Internet giant Google has been handed down with another antitrust fine worth EU 1.49 billion.
HID wins contract to provide Finland with European second-generation Smart Tachograph Card solution
HID’s Comprehensive Smartcard Solution to Secure Access to Device Data for Drivers, Law Enforcement and more HID, a worldwide leader …
European Commission: Euro electronic payments will fail unless SEPA deadline extended
Many electronic payments will fail in Europe next month, unless the deadline for switching to the new SEPA payment system is extended, the European Commission warned Thursday.
Google privacy policy under European investigation
Six European data protection authorities will conduct formal investigations of Google’s privacy policy after the company repeatedly rejected their requests …
European Parliament rejects ACTA copyright treaty
Members of the European Parliament rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on Wednesday by 478 votes to 39. The result …
European ISPs lash out at secret ACTA negotiations
Secretive international trade negotiations intended to clamp down on counterfeiting risk undermining the openness and innovation-friendly nature of the Internet, …
Cisco Announces New Data Centre to Serve Collaboration Customers
Cisco announced that it is bringing a new data centre to Frankfurt, Germany, to serve customers using its Collaboration platform Webex in the European Union and the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia region.
Google, Amazon targeted in EU unfair digital practices rules
European Union regulators have reached a broad agreement on new digital platform rules aimed at stopping unfair practices by online platforms and app stores, Reuters reported.
France slaps Google with $57 million antitrust fine
France’s data protection watchdog fined Alphabet’s Google $57 million (EUR 50 million) for breaching European Union online privacy rules, the biggest such penalty levied against a US tech giant.
EU digital tax plan on the verge of collapse: report
French President Emmanuel Macron said he still hopes to persuade Germany to back a European Union-wide digital turnover tax, despite Berlin’s preference for a global minimum corporate tax to stop firms shopping around for tax havens.
EU leaders push proposal for digital tax
European Union finance ministers are set to discuss a watered down proposal on an EU-wide digital tax, according to a report by Reuters.
US firms “now see the need for the GDPR”: EU commissioner
New European Union data protection laws take effect on May 25 to protect users’ online information, in what Brussels touts as a global benchmark after the Facebook scandal, AFP reported.
EU calls for increased investments in AI
The European Union is targeting $24.4 billion of investment in artificial intelligence by 2020.
EU to force tech giants to hand over “terror” data
Technology companies could be ordered to release vital electronic data, such as emails and text messages, to law enforcement agencies in as little as six hours under proposed European Union law.
EU proposes ‘digital tax’ for tech giants
Large companies with significant digital revenues in the European Union such as Google and Facebook could face a three percent tax on their turnover under a draft proposal by the European Commission seen by Reuters.
Qualcomm penalised for buying Apple’s loyalty
The US chipmaker Qualcomm was hit with a EUR 997 million ($1.2 billion) fine by European Union antitrust regulators for paying Apple to use only its chips, blocking out rivals such as Intel.
Google appeals $2.9 billion EU antitrust fine
Google has decided to appeal the record-breaking fine imposed on it by the European Union’s highest antitrust authority in July.
EU increases pressure on tech firms over user terms
Technology firms Facebook, Google and Twitter are reportedly facing increased pressure from the European Union to amend their user terms and align them more with EU law.
EU fines Facebook for ‘misleading’ data on WhatsApp deal
Facebook has received a $122 million fine from the European Union antitrust regulators for reportedly giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014.
Dell: Gobal organisations lack awareness on the new EU GDPR
Dell has announced results of a global survey on the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), revealing that organisations ‒ both SMBs and large enterprises ‒ lack general awareness of the requirements of the new regulation.