The plan would create a single regulatory scheme across Europe for crowdfunding platforms, as the EU prepares for Brexit
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Tech Giants Face EU Tax On ‘2 To 6 Percent Of Turnover’
A major change to the way the European Union taxes companies such as Google and Amazon is coming within ‘weeks’, says French economy minister
Tech Leaders Urge UK To Maintain EU Data Standards After Brexit
techUK warns regulatory divergence from the European Union on data protection would make it more difficult for Britain to lead Europe’s IT sector
German Court Says Facebook Privacy Practices Are Illegal
Facebook doesn’t give users enough information before granting itself broad access to their personal data, finds a Berlin regional court
French Watchdog Finds WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing Illegal
The CNIL has given WhatsApp and Facebook one month to bring themselves into compliance with French data protection law or face a fine
France Demands €10m Amazon Fine Over Vendor Contracts
Amazon abused its e-commerce dominance to tie vendors using its platform into ‘abusive’ contracts, claims the regulator’s lawsuit
Google Appeal Claims EU Misstated Facts When It Imposed Massive Fine
In its appeals of a $2.9 billion fine, Google has claimed that the European Commission misstated the facts about the internet shopping services.
Britain, France And Italy Will Pressure Internet Companies To Tackle ‘Terrorist Content’ Faster
Britain wants Internet firms to remove extremist content from their sites and services in a speedier fashion, with the aim to react to such content within two hours of its first appearing. At the UN, the UK will be joined by France and Italy in raising the issue of “terrorist content” being posted and distributed
New Citrix Cloud Region Will Serve EU Customers
Citrix wants to support European cloud customers with local data centres
Google Appeals £2.2bn EU Antitrust Fine For Search Abuse
Google will appeal the fine issued by the EC but it will still have to change practices by 28 September
EU Court To Reconsider Intel Antitrust Fine
Nearly a decade later…Europe’s highest court to take a second look at the billion euro fine against Intel in 2009
Google Submits Compliance Plans For EU Antitrust Order
Google sends antitrust regulators its proposed fixes to compile with shopping results antitrust order
UK Wants Frictionless Post-Brexit Data Sharing Agreement With EU
Government says its essential for the future of digital economy and law enforcement that the UK and EU have a robust data sharing mechanism
Law Lessons: What EU GDPR & NIS Directive Mean For Your Business
James Castro-Edwards, Partner and Head of Data Protection Law at Wedlake Bell, gives a law lesson on the implications of GDPR and NIS Directive and what to do now
House of Lords: Brexit Could Crush Trade And Security If Data Transfer Is Hindered
The House of Lord’s EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee suggests the government comes up with an ‘adequate agreement’ with the EU over data regulation
EU Mulls Another Record Fine Against Google For Android
Double whammy. EU ponders a second record fine against Google, but this time over Android OS
ZoneFox: Tackling GDPR Requires A Risk Based Strategy
INTERVIEW: Silicon discusses tackling GSDPR with Jamie Graves, founder and CEO of insider threat detection company ZoneFox
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (30 June)
Time to stretch your memory muscles with our quiz on the top tech news this week.
Google Faces Record-Breaking £2.1bn EU Fine For Manipulating Search Results
The search giant is likely to appeal the decision
Government Plans Online Residency Procedure For EU Nationals
The planned online system is aimed at replacing the unwieldy 85-page paper form currently required to establish UK residency
Gemalto: Enterprises Are At Different Stages Of Readiness For GDPR
INTERVIEW: Jan Smets, a data protection officer at digital security firm Gemalto, discusses getting ready for GDPR
Roaming Charges End Across The EU
It will cost Brits the same to use their phone abroad as it does in the UK – but for how long after Brexit?
EU Commits £105m To Fund Free WiFi In Areas Without Internet
The WiFi4EU initiative feeds into the European Commission’s Digital Single Market ambitions
Brexit: 70 Percent Of Tech Workers Consider Leaving UK
Uncertainty over the EU referendum result has halved the number of foreign workers looking for jobs in the UK, finds jobs site
O2 Will Comply With EU Law And Abolish European Roaming
O2 confirms plans to let customers use their phones abroad at no extra cost across Europe, falling in line with EU roaming legislation from June 15
Criminals Drain European Bank Accounts Using SS7 Security Flaw
The attack highlights the need for the telecoms community to address the security problem in SS7
EE Offers Inclusive Roaming Across EU, USA, Canada & Australia
EE, like every other operator in the EU, will abolish charges across Europe and will offer inclusive roaming for North America, Australia and New Zealand
Google: Brexit Will Not Make A Difference To The Search Giant’s Cloud Ambitions
GCP Next 2017: Google will continue with its European and UK expansion plans despite Britain’s decision to leave the EU
Google Cloud Will Be Ready For GDPR In May 2018
GCP Next 2017: Google wants to make life easy for European companies migrating to the cloud
UK And 14 Other EU States ‘Oppose’ Minimum Spectrum Licences Ahead Of 5G
15 EU countries claim minimum 25 year licences would stifle innovation and flexible in the mobile sector