Biztech news Thousands of .eu domains in the UK taken offline because of Brexit The final step in the process to remove the .eu domain from Britain took place on Monday because of Brexit. 05/01/2022
View Time to get serious on European health data-sharing | View Connecting and sharing health data could speed up diagnoses, improve research and ensure continuity of treatment across EU borders. Regulation and privacy protection will be paramount, says Belgian deputy prime minister Petra De Sutter 13/12/2021
View Online marketplaces have it too easy. It’s time the EU acts | View Online marketplaces often escape any responsibility for unsafe products and other illegal activities, leaving consumers to pick up the pieces. An important vote in the European Parliament could change that, writes the European Consumer Organisation's Ursula Pachl. 06/12/2021
View Haugen exposed EU's unwillingness to take back digital control | View The Facebook whistleblower's testimony in Brussels this month showed us the EU's planned Digital Services Act does not go far enough, argues German MEP Patrick Breyer 23/11/2021
View Why is the European Union trying to break the Internet? | View The European Council's new proposed cybersecurity directive could have disastrous consequences for both users and businesses, warns the Internet Society's Callum Voge 06/11/2021
Biztech news Meet Xavier, the 'anti-social behaviour' robot on patrol in Singapore The island of 5.5 million inhabitants has seen an arsenal of surveillance technology deployed on streets across the tightly-controlled city-state. 08/10/2021
Biztech news Paris prosecutor launches probe into Pegasus hacking allegations The Israeli-made spyware is believed to have been sold to authoritarian regimes, with French and Hungarian journalists on the potential target list. 20/07/2021
Opinion Central bank digital currencies: a hammer in search of a nail? CBDCs are on the rise, as regulators fight back against decentralised finance. But as leading economists from Globesec argue, they're a solution in search of a problem. 15/06/2021
France Cybercrime: Insurance giant to stop covering French ransomware payouts One of the five biggest insurance companies in Europe will stop writing policies that cover extortion by cybercriminals in France, the second worst-hit country by ransomware in the world. 07/05/2021
Europe News EU unveils multi-billion euro cybersecurity strategy The bloc has revealed its new strategy to prevent, deter and respond to cyberattacks across the EU. 16/12/2020
world news Five reasons why the new Digital Services Act matters "I really wouldn't want to be in the European Commission's shoes right now," Jan Penfrat, senior policy advisor at EDRi said. "We need to find smart solutions for this that protect people's fundamental rights because the internet isn't going to go away." 15/12/2020
Australia Australia to amend law making Facebook and Google pay for news Draft legislation may be altered to allay some of the digital giants’ concerns, but remains fundamentally unchanged. 17/09/2020
world news TikTok joins EU code of conduct on online hate speech "Our ultimate goal is to eliminate hate on TikTok," EMEA Head of Trust and Safety, Cormac Keenan said in a statement. 08/09/2020
View The UK ICO’s modified approach to data regulation during COVID-19 is welcome but risks remain ǀ View Businesses and organisations may draw some comfort from the ICO’s position during the current health emergency, but they would be wise to maintain data protection standards wherever possible and not to see the regulator’s approach as a “free pass.” 29/04/2020
United Kingdom UK police ask rape victims for social media content on mobile phones Campaigners have pledged to fight a move by British police to ask crime victims to hand over their mobile phones and social media passwords to investigators. 29/04/2019
View 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
Europe News New EU digital law will 'protect personal data' Next month's introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation comes as Facebook faces big security questions 10/04/2018
France Author Rodrigues dos Santos reveals his 'signs of life' The Portuguese writer spoke to euronews about the inspiration of his latest novel and the dangers of data manipulation 01/04/2018
