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• Uber fined €1M for 2016 data breach by Dutch and British privacy watchdogs

  The Dutch Data Protection Authority and UK's Information Commissioner's Office have fined Uber over €1M the company's data ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• EU’s investigation into Google AdSense is coming to a close

  Margrethe Vestager, EU's Competiton Commissioner, confirmed at Web Summit in Lisbon that the probe into Google AdSense would ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• The EU's border control 'lie detector' AI is hogwash

  You've probably heard about the EU's new pilot program to use AI as a "lie detector" in airports. But the "lie dectector" ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Facebook can simply say ‘no’ to EU’s proposed audit

  EU Parliament has called for an audit on Facebook as it believes the company's handling of data has breached EU law -- but ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Facebook fined 0.001% of its 2017 revenue for Cambridge Analytica scandal

  UK watchdog just fined Facebook £500,000 for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but the amount is unlikely to affect the social ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Tim Cook supports EU’s strict privacy laws — but thinks taxes are 'crap'

  Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, gave a keynote at ICDPPC where he called for better data policies in tech and lauded EU's GDPR. Unfortunately, ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Germany wants a global 'minimum tax' for tech giants' revenue

  Germany's finance minister, Olaf Scholz finally supports global minumum tax on tech giants. France and Germany push for the ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Bill Gates and the EU announce a €100M investment fund to combat climate change

  Bill Gates has signed an agreement with the EU, on behalf of his billionaire investment coaltion, to launch a joint €100M ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Uber is reportedly looking to buy Deliveroo to dominate the delivery biz in Europe

  Uber is said to be in preliminary talks to acquire London-headquartered food delivery company Deliveroo, reports Bloomberg. ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• EU Parliament just voted on controversial Copyright Reform — the outlook is grim

  The European Parliament just vote 'yes' on the most controversial parts of the new Copyright Reform -- opponents fear for ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Google fights global expansion of the EU’s right to be forgotten

  Google is fighting French lawyers in the European Union court to avoid expanding the scope of "right to be forgotten" judgment ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• EU’s decision on Copyright Reform tomorrow could be a turning point for the web

  The EU Parliament is having a final vote on Copyright Reform on September 12. The decision will greatly affect the final ...

  • Már Másson Maack