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Germany won’t ban Huawei from supplying 5G hardware — despite US pleas
Germany's upcoming 'security catalog' will not exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for the country's 5G mobile networks. ...
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Shooter livestreams synagogue attack on Twitch
Ready to be sickened? A gunman in Germany today opened fire on a crowd of worshippers in a synagogue -- and worse, he livestreamed the whole thing on Twitch. The attack took place at a synagogue and kebab shop in Halle. It seems fairly obvious why the attack took place today: it's ...
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France says hackers might go after supply chains after Airbus cyber assault
France has issued a new cyber threat advisory about targeted espionage operations directed at service providers and engineering ...
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EU's top court says pre-checked boxes for tracking cookies are illegal
Europe's highest court, the CJEU, has ruled that pre-checked cookie consent boxes do not provide the necessary legal consent ...
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Here's how data driven startups are helping to make cities greener
These young companies are taking a holistic look at cities and use cutting edge data gathering to provide a helping hand ...
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This game shows you how bots and trolls spread fake news on social media
Troll Factory taps into the power of gamification to bring about awareness and "illustrate how fake news, emotive content ...
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Facial recognition in schools leads to Sweden’s first GDPR fine
The Swedish Data Protection Authority has fined a municipality in northern Sweden €19,000 for using facial recognition ...
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India to seek EU’s approval on GDPR compliance for 'adequacy' status
The Economic Times reports that India is gearing up to seek 'adequacy' status with the European Union's General Data Protection ...
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EU's GPS-like Galileo satellites have been down since July 11
Europe’s positioning satellites, Galileo, have been out of action since July 11 for mysterious reasons. On the page showing ...
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Facebook finally faces GDPR lawsuit after getting shot down in Austrian court
A GDPR case against Facebook, launched by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems, has been deemed legal under EU law after ...
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EU will force electric cars to emit a noise below 20 km/h on July 1
Starting July 1, all electric vehicles with four or more wheels in the EU will be required to emit noise of at least 56 decibels ...
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What the hell is a 'cyber diplomat'?
TNW spoke with Estonia’s first Ambassador at Large for Cybersecurity, Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, about the new emerging field ...
