Germany says Ja to data-slurp law 2.0
Controversial regulations approved
Security16 Oct 2015 | 14
Europe's digital grand fromage Oettinger: I'm not resigning
Those rumours that the commissioner is to step down are not true
Legal15 Oct 2015 | 1
EU’s digi VP: More telco consolidation! What about competition?
Telcos: Or ... you relax the merger rules
Channel15 Oct 2015 | 1
Want to self-certify for Safe Harbor? Never mind EU, yes we can
Questions? Talk to our hand, or that lot across the pond
Networks13 Oct 2015 | 55
Fingerprints, facial scans, EU border data slurp too tasty for French to resist
France wants proposed rules applied to EU citizens as well
Legal12 Oct 2015 | 30
EU Digital Commish: Ja, we should have done more about NSA spying
Oetti pins hopes on a 're-negotiated' safe harbour
Legal12 Oct 2015 | 21
EU justice ministers agree on police data-sharing law
But directive still needs Euro Parl approval - get the popcorn
Legal09 Oct 2015 | 5
VW offices, employees' homes raided by German prosecutors
Meanwhile Volkswagen's American head is in Congress' sights
On-Prem08 Oct 2015 | 49
Exposed Volkswagen 'n' pals get 2 more YEARS to sort out emissions
Real world still won't meet laboratory limits
Legal08 Oct 2015 | 55
EU desperately pushes just-as-dodgy safe harbour alternatives
Doesn't matter whether they're legal, just keep the data flowing!
Legal07 Oct 2015 | 30
Safe harbour ruling: RELAX, Facebook and Google will be FINE!
Data-heavy, medium firms will be hit hardest
Channel06 Oct 2015 | 20
French hacks go after new surveillance law … with the help of the ECHR
Meanwhile, plans are afoot to extend it beyond France
Legal06 Oct 2015 | 14
Safe Harbour ruled INVALID: Facebook 'n' pals' data slurp at risk
Time to get off the jet ski and get the lawyers on the blower
Channel06 Oct 2015 | 82
US tries one last time to sway EU court on data-slurping deal
Business as usual in 4,400 companies at stake
Security05 Oct 2015 | 52
Watch out VW – French prosecutors are pulling on the rubber gloves
Squeaaaaak ... SNAP. This won't hurt a bit
Legal02 Oct 2015 | 33
Slurp data in a Eurozone country? Play by their DPA's rules – EU court
No hiding from data protection law in another country – ECJ
Channel01 Oct 2015 | 7
What does EU farm subsidy get spent on? Yes, broadband for Irish farmers
It's not a superhighway, it's a bandwidth mountain. Or lake
Networks01 Oct 2015 | 17
Don't look now, but there's another EU data protection court case about to bite
ECJ to decide on which privacy watchdog can fine whom
Legal01 Oct 2015 | 7
Europe talks to hackers, security bods on Wassenaar recalibration
Delegates suggest govs should sort themselves out before criminalising researchers
Legal30 Sep 2015 | 5
Relax Schrems, EU-US Safe Harbour ruling coming soon
Meanwhile, US says Europe's top legal adviser is totally wrong on US surveillance
Legal30 Sep 2015 | 22
Now you can be tracked online by your email addy. Thanks, Google!
We see you just went on holiday. Would you like another one tomorrow?
Legal29 Sep 2015 | 68
Apple CEO: We've hoovered up your cash faster than ever before
Record sales of iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus lead to avaricious Cook outburst
Personal Tech28 Sep 2015 | 23
EU, China promise 5G cooperation, seek an understanding on standards
Chinese quite keen on the EU’s export market, presumably
Networks28 Sep 2015 | 2
You want a 6% Google Tax? Get lost, German copyright bods told
Only snippets longer than seven words are chargeable
Legal28 Sep 2015 | 30
EU data protection chief: Snaffling all air traveller data goes too far
Buttarelli can't see any sensible reason for enormous passenger data slurp
Legal28 Sep 2015 | 21
How can we manage this internet thing? The Euro gov needs YOU
Help us make up our minds with yet another consultation
Legal25 Sep 2015 | 14
Boffins make brain-to-brain direct communication breakthrough
So long as you just want to answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’, it's fine
Science24 Sep 2015 | 19
You call THAT safe? Top EU legal bod says data sent to US is anything but
ECJ could upset the whole dang apple cart
Legal23 Sep 2015 | 53
Oettinger stateside, building bridges while carrying a big stick
Digi Commissioner chewing the fat with Google, Facebook, Apple et al
Legal22 Sep 2015 | 2
Transport for London’s new crash map immediately crashes
Popularity sees it clogged by congestion, just like the real thing
Legal22 Sep 2015 | 19
Who probes the Google probers? EU Commish in watchdog's sights
If at first you don’t succeed, complain, complain and complain again
Legal22 Sep 2015 | 4
Get that OFF dot-com, hysterical France screeches at Google
Chocolate Factory's appeal rejected as 'right to be forgotten' battle escalates
Legal21 Sep 2015 | 49
EU spaffs €131m on making gov digi services 'talk' to each other
Is that the whiff of personal data flying through the electronic ether?
Legal18 Sep 2015 | 1
Microsoft to splurge $75m on computer training for kids
Computer science as important as algebra, chemistry or physics, says MS president
On-Prem18 Sep 2015 | 29
Sharp's new TV has over 7,000 lines of pixels – but there's NOTHING TO WATCH
8K vids years away as £85,000 telly goes on sale
Personal Tech17 Sep 2015 | 40
German data retention law prompts Euro Commission backlash
But not for the reason you think: 'We won't sue Merkel & Co, honest' says Commish
Legal17 Sep 2015 | 4
In EU-US data sharing we trust – but can we have that in writing, say MEPs
Signs of split between EU apparatchiks and elected reps
Channel16 Sep 2015 | 7
Human Rights Watch demands to know who's been snooping on it
Handy guide to complaining about illegal surveillance launched
Legal15 Sep 2015 | 11
Who wants a European Broadband Award? Anyone? *tumbleweed*
If 2020 Digital Agenda targets are being met, then the operators are extremely modest
Networks15 Sep 2015 | 8
EU’s privacy high priest: Plans big on hyperbole, less clear on specifics
European data protection watchdog wants new ethics board
Legal15 Sep 2015 | 2
Swooning MEPs go all Directioner over Edward Snowden
The People's Whistleblower up for Euro Parl's human rights prize, again
Legal14 Sep 2015 | 14
Danish telcos hang up on merger plans after EU pressure
Three-O2 merger still in balance as EU stance seen as harbinger of things to come
Legal14 Sep 2015 | 3
Euro Commission wants to pick your brains on telcos and net access
Vast public consultations launched to guide new laws, so look forward to those
Legal14 Sep 2015 | 19
Watchdogs roughed up for picking Morocco (of all places) for next privacy 'World Cup'
Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, they walked into mine
Legal10 Sep 2015 | 5
EU-US data sharing deal for cops edges closer as usual suspects moan
Euro Commission says the text is set in stone and WILL take effect... in due course
Legal09 Sep 2015 | 8
End mass snooping and protect whistleblowers, MEPs yell at EU
Lest we pass another legally unenforceable resolution
Legal09 Sep 2015 | 15
Roll up, roll up: Microsoft, those Irish emails and angry Feds
Court to hear arguments in cross-Atlantic data protection bunfight
Legal09 Sep 2015 | 58
Still can't get a woop, woop! Twitter battered on matter of politi-natter scatter button
Groups step up scrap over gaffe-escape mechanism
Legal08 Sep 2015 | 9
Max Schrem's Facebook safe harbour case to be seen by Bot
EU-US data agreement also incoming – EU citizens to get right to sue their hearts out
Legal08 Sep 2015 | 9
EU digi bloke: Come ON Europe, you're not TRYING ENOUGH
Ansip worried about slow digital uptake, online platforms' gatekeeper status
Legal07 Sep 2015 | 11
Are you avoiding tax, big tech firm? Not any more you won't, growl MEPs
Plus: Commission ruling on Irish Apple case expected in coming weeks
Legal07 Sep 2015 | 31
Drones need their own version of Asimov's laws of robotics – MEPs
EU aviation agency seeks public opinion on planned UAV laws
Legal04 Sep 2015 | 34
Sacré bleu! Apple, Nokia, Samsung et al end their three-year sulk over 'home taping' tax
Big names decide they DO want a say in copying levies
Legal03 Sep 2015 | 18
Watch this cartoon on proposed new EU data rules – or you’re DOOMED. Maybe
'Misleading' animation takes a swing at new regs, and misses
Legal03 Sep 2015 | 13
Wanna fight Google’s alleged European evildoing? Then join us, says US legal firm
There's GOLD in them thar antitrust cases, apparently
Legal02 Sep 2015 | 8
Trumped up lobby group tries to get EU data protection watered down
Don't make us choose between EU and US, beg Swedish companies
Legal01 Sep 2015 | 7
Germany to fork out BEELLLIONS for farmers' broadband
Companies getting assistance with infrastructure
Networks28 Aug 2015 | 16
Google watchers react furiously to ad flinger’s competition case defence
You can't just point at Amazon and eBay!
Legal28 Aug 2015 | 30
Wow, Barcelona really has a problem with tech disruptors. Watch out Airbnb
Another pillar of the 'sharing economy' in the city's crosshairs
On-Prem28 Aug 2015 | 40
German spies sold out citizens to the NSA in exchange for super-snoop-ware XKeyscore
And promised not to spy on any Americans
Legal27 Aug 2015 | 15
Biting the hand that feeds IT
