A $697 million deal struck by telecoms giant Telstra for the acquisition of Asian telecoms and services provider Pacnet shows the growing interest from Australia in entering and expanding their […]
Continue Reading →UK business groups are concerned that reforms to EU data protection laws will be too “prescriptive”, according to a new report. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The four largest mobile network operators (MNOs) in the UK have reached a “binding agreement” with the UK government on measures designed to improve the scope of the coverage they […]
Continue Reading →The support that Microsoft has received from other technology and media organisations for its challenge against a US court ruling that ordered it to disclose EU-held customer data to US […]
Continue Reading →Businesses cannot raise a complaint about alleged anti-competitive behaviour by a rival with the European Commission and expect the EU regulator to investigate if a national regulator has already launched […]
Continue Reading →Data held by the Environment Agency (EA) covering the risk of flooding in different parts of England is to be made available as part of the UK government’s stated policy […]
Continue Reading →Legal experts have identified a range of challenges and opportunities ahead for UK telecoms giant BT if it progresses with a planned £12.5 billion takeover of the mobile network operator […]
Continue Reading →A new trade body for financial technology companies intends to develop a new industry code of practice that can ensure “complete data security” when consumers access their financial data via […]
Continue Reading →The UK government is to change privacy laws to make it easier for telecoms providers to send customers text messages on behalf of the emergency services that would warn them […]
Continue Reading →Consumer concerns about security and privacy are holding back the global mobile payments market, according to a study by the UK’s communications regulator. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →NHS England’s planned national patient data collection scheme could be further delayed after a group of politicians and healthcare professionals found that the public has been “inadequately consulted” in the […]
Continue Reading →Mobile ‘app’ marketplace operators should require app developers to include a link to their privacy policy before allowing those apps to be downloaded via their platform, a number of global […]
Continue Reading →Businesses that supply digital content to consumers would be able to insert contract terms that would exclude them from liability for damage caused by their content to consumers’ devices or […]
Continue Reading →The global insurance industry is “entering an unprecedented period of change”, with most insurers expecting digital technology to transform the market within the next five years, according to new research. […]
Continue Reading →User apathy about changing default passwords and poor default security levels will make routers a “prime target” for hackers as more devices become connected to the so-called ‘internet of things’, […]
Continue Reading →Smaller businesses tend to be worse off for broadband connections than average users, particularly in urban areas, according to an official report on the UK’s digital infrastructure. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The use of cloud computing by EU businesses for email, file storage and software applications is steadily increasing, although there are significant differences in adoption levels between different member states, […]
Continue Reading →UK consumers appear more likely to turn to the likes of PayPal and WePay as an alternative to traditional banking than to technology firms or retailers, according to new research. […]
Continue Reading →EU businesses increased their investment in research and development (R&D) by 2.6% on average in 2013, but the rate of growth in R&D expenditure was lower than the previous year, […]
Continue Reading →The opening of negotiations between the presidency of the Council of Ministers (the presidency) and the European Parliament on the final wording of the new EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) […]
Continue Reading →The opening of negotiations between the presidency of the Council of Ministers (the presidency) and the European Parliament on the final wording of the new EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) […]
Continue Reading →EU countries have still to reach agreement on reforms to the regulation of medical devices, according to new documents published by the Council of Ministers (the Council). Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Brand owners have faced a 45% increase in the number of requests this year for payment from unofficial trade mark ‘registers’ that provide no actual legal protection, according to the […]
Continue Reading →The proposed new EU Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive could be this month, according to ministerial papers. Read Complete Article
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