Online gambling safe from EU regulation
Online gambling safe from EU regulation: “The European Parliament has rejected calls for community-wide regulation of online gambling saying it is a job for individual countries.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
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EU – European Push for More Online Rights to Privacy
EU – European Push for More Online Rights to Privacy: “(IDG News Service) Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will push for a re-think of the balance between the need for security and the right…
Europeans push for more online rights to privacy
Europeans push for more online rights to privacy: “Members of European Parliaments will push for a rethink of the balance between the need for security and the right to privacy on the Internet. (Via Macworld.)
Encouraging European e-commerce
Encouraging European e-commerce: “Posted by Simon Hampton, Director of European Public Policy and Government Relations Europe benefits from a single currency and a single market, yet few Europeans use the Internet to shop for deals…
EU – Barriers to E-commerce
EU – Barriers to E-commerce: “(RAPID) A new report on Barriers to E-commerce, presented by EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, shows that online shopping is increasingly popular in the EU, but warns that barriers to…
EU – Child abuse image trade targeted
EU – Child abuse image trade targeted: “(BBC) Profits made by peddlers of child sex abuse images are being targeted by a pan-European alliance. The European Financial Coalition brings together payment firms, law enforcement agencies…
EU nations oppose extension of data breach notification law
EU nations oppose extension of data breach notification law: “The Council of Ministers of the 27 EU nations has rejected plans that would expand the scope of a European Union security breach law beyond telecoms…
Europe ditches Skype probe
Europe ditches Skype probe: “ Calling for clarity Eurojust – the EU body for judicial cooperation – is not investigating ways to intercept Skype calls, contrary to reports earlier this week.… “ (Via The Register…
Eurojust coordinates internet telephony investigations
EUROJUST: “The Hague, 20 February 2009 Eurojust coordinates internet telephony investigations Ms Carmen Manfredda, acting National Member for Italy, will take the lead in coordinating a Europe-wide investigation on internet telephony (VoIP). At the request…
Skype calls’ immunity to police phone tapping threatened
Skype calls’ immunity to police phone tapping threatened: “Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping as part of a pan-European crackdown. (Via Macworld.)