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ENISA Issues Seven Recommendations To Improve ICS Security
ENISA report calls on European member states to improve cyber-security measures
EU Settles IBM Mainframe Antitrust Concerns
European regulators have accepted IBM’s mainframe maintenance move after antitrust concerns
EC Forms Online Child Protection Coalition
The EC has formed a coalition of 28 leading tech and media companies to improve children's online safety
US Patriots v EU Liberals In 2012 Cloud Olympics
Cloud services could lose, in an Olympian contest over privacy between US patriots and EU human rights defenders, says Eric Doyle.
ICO Starts Blogging With A Look At Online Privacy
The Information Commissioner's Office has set up a blog to allow discussion of data protection issues
EC To Study Europe-Wide Broadband Speeds
The EC is to carry out EU-wide broadband tests following disappointing results from an Ofcom probe
First Round To Apple As Samsung Told To Pull Tab
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet will disappear from EU shelves if a court injunction is upheld
Satellite Broadband Providers Lobby EC For Funding
Satellite broadband needs public funding to close Europe's digital divide, say the vendors
European RFID Guide Sets NFC Privacy Guidelines
The PIA Framework is a guide to how privacy concerns should be accounted for in NFC implementations
EFF Demands Better Search Privacy In Europe
The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants better EU protection for 'intimate' search records
Monopolist Microsoft Complains About Google
If Microsoft wins its European antitrust case against Google, it won't be any moral victory, says Clint Boulton
Microsoft Files EC Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Microsoft claims that Google is abusing its dominance in the online search market to block out rivals
EU Shuts Off Webmail After Another Cyber-Attack
The European Government was forced to shut off remote access to email during a five-day long cyber-attack
EU Lowers Targets For New E-Waste Rules
The EU Council has lowered e-waste targets from the 85 percent proposed by the European Parliament
EU To Act On Carbon Credit Fraud And Theft
The Climate Change Committee will block the holes that let thieves take £5 billion from the carbon exchange
Terrorist Tracking Could Open Europe To US Spying
The US can access EU financial data under an agreement designed to track terrorist funds
Google’s Schmidt Looks For Anti-Trust Compromise With EC
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has said the search engine is willing to change its algorithms to head off a costly European anti-trust investigation
Britain Keeps Quiet About Data Protection Day
Friday was European Data Protection Day. Well, did you notice?
EC And US Agree On Health System Compatibility
European Commission and US have signed an agreement to harmonise interoperability of their health care systems
Report: Intel McAfee Deal May Face EC Probe
The European Commission has expressed concerns over Intel's $7.68bn deal to acquire McAfee
EC Calls For End To Mobile Roaming Charges
The European Commission wants to get rid of international roaming charges within the EU by 2015
EC Launches Formal Google Competition Probe
The EC will investigate whether Google used its dominant search position to lock out rivals
EU Chips In To Fund Symbian With €22 million
Symbian lives on with joint funding by the European Union and a new Symbeose consortium
FSF Fights BSA Over EC Support For Open Standards
The Free Software Foundation has accused the BSA of sabotaging the EC's support for open standards
EC Sues The UK Over Phorm Privacy Failure
BT’s secret trials of a behavioural advertising technology have landed the UK government in hot water with the European Commission
Europe Shows Growth In R&D Investment
Europe invested €3.8 billion in research and development and generated 54,000 highly qualified R&D jobs in 2009
EC Drops Apple Anti-Trust Probe
The European Commission has dropped its investigation into Apple's iPhone policies, after Apple relaxed its restrictions
EC Agrees New Measures For Digital Agenda
The European Commission has adopted several new measures in a bid to fulfil its goal of giving every European access to broadband by 2013
European Commission Investigating IBM’s Mainframe Business
The EC has begun two investigations of IBM's mainframe businesses