European Commission opens bidding for the .eu Registry
The EC has issued a call for tenders for .eu, one of the largest country-specific Top Level Domains in the world
The EC’s Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technologies last week announced the tender process for a five-year contract to oversee its 3.6 million domain n...
EU has a “hit list” of tech firms that will face tougher rules
The list is highly US-centric and is certain to include the likes of Google, Apple and Amazon.
The European Union is once more taking aim at Big Tech in their efforts to rein in the power of giant technology companies. On Monday, sources told the Financial Times that the latest battle will be ag...
Google grows EU market share despite their anti-trust “remedy”
The remedial measures Google adopted have failed to achieve their stated purpose, according to the latest study.
Since 2010 Google has been under the gun in the EU for various anticompetitive practices. In 2017, the European Commission fined Google 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) for the offen...
The EU’s new Digital Services Act takes aim at Big Tech
The EU continues to take the fight to the tech giants, deploying a new array of legal powers contained in the block's updated Digital Services Act.
Thierry Breton, the EU's bad boy of technology oversight, is at it again. As the EC's Commissioner of Internal Market, Breton is responsible for "th...
EU hopes 5G, supercomputing will boost post-COVID recovery
New technologies are also key to maintaining the EU's technological and economic autonomy.
The European Commission has encouraged its 27 members to collaborate on the rollout of new technologies such as fibre, 5G, and supercomputers. The bloc needs to accelerate the deployment of these new techn...
‘European operators should use multiple 5G suppliers’
Operators from member states of the European Union should not be dependent on a single high-risk supplier for their 5G networks. The European Commission (EC) states in a recently published report that the member states should have several suppliers.
In the recently published 5G Toolbox Implement...
European Commission launches two investigations into Apple
The European Commission launches two investigations into Apple. The first investigation focuses on the question if Apple is abusing its power through the App Store, and the second investigation focuses on Apple Pay.
The Commission is going to look at in-app purchases in particular. If applicatio...
EU wants more transparency around use of AI
Making use of the possibilities offered by AI, but at the same time applying a clear set of rules to prevent misuse. This is what the European Union hopes to meet with a comprehensive plan, with a focus on transparency.
The use of AI through, for example, facial recognition and data collection s...
EU launches new competition investigation into Google data policy
The European Union's antitrust authorities have once again started an investigation into Google. The case comprises an investigation into the collection of data by the Internet giant.
Earlier, the EU had already imposed a huge fine on the company because their policy on online advertising had no...
‘EU wants to regulate facial recognition’
The European Commission (EC) intends to drastically limit the use of facial recognition. The new rules should prevent EU citizens from being subject to ubiquitous surveillance with identity recognition.
The Financial Times writes about the plans on the basis of sources, according to which EU citi...
European Android users can choose their own standard search engine
Early next year, Google will add a new option for Android users in Europe, allowing them to choose the standard search engine. This is Google's response to a fine imposed by the European Commission last year.
The selected search engine is then used in the search bar on the home screen of the phon...
European citizens in Great Britain are allowed to keep .eu domains after Brexit
European citizens living in Great Britain are allowed to keep their .eu domains after the Brexit. That is what the European Commission has decided. This brings the Commission back to an earlier decision.
In January, the Commission decided that European citizens in Great Britain were not allowed to k...