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#DeleteFacebook: Why are users being called on to ditch it?

“Horrible company and the name change to #Meta makes it even more of a horrid company,” one Twitter user said under the #DeleteFacebook hashtag.

World News

Europol told to delete personal data not linked to any crime

European Data Protection Supervisor, the EU personal data watchdog, said the police agency has continually stored "large volumes" of data regardless of whether it was related to a crime or not.

Earth News

Huge Facebook data centre could make Netherlands miss climate goals

A proposed Facebook data centre in a small Dutch town could use 10% of the country's wind energy.

World News

COVID in Europe: Where are infections and deaths on the rise?

What are the latest figures from your country?

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Germany

German court convicts eight people in 'cyberbunker' trial

Investigators say the data centre had hosted online sites dealing drugs and other criminal businesses.

Tech News

Palantir is on a charm offensive to woo France’s start-ups

US tech company Palantir, which specialises in data analytics and is known as one of the most secretive companies, has announced a partnership with Station F.

Ecotech

What is Earth’s black box and is it spying on us?

By recording our action and inaction on climate change, this giant steel box is hoping to prevent a future apocalypse.

Climate

Antarctic's oldest ice holds a 1.5m year record of climate change

This ancient record of the Earth’s atmosphere could hold valuable clues about how our planet will respond to rising temperatures.

World News

COVID vaccine: Who in Europe is leading the race to herd immunity?

With a fresh wave of COVID infections hitting Europe, which country is best prepared?

World News

COVID causing 'big losses' for gender equality in Europe, says report

"Europe has made fragile gains in gender equality. But big losses are emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic," said the European Institute for Gender Equality in its new Index.

Tech News

Tech this week: Tim Cook's $750m bonus and new Tesla Autopilot crash

Apple's Tim Cook banked a $750 million bonus, Tesla is under renewed scrutiny after another Autopilot incident and more in this week's tech round-up.

Tech News

Microsoft software breach makes millions of users’ data vulnerable

Some 38 million pieces of personal data and information were badly kept due to a configuration defect in a software.

Travel News

British travellers rage as Vodafone brings back data roaming charges

Vodafone is the second major mobile phone operator to bring back data roaming charges for UK customers in the EU.

Mobility

Amsterdam unveils the world's first 3D-printed steel bridge

The Dutch capital has a new hi-tech landmark: a 3D-printed pedestrian steel bridge with sensors that collect data in real-time.

Tech News

China is betting on health tech as AI market booms

With strong support from the government, the Chinese AI health market has more than tripled in size in just three years.

Germany

Hundreds arrested in Germany after encrypted chat data bust

German security officials have arrested more than 750 people and seized large amounts of drugs after gaining access to encrypted mobile phone data.

The Cube

Tinder to offer pre-date background checks to its users

The online dating platform will roll its new feature out later this year in the US, aiming to keep users safer as they date.

Europe News

Brussels says EU-UK data flows are safe to continue post-Brexit

The decision of the European Commission, which is not yet final, will allow the transfer of personal data between the UK and the EU.

Italy

Facebook fined €7 million in Italy for 'misleading' data practices

The Italian Competition Authority had already fined Facebook €5 million in 2018 and said the tech giant had ignored an order to correct its policies on user data.

The Cube

TikTok accused of breaching users' rights 'on a massive scale'

"TikTok falls foul of multiple breaches of EU consumer rights and fails to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content," said the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)