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Google has been hit by a record-breaking $5 billion antitrust fine by the European Union regulators for abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system and thwarting competitors.
That’s the largest ever antitrust penalty.
Though Android … Continue reading EU Fines Google Record $5 Billion in Android Antitrust Case
The internet bigwigs say it could do more harm than good as they balance fast illegal content removal with protection of users’ rights. Continue reading Terrorist social media posts should be removed within an hour, says EC
The antitrust fine has hit Qualcomm badly.
The European Commission has levied a fine of €997 Million, approximately $1.2 Billion, against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. for violating antitrust laws in a series of deals with Apple by “abusing its market … Continue reading EU Antitrust Regulators Fine Qualcomm $1.2 Billion Over Apple Deal
Claiming the company abused its dominance as a search engine to push its shopping service, search giant Google was hit with a hefty $2.7 billion fine this week. Continue reading Google Hit With $2.7 Billion Antitrust Fine
The debate surrounding encryption backdoors has been raging on for years with governments (that typically don’t really understand the things they are pushing for) requesting all software have government ‘secured’ backdoor keys. This is now getting more serious in Europe with the EC actually forcing the issue (in a passive aggressive kind of way…
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Continue reading European Commission Pushing For Encryption Backdoors
The debate surrounding encryption backdoors has been raging on for years with governments (that typically don’t really understand the things they are pushing for) requesting all software have government ‘secured’ backdoor keys. This is now getting more serious in Europe with the EC actually forcing the issue (in a passive aggressive kind of way…
Read the full post at darknet.org.uk
Continue reading European Commission Pushing For Encryption Backdoors
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Pyongyang role in heist probed; EU to discuss laptops ban; social media rapped on terrorism
The European Commission is drafting new cybersecurity requirements to beef up security around so-called Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as Web-connected security cameras, routers and digital video recorders (DVRs). News of the expected proposal comes as security firms are warning that a great many IoT devices are equipped with little or no security protections. Continue reading Europe to Push New Security Rules Amid IoT Mess
France’s and Germany’s Interior Minister are urging the EU to consider implementing a law to get companies to decrypt encrypted communications. Continue reading France, Germany Call for European Decryption Law
Google faces a record anti-trust penalty of about 3 BILLION Euros (US$3.4 Billion) from the European Commission in the coming days, according to reports.
After 7-years of the investigation, the European Commission filed anti-trust charges against Goog… Continue reading Google to Face a Record $3.4 Billion AntiTrust Fine in Europe