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The European Commission urges web companies to agree on a 'do-not-track' standard

Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes called upon the web industry to agree on a do-not-track (DNT) standard at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) meeting in Brussels, reiterating her demand from June 2011 that the standard is to be implemented within a year.  Read why a DNT standard is important in an article by Aphaia”s
February 9, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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Google refuses EU data protection authorities’ request for a pause in the implementation of new privacy policy

The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, a group of 27 national data protection and privacy authorities that advises the European Commission on privacy issues, has written to Google Inc. to ask for a pause in the implementation of Google’s new privacy policy while the group checks for possible consequences for Google’s users in the
February 7, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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Safer Internet Day 2012 to connect generations

Today, 7 February 2012 is the ninth annual Safer Internet Day. The goal of Safer Internet Day is the promotion of safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people.
February 7, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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European data protection rules to be reformed

The European Commission has proposed a reform of European data protection rules in order to strengthen online privacy rights, as the current EU data protection legislation from 1995 does not take into account the technological progress of recent years.
January 27, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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Protests against ACTA in Poland

Approximately 10,000 people have taken to the streets across Poland in protest of the Polish government’s intention to sign ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, reports the BBC.
January 26, 2012 Comment (1) Share
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Controversial US anti-piracy act shelved in wake of massive protests

The adoption of the controversial USA ‘Stop Online Piracy’ act (SOPA) and the ‘Protect IP’ act (PIPA) has been indefinitely postponed in the wake of massive online protests by the international Internet community.
January 24, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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British student to be extradited to the United States for copyright infringement

A UK court has ruled that a British student can be extradited to the United States of America to be tried for copyright infringement. If convicted, the student could face up to 10 years in jail.
January 23, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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Progress report on the Digital Agenda for Europe published

The European Commission has published the Annual Progress Report for the Digital Agenda for the year 2011.
December 29, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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European privacy advocates warn about the use of ‘cookies’ in behavioural advertising

European privacy advocates have expressed their criticism of the advertising industry’s self-imposed code on behavioural advertising, especially in relation to the tracking of online browsing habits via the use of ‘cookies’.
December 27, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Facebook found to have ‘deceived consumers’ in regard to privacy

The USA Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent agency of the United States government charged with consumer protection, has forced Facebook to overhaul its privacy practices, as the privacy policy in place was found to be ‘deceptive’.
December 2, 2011 Comments (0) Share