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Tag: Data Protection

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Monthly Round Up: March 2013

Read about the new EU rules to cut by 30% the cost of rolling out high-speed Internet, the candidates for the European Green Capital 2015 and see pictures of Earth Hour 2013.

Mobile apps must obtain meaningful consent from user, limit the purpose of collecting data and minimize data collected

European privacy watchdogs have published an opinion addressing the key data protection risks of mobile apps. The document clarifies the EU legal framework applicable to the processing of personal data in apps on smart devices and outlines several obligations in developing and distributing apps on smart devices.

EU to take action against Google by summer

European privacy watchdogs have announced Monday that they are to take action against Google by summer for its privacy policy, which is not in compliance with European privacy legislation.

Data Privacy Day 2013: enabling trust and meeting the challenges of the digital age

Today, 28 January 2013 is the annual Data Protection Day, known as ‘Data Privacy Day’ outside of Europe. On this day events are held around the world to recognize the importance of privacy for our fundamental freedoms.

Monthly Round Up: December 2012

This past December in the news: Instagram's failed new terms of use, yet another Google breach of EU privacy legislation, and the extension of Kyoto.

Monthly Round Up: November 2012

In the news this past month: Britain addresses the culture, practices and ethics of its press, Europe and USA join in making the Internet safer for children, and the European Commission publishes a study on broadband coverage in Europe in 2011.

Monthly Round Up: October 2012

This month in the news.

Dutch provider must pay damages from hosting torrent site

In a landmark decision the Court of the Hague has ruled that the Dutch hosting provider XS Networks had acted unlawfully by refusing to immediately shut down the torrent hosting site SUMOTorrent and by not assisting the Dutch antipiracy group BREIN in identifying its owners. The provider is now liable for the damages caused by

Monthly Round Up: August 2012

This month in the news.

Children not reporting harmful content online

EU Kids Online, an international network funded by the EU Safer Internet Programme has published a report on the behaviour of children online that takes a look at industry strategies compared to what children actually do while on the Internet.