A judge’s decision to allow a man experiencing alleged harassment over the internet to serve legal claims to the person accused of the activity via Instagram “appears to be a […]
Continue Reading →An IT platform that will automate securities settlements across Europe has gone live. The European Central Bank (ECB)-backed project will process transactions between 21 European countries by February the ECB […]
Continue Reading →French prime minister Manual Valls will release the text of a proposed bill on digital rights to the public before it is debated in parliament, Agence France-Presse (AFP) said . […]
Continue Reading →The UK is set to reject plans to create a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) across the EU, The Guardian said . Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Privacy watchdogs in Germany have questioned whether proposed new data retention laws in the country are “constitutional”. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A ruling by the EU’s highest court could affect any future UK government plans to impose ‘universal service’ obligations on mobile broadband providers, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The planned introduction of a single set of EU-wide rules governing how much of a company’s profit will be taxed would be made mandatory as part of a new ‘action […]
Continue Reading →Some of Europe’s largest telecommunications groups have written an open letter to Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, calling for urgent reform of digital communication market regulations. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Online news providers could be required to proactively remove unlawful user comments on their stories as soon as they appear, according to a new ruling by the European Court of […]
Continue Reading →The rise in the number of defamation claims before the High Court and Court of Appeal in London last year could reflect the growing risk online platforms face from such […]
Continue Reading →Ofcom has proposed price controls for products using leased BT telecoms lines. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Measures that require broadband providers to be more open with customers about the speed of service they provide them and to let those customers terminate contracts where minimum speed commitments […]
Continue Reading →Sector-specific guidelines will be issued to help businesses understand when they must notify regulators of cyber security incidents they experience under new EU cyber security laws, the UK government has […]
Continue Reading →Retail marketplaces like Amazon and other online platforms should play a greater role in tackling counterfeiting, MEPs have said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Apple has agreed partnership deals with a number of major banks and retailers ahead of launching its mobile payment service Apple Pay in the UK next month. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →It is not clear how competition and innovation in online services would be affected if content and application producers were allowed to pay internet service providers (ISPs) for improved quality […]
Continue Reading →FOCUS: ‘Net neutrality’ rules are set to be applied to communications to and from connected cars and other ‘internet of things’ devices amidst telecoms regulators’ growing appetite to regulate the […]
Continue Reading →Computing giant Hewlett Packard (HP) is dividing up its legacy IT estate as part of moves to split its business into two separate companies, a senior HP executive has said. […]
Continue Reading →The European Commission is helping mobile health app developers to draw up a new code of conduct in a bid to ensure the apps adhere to EU data protection rules. […]
Continue Reading →Germany’s advisory body on competition law has called for “merger control” rules to be updated to better reflect the potential impact on competition where amalgamating businesses have access to vast […]
Continue Reading →Microsoft’s decision to allow EU government agencies access to information security policies for its cloud computing services is aimed at alleviating concerns organisations have about adopting cloud services, an expert […]
Continue Reading →A legal challenge fronted by two UK MPs against communications surveillance laws passed last year has reached the High Court. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Ofcom wants to withhold parts of spectrum it is scheduled to auction off to mobile operators early next year in recognition of the effect that planned consolidation in the UK’s […]
Continue Reading →The Microsoft-owned communications service provider Skype is a telecoms operator and should be required to hand over information relevant to communications made via its platform to law enforcement agencies, authorities […]
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