A coalition of international civil liberties organizations on Thursday said that some of the proposed changes to Europe's data protection laws would strip citizens of their privacy rights.
Jennifer Baker | 25 Apr | Read more
European politicians are at loggerheads following a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday that rejected proposals to store information on airline passengers.
Jennifer Baker | 25 Apr | Read more
“Improving users' experience” is not justification for using consumer information in Big Data projects according to Europe's top data protection officials.
Jennifer Baker | 10 Apr | Read more
New recommendations from Europe's top privacy watchdog could have big ramifications for Google Play, Apple and application developers.
Jennifer Baker | 14 Mar | Read more
European Union plans for new border controls will result in “big brother” surveillance a leading politician warned on Thursday.
Jennifer Baker | 28 Feb | Read more
The European Parliament's industry committee approved more than 900 amendments to proposed new data protection laws.
Jennifer Baker | 20 Feb | Read more
Europe's top cyber security agency warned on Thursday that the growth in cloud computing is a “double-edged sword”.
Jennifer Baker | 14 Feb | Read more
A new website has revealed that European Parliamentarians are bowing to pressure from U.S. companies to water down parts of a new data protection law.
Jennifer Baker | 11 Feb | Read more
New rules on cyber security across the European Union were presented on Thursday after weeks of speculation and leaked drafts.
Jennifer Baker | 07 Feb | Read more
The European Commission's long-awaited Cyber Security Strategy will be presented on Thursday and will force private companies, so-called “enablers of information society services”, to report all data breaches or cyber security incidents to national authorities.
Jennifer Baker | 05 Feb | Read more
Both civil liberties activists and a prominent child protection advocate have criticized the European Commission's Coalition for Safer Internet. The results of the coalition were released to mark Safer Internet Day on Tuesday.
Jennifer Baker | 05 Feb | Read more
The European Commission's promised cybersecurity strategy is "incoherent and lacking in focus," a member of the European Parliament who has read a draft of the proposal charged Thursday.
Jennifer Baker | 24 Jan | Read more
European Commission proposals for a strategy on cybercrime have come under fire before they have even been released.
Jennifer Baker | 17 Jan | Read more
Europe's top cybersecurity watchdog has warned that there are many problems with national or governmental Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs).
Jennifer Baker | 17 Dec | Read more
European lawmakers want to stop exports of technology that can censor information to repressive regimes.
Jennifer Baker | 13 Dec | Read more