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EU says it won't raise social media age to 16
News Each of the organisation's member states will be able to set their own age limits for the social networks
By Adam Shepherd Published
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EC launches proposals for single digital market
News EC to revise copyright and eCommerce regulations
By Rene Millman Published
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EU reaches milestone agreement on cybersecurity rules
News Council of Europe and European Union agree first regulations on cybersecurity for 28-nation bloc
By Jane McCallion Published
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Two thirds of companies will reassess data policies
News More than half of companies don't think they will be able to meet new EU data protection regulations coming into force in 2017
By Clare Hopping Published
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Facebook changes cookie rules for Belgium
News Users will have to log in if they want to view any content on the site and non-user cookies will not be tracked
By Clare Hopping Published
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EU Brexit could cost UK firms £1.6 million each
News Warnings over costs and data protection as businesses unprepared for possible exit from Europe
By Rene Millman Published
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Google blames search “monopoly” on bug
News Glitch was responsible for Yelp and TripAdvisor getting buried in search results, claims search engine giant
By Rene Millman Published
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Law firm calls for EU to rethink health data policy
News Proposed reforms may prevent apps being able to freely access data generated by health wearables
By Clare Hopping Published
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EU centralises European open data through one portal
News Open Data Portal will enable public sector bodies to share information
By Rene Millman Published
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US and EU must reach new Safe Harbour deal by January 2016
News EU regulators committed to "coordinated enforcement actions" against violators
By Rene Millman Published
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EU calls EU Passenger Name Record 'unreasonable'
News The plans to track passenger details is also unjustified, even though it's designed to combat terrorism
By Clare Hopping Published
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Uber at the ECJ - will Europe share or shaft?
Analysis Europe's highest court is set to rule on whether Uber is offering an illegal service. What could the outcome mean for the sharing economy?
By Jane McCallion Published
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