The European Parliament’s liberal-centrist bloc has warned over changes being made by EU countries to incoming telecoms legislation, saying they will severely…
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BT agrees to $19B takeover of EE, paving way for close DT relationship
The negotiations are over: pending regulatory approval, BT will get back into the U.K.’s mobile scene in a big way by buying…
Read MoreFacebook faces fight in Europe over new privacy policy
Last week Facebook rolled out a new privacy policy that allows the sharing of data between its various services, such as Instagram…
Read MoreWeb inventor warns against zero-rating net neutrality threat
Zero-rating – where carriers charge nothing or very little for the data used by specific apps and web services – is a…
Read MoreGoogle to give all users clearer information about data use
Google has vowed to revise its privacy policy and account settings, in order to make it clearer to people what it does with…
Read MoreDutch and Slovenian regulators nail carriers over net neutrality
While the European Union dithers over EU-wide net neutrality, some European countries are marching on regardless. On Friday Slovenia’s regulators nailed carriers…
Read MoreThe problem with Uber’s European job promises
The newly humble Uber has made its pitch to city officials around Europe by promising the creation of “50,000 jobs” during 2015…
Read MoreEU publishes details of Amazon Luxembourg “state aid” tax probe
Last year the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Amazon’s Luxembourg tax arrangements, which may be illegal. Amazon funnels its European…
Read MoreThe curious case of Angela Merkel and her EU data retention ideas
In the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the European Commission to deliver…
Read MoreEU seeks opinions on using 700MHz spectrum for mobile broadband
When it comes to freeing up the valuable 700MHz airwaves for mobile broadband, Europe’s wheels are slowly turning. Last September, former trade…
Read MoreEU response to free speech killings? More internet censorship
In the wake of this week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, which began with the killing of 12 people at the offices of…
Read MoreEU legal advisers cast doubt on data retention legality
The European Parliament’s legal advisors have issued a report into the repercussions of last year’s ruling by the Court of Justice of…
Read MoreEuropeans have two weeks to return iTunes purchases for a refund
Apple has quietly introduced a 14-day return policy for iTunes, App Store, and iBooks purchases in several countries in Europe, according to 9to5Mac.…
Read MoreEU digital economy chief downplays “Google tax” reports
Ever since Germany’s Günther Oettinger became the new EU commissioner for the digital economy, with copyright reform as part of his brief,…
Read MoreGoogle could face €15M privacy fine in the Netherlands
Google has been threatened with yet another fine in Europe over its cavalier approach to EU privacy laws. However, while previous fines…
Read MoreEU tax change is about to hammer small digital service providers
Starting in January, new EU tax rules will force many businesses offering online services across the Union to take on a load of…
Read MoreBT in talks to buy EE for $20 billion
BT, the company once known as British Telecom, said on Monday that it is now exclusively negotiating a possible £12.5 billion ($19.6…
Read MoreEU digital chief tries to maintain single digital market momentum
European member states may be keen to water down current net neutrality proposals and push back against the centralization of radio spectrum…
Read MoreHow Europe could cut Google down to size without splitting it up
Google's EU search antitrust case is a complex beast that is being overloaded by vested interests. Competition commission Margrethe Vestager would be best advised to keep her solutions simple, and here are some suggestions for what those solutions might entail.…
Read MoreLooks like the EU net neutrality debate will run into 2015
The Council of the EU, representing the 28 member states, is currently debating how to finalize the strict net neutrality rules that…
Read MoreEU net neutrality law, almost a done deal, may face restart
With a new European Commission having taken the place of the one that proposed the Telecom Package, and with that bundle of laws not having achieved final approval yet, hard-won battles may need to be fought again.…
Read MoreGoogle antitrust case: New EU competition chief wants fresh talks with complainants
Europe’s last antitrust chief, Joaquin Almunia, couldn’t settle his department’s four-year case against Google, keen though he was to do so. Now…
Read MoreSalesforce opens first European data center in UK
Salesforce.com has taken the wraps off its first EU-sited data center in Slough, England, little more than a week after Amazon opened…
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with automatically scanning Twitter for suicidal tweets?
The Samaritans Radar Twitter app, launched this week by the U.K.'s main suicide prevention charity, has good intentions. However, it's an ethical and legal minefield.…
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