EU justice ministers on Friday reached a partial agreement on planned new data privacy laws, but still disagree about how to implement them.
Jennifer Baker |
07 Jun |
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A Google representative confirmed on Thursday that the so-called European right to be forgotten will not apply to the .com domain.
Jennifer Baker |
06 Jun |
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Google has already received around 41,000 requests to delete links to personal information from its search results in the three weeks since a key ruling by the European Court of Justice about the so-called right to be forgotten.
Jennifer Baker |
05 Jun |
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New rules governing who handles EU consumers’ privacy complaints will not be agreed this week despite being on the agenda for member states to discuss.
Jennifer Baker |
04 Jun |
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A new law approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday aimed at protecting citizens’ privacy comes with sweeping penalties for breaches - up to €100 million or 5 percent of global annual turnover, whichever is larger.
Jennifer Baker |
13 Mar |
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Europe on Thursday approved a new cybersecurity law, but held back from requiring Internet giants such as Google, Amazon, Ebay and Skype, to report security incidents.
Jennifer Baker |
13 Mar |
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The right to data protection was underlined by European politicians on Wednesday as the European Parliament voted by a huge majority in favour of new laws safeguarding citizens rights.
Jennifer Baker |
12 Mar |
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The European Union’s data protection tzar has committed to staying on the job for until October 2014 ending uncertainty after no suitable replacement could be found.
Jennifer Baker |
27 Jan |
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The way to get Google to comply with data privacy laws is to hit the company where it hurts: its bank balance, the European Union's Justice Commissioner said Monday.
Jennifer Baker |
20 Jan |
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E.U. politicians said that they consider it doubtful that data collection by the U.S. National Security Agency’s Prism scheme was purely for the fight against terrorism.
Jennifer Baker |
08 Jan |
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Europe could be without a data protection tzar from next week as none of the candidates applying for the job are suitably qualified.
Jennifer Baker |
08 Jan |
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The head of the White House’s intelligence committee warned the European Parliament on Tuesday that inviting whistleblower Edward Snowden to address them could torpedo a transatlantic trade agreement worth more than €2 billion a year.
Jennifer Baker |
17 Dec |
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Europe’s top legal advisor ruled on Thursday that the blanket retention of data, even to combat crime, is incompatible with fundamental rights.
Jennifer Baker |
12 Dec |
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Europe’s Home Affairs Commissioner said on Wednesday that she would be keeping a close eye on data sharing deals with the U.S.
Jennifer Baker |
27 Nov |
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The European Union will not set up a Terrorist Finance Tracking System (TFTS) due to concerns about data security.
Jennifer Baker |
27 Nov |
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