The European Commission has drafted stricter rules for app stores, e-commerce sites and search engines, while French legal action targets 'abusive business practices' more ...
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‘Dereliction Of Duty’: Tech Firms Face Tougher Rules, London Mayor Warns
Twitter, Facebook and others must take on a 'stronger duty of care' or face tighter state controls, Sadiq Khan is to say at South by Southwest more ...
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 more ...
Government May Tax Tech Companies Over Extremist Content
The government may impose a tax on companies such as YouTube and Facebook to 'incentivise' them over taking down militant material more ...
Ofcom: Mobile Users Will Be Able To Switch With A Single SMS
A major regulatory reform will allow users to switch to a new provider via text message, eliminating the need to contact the old provider more ...
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 more ...
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 more ...
Leading Internet Figures Demand Cancellation Of ‘Net Neutrality’ Vote
Vint Cerf, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Steve Wozniak are amongst those calling for this week's vote to be called off amidst a 'lack of transparency' more ...
Government To Place Limits On ‘Snooper’s Charter’
Police will now require independent authorisation to access data, but critics say the changes don't limit 'indiscriminate surveillance' of personal data more ...
Broadband Advertising Rule Change Aims To Stop Bogus Speed Claims
Regulator rule change on broadband speed claims in effort to stop consumers being misled by ISP speed claims more ...