Germany

Germany May Order Facebook To Halt Some Data Collection

Germany's Federal Cartel Office is reportedly taking aim at Facebook's collection of user data from third-party sources

6 years ago

German Suspect Confesses To Mass Data Leak

20 year old student admits he was behind massive data leak of German politicians, celebrities and public figures

6 years ago

Merkel Included In Hack Of German Politicians

Personal data belonging to Chancellor Angela Merkel included in hack of hundreds of German politicians

6 years ago

Qualcomm Raises Bond To Halt iPhone Sales In Germany

Apple ordered to remove iPhone 7 and 8 models from sale in Germany after Qualcomm court ruling

6 years ago

France, Germany Abandon Plans For Broad EU Digital Tax

The latest proposal would see the likes of Google and Facebook pay a 3 percent tax on advertising revenues, while…

6 years ago

US ‘Intensifies Pressure’ On UK, Germany For Huawei 5G Ban

A US delegation reportedly visited European governments and telcos this month to urge them to lock out Chinese companies ahead…

6 years ago

German Giants Team Up To Boost European Electric Car Battery Production

Varta and the Fraunhofer Institute have joined forces in a research partnership intended to lead into the manufacture of large-format…

6 years ago

German Officials Urge Huawei Ban For 5G Rollout

German government urged to follow Australia lead and ban the use of Chinese kit in 5G networks

6 years ago

Telefonica Deutschland Calls For Vodafone’s Liberty Purchase Block

Opposition grows to Vodafone's European purchases as Telefonica Deutschland demands acquisition block

6 years ago

Germany Promises ‘Quick’ Action On Facebook Data Practices

The head of Germany's Cartel Office says Europe is set to ratchet up regulatory pressure on 'abusive' tech giants

6 years ago

Vodafone Buys European Cable Assets Of Liberty Global

Owner of Virgin Media sells most of its European assets to British mobile operator Vodafone

7 years ago

Germany Blames Russia For Foreign Ministry Cyber Attack

Russia has to change its behaviour after unacceptable actions, including cyber attack on German foreign ministry

7 years ago

Microsoft ‘To Open Two German Data Centres’

The software giant is reportedly set to open two data centres in Germany in a move that would keep customers'…

7 years ago

No Need For Google To Vet Websites, Court Rules

Google is not obliged to vet websites for defamatory content, German court rules in right to be forgotten case

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

German Competition Watchdog Calls Facebook Data Collection ‘Abusive’

The preliminary ruling, ahead of a final decision next year, could mean limits on how Facebook collects and processes European…

7 years ago

Facebook Accused of Data Extortion By German Authorities

Facebook will be forced to make technical changes if found guilty of antitrust charges

7 years ago

German ‘Master Key’ Platform To Safeguard Personal Data

New data protection platform to provide Germans with an data protection alternative to Google, Facebook

8 years ago

Oracle Germany Expansion Brings IaaS Cloud Platform To Europe

Oracle follows UK expansion with three Availability Domains in Frankfurt

8 years ago

Germany Raises Cyber-Attack Warning Level Ahead Of Elections

Germany's cyber-security bureau said it has moved to a position of heightened readiness as the autumn's federal elections near

8 years ago

Hackers Pilfer Trade Secrets In ThyssenKrupp Cyber Attack

Hackers have looted sensitive trade secrets from a German conglomerate in latest damaging data breach

8 years ago

Rackspace Expands European Reach With German Data Centre

First Rackspace data centre on mainland Europe announced to satisfy cloud services demand and data sovereignty rules

8 years ago

Telefonica Deutschland CEO Wants Looser Privacy Regulations In Germany

Telefonica Deutschland boss wants to monetise customer data, despite touchy feelings in Germany

8 years ago

Germany Asks Tesla to Drop Its Autopilot Autonomous Driving System Branding

Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt voiced concerns that Autopilot will lead to drivers not paying attention to the road ahead

8 years ago

Microsoft Opens Azure Cloud Data Centres In Germany

Microsoft has announced the general availability its Cloud in Germany, bringing a dedicated Azure cloud platform to the nation

8 years ago

BlackBerry Delivers ‘Spy-Proof’ Tablets For German Government

Sorry NSA. German government agencies to use 'spy proof' Samsung tablets thanks to Blackberry unit

8 years ago

How Analytics Will Make Germany Even Better At Penalties At Euro 2016

SAP gives Germany even more tools to boost on pitch performance at Euro 2016, but would help England too if…

9 years ago

Dropbox Opens German Office Ahead Of AWS Partnership

DACH region gets a dedicated Dropbox office, a 'natural step' in one of the company's most popular regions

9 years ago

Microsoft Will Open German Data Centres In June

Microsoft’s two German data centres will be opened on a rolling basis, with Office 365 coming in September, three months…

9 years ago

Mirantis Ramps Up In Europe With German Office, New Hires And OpenStack Engineers

OpenStack vendor Mirantis turns attention to European sales as company closes 2015 with "outstanding" growth

9 years ago