The European Union will outline a strategy on Monday to support activists living under repressive governments who are using technology to organise, mobilise and exercise their rights, European … [Read more...]
EU net neutrality laws may stop infriction on data protection and privacy
Thursday, 13 October 2011 By
New EU laws on net neutrality may be necessary to stop internet service providers (ISPs) from infringing individuals' data protection and privacy rights, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) … [Read more...]
Companies to notify clients about security breaches says European Commissioner Reding
Wednesday, 22 June 2011 By
European Commissioner Viviane Reding has warned banks that they will be required to notify customers about data security breaches. A new bill which is expected to arrive in the autumn will be "very … [Read more...]
ENISA sets out Europe’s cyber security challenges
Friday, 27 May 2011 By
The Executive Director of ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency, Prof. Udo Helmbrecht, gave an update and overview of the cyber security activities of the Agency in the European … [Read more...]
Personal data of European airlines travellers to the USA may be kept for 15 years
Friday, 27 May 2011 By
The personal data of millions of passengers who fly between the US and Europe, including credit card details, phone numbers and home addresses, may be stored by the US department of homeland security … [Read more...]
Hackers attack EU summit debating on Libya, euro debt and nuclear safety
Thursday, 24 March 2011 By
AFP reports that cyber-attackers have hacked into the European Commission on Wednesday, hours from a sensitive summit of EU leaders debating the military campaign in Libya, the euro debt crisis and … [Read more...]
Social networks needs to comply to European Privacy Laws, says Viviane Reding
Thursday, 17 March 2011 By
Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission and EU Justice Commissioner, said in a speech for the Privacy Platform "The Review of the EU Data Protection Framework" that social networks … [Read more...]
EU has Data Protection Day today (and a party!)
Friday, 28 January 2011 By
This year, the Council of Europe is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data, known as "Convention … [Read more...]
