPR, data and Facebook

At the European Business Summit in Brussels we spoke to several entrepreneurs and innovators about the new laws, data privacy and Facebook, to find out the impact for their businesses.

25/05/2018

World News

US newspaper websites blocked in EU after missing GDPR deadline

European users were met with an error message when trying to access websites

25/05/2018

World News

Europe's new data protection laws pose problems for small businesses

SME's face dilemma over stored data and raised costs to adminster personal databases to compy with GDPR legislation, but the EU is attempting to reassure them that they won't be hard-hit...and is facing some scepticism.

25/05/2018

USA

Facebook accused of mass surveillance

Social media network allegedly gathered information on people who had not signed up to Facebook

25/05/2018