Here you will find all the articles with the tag: EU.
The European Union has introduced a set of guidelines that oblige technology giants such as Microsoft and Google to be more transparent about the operation of their search engines. Other companies complain that search engines such as Google and Bing are too opaque. The guidelines are effective i... Read more
3 years ago
A coalition of 13 countries within the EU has announced a push to catch up in the semiconductor market. The countries feel that the EU is too dependent on foreign technology. The partnership consists of France, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, P... Read more
3 years ago
The United States and Europe will not reach a new agreement in the short term to replace the rejected Privacy Shield. Such an agreement would not be high on Biden's list of priorities. This is suspected by Wojciech Wiewiorowski, the European Data Protection Supervisor. "I don’t expect a new so... Read more
3 years ago
A large majority of the European Parliament has expressed its support for Right to Repair for consumers. The vote gives the go-ahead for several laws that should make it easier for consumers to repair their own equipment. Of the members of the European Parliament, 395 voted in favour of the legi... Read more
3 years ago
Tech giants who oppose the EU's new rules restricting their power can expect to face severe penalties. Large fines or even breaking them up are not out of the question. This was stated by the European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton. "We start with a fine, then you have a bigger ... Read more
3 years ago
The European Union has introduced a new set of rules giving companies and organisations the means to exchange data with each other. This includes both personal and public data. The model is based on neutrality and transparency, Reuters writes. It makes use of so-called "data intermediaries", whi... Read more
3 years ago
The European Union has introduced new regulations for companies developing surveillance technologies. From now on, such companies will need a license to do so. Before such a license is issued, companies will first need to investigate how their technology might be used to violate human rights, Si... Read more
3 years ago
Such a move could only ever happen in an "extreme case," she says. Europe’s antitrust chief believes that breaking up tech giants such as Google and Facebook will not be necessary. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said she would propose new powers for enforcers to tackle... Read more
3 years ago
Japan has pledged to join forces with Europe and the United States to tackle market abuse by the four most prominent tech companies globally. The new head of Japan's antitrust watchdog said this on Monday, showing a growing global force that will regulate digital platforms. Japan Fair Trade Comm... Read more
4 years ago
A new report by Exonar shows that most of the GDPR penalties issued fall into two categories. Businesses across Europe have so far paid over 620 million euro in fines under the GDPR rules. 65% of these fines come from security and data storage infractions. 39% of those fined were found to be i... Read more
4 years ago
