Privacy & Compliance
There is a lot going on around privacy and compliance, especially in Europe. This in itself is a good thing, because data should be adequately protected, especially if it concerns personal data. In practice, however, it turns out to be quite disappointing how well organizations do this. We read and write a lot about data breaches. Over the years there seem to be more rather than fewer of them. Is that because organizations don’t want to do better or can’t do better? Whatever the reason, a good policy on privacy and compliance is indispensable in the current era. Especially with all kinds of new legislation that has been introduced and is coming, the need to put this high on the agenda is only increasing.
Timeline
Google lost its antitrust appeal at Europe’s second-highest court
Alphabet's Google suffered a loss in Europe's second-highest court when it challenged an EU antitrust ruling ...
EU members agree: the EC will be the sole enforcer of new tech rules
The bloc voted to make the European Commission the highest enforcement body fore the new tech rules it is iss...
Swiss ALSO Holdings makes foray into the Italian market
ALSO Holding, a Switzerland-based ICT group signed a purchase agreement with Executive SpA, an Italian value-...
‘Cyberattacks up 31%, third-party risks are the biggest culprit’
"Staying ahead of attackers is a constant battle and the cost is unsustainable", say 81 percent of the thousa...
Apple argues in favour of the company’s monopoly on its ecosystem
Craig Federighi, Apple’s head of software, took to the stage at the Web Summit in Lisbon to argue on behalf...
Microsoft takes Apple’s position as the world’s most valuable company
Apple loses its position as the world's most valuable company. The price of shares falls -- and Microsoft tak...
Alphabet records even higher profits as Google’s ad business surges
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported higher than expected Q3 ad sales, signaling that the business h...
Thales’ 2021 sales targets maintained as Q3 sales slide slightly
Thales, the French defense group, reaffirmed full-year financial forecasts, during which time it reported a 1...
Lawsuit claims Google delayed Europe’s ePrivacy Regulation Process
An internal memo boasts of having "slowed down" the EU regulatory process. A lawsuit brought by Texas with...
The US drops tariff threat over global tax agreement
The United States withdrew its threat of tariffs against five European countries over their digital services ...