France

France Getting Battered By DDoS Attacks

France is seeing massive amounts of DDoS traffic going through its networks, thanks to sizeable hits on the country's popular…

11 years ago

Angela Merkel Proposes Secure European Communications Network

Pan-European network would help improve data security following recent NSA snooping allegations

11 years ago

800,000 Orange France Customers Face Cyberattack

Details of 800,000 Orange France users hacked, leaving customers at risk of phishing attacks

11 years ago

French Watchdog Fines Google Over Data Privacy Policy

CNIL hits Google with a record fine for failing to amend its privacy policies

11 years ago

UAE Alleges US Backdoors Found In Its Spy Satellites

The United Arab Emirates has allegedly discovered two US-supplied 'security compromising components' in French-provided military satellites

11 years ago

French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA

France complains of NSA surveillance - but has given French intelligence services more powers to monitor calls and emails

11 years ago

Bitcoin Value Slumps Following Chinese Bank Ban And French Concerns

Chinese government says banks can't use Bitcoin, while the French central bank says its too risky to use electronic currencies

11 years ago

French Government Outraged At The Extent Of NSA Spying

Prime Minister demands to know why the US spy agency recorded more than 70 million French phone calls in 30…

11 years ago

After PRISM, France’s Laurent Chemla Offers Secure Email

Could French activist Laurent Chemla's CALIOP fill the gap left by Lavabit and Silent Circle?

11 years ago

France’s Own ‘PRISM’ Spies On Email And Phone Calls, Says Le Monde

French spies are storing hoards of citizens' communications data and they might be breaking the law

11 years ago

LeWeb 2013: Good Barber Warns Of Start-Up Trouble In France

Jerome Granados of Corsican-based app shop Good Barber, warns that President Hollande may stifle startups

12 years ago

France Will Tax Smartphones To Support Culture

Across the channel the government is mulling a new tax on smartphones and tablets to protect French culture

12 years ago

France Blocks ‘Ravenous’ Yahoo Dailymotion Deal

A French minister compared Yahoo to a ravenous predator wanting to devour a French startup

12 years ago

If France Brands Skype A Telco, It Blocks Progress!

If the French regulator forces Skype to register as a telco. it wil reflect badly on France, says Andreas Bernstrom

12 years ago

French Authorities Say Skype Must Register As Telco

Skype to be investigated after failing to respond to regulator's requests

12 years ago

Smartphone Users At White Cliffs Of Dover Incur Roaming Charges

Residents and tourists in Kent are unwittingly roaming while still in the UK

12 years ago

France Pledges £17Bn For Superfast Broadband

President Francois Hollande has pledged nearly 20 billion euros to kick-start superfast broadband in France

12 years ago

Google Resolves France Media Spat With €60m Fund

Google has reached an arrangement with French news organisations to create a €60m fund backing online innovation

12 years ago

Loic Le Meur: Internet Of Things Is Making Huge Impact On Silicon Valley

LeWeb founder says Internet of Things is a big challenge

12 years ago

Report: US Implicated In French Government Spyware Infections

Something resembling the Flame malware appeared on French government systems this year

12 years ago

Poll: Should Twitter Censor Neo-Nazis… Or Nick Griffin?

While a petition tries to get Griffin off the service, Twitter is censoring other users

12 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Europe’s Tech Pioneers

How well do you know European tech history? Our quiz takes in the inventors of radio, telephony and computing!

12 years ago

EU Watchdogs Order Google Privacy ‘Upgrade’

Google has to give users more control, says the EU

12 years ago

TechWeekEurope Shows Tech Strength Of Europe: Gallery

BRITAIN: NetMediaEurope's editors, from five countries across Europe gathered in London

12 years ago

Free Mobile: Making British Mobile Users Wish They Were French?

FRANCE: Free shook up Internet provision, spearheaded triple-play services, and slashed mobile bills

12 years ago

Anonymous Pledges Revenge After French Firm Trademarks Logo

Anonymous targets a French firm that took its logo and stuck it on a T-shirt

12 years ago

Alcatel-Lucent Posts Huge Losses, Cuts 5,000 Jobs

Launches the “Performance Program” to fix its financial health

12 years ago

France Fines Google For Offering Free Maps

Google Maps is deemed anti-competitive in France

13 years ago

Samsung Fails To Block Sale Of iPhone 4S In France

French court calls Samsung's injunction request against the iPhone 4S "out of proportion"

13 years ago