EU privacy watchdogs say Facebook changes ‘unacceptable’: “Europe’s privacy watchdogs have issued a rebuke to Facebook, telling the social networking site that changes it made to the site’s privacy settings late last year were ‘unacceptable’.“…
EU Parliament calls for data rights charter: “Internet users should be able to demand that their information is removed from company systems even if it was collected with their consent, the European Parliament has said….
Online retailers cannot deduct delivery fee when making refunds: “Online shopping customers who send back goods straight away must not be charged for their delivery, Europe’s top court has said. Consumers can be required to…
US, EU to launch programme against Internet child pornography – The Independent AFP, Sunday, 11 April 2010 The United States and the European Union announced they plan to launch a joint action programme to fight…
EU – EDRi sends open letter to Commissioners to oppose Internet blocking (EDRI-gram) EDRi has written to Commissioners Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs), Viviane Reding (Justice and Fundamental Rights) and Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda) about the…
EU – European Commission calls on social networking companies to improve child safety policies: (RAPID) 50% of European teenagers give out personal information on the web – according to an EU study – which can…
EU – Implementation of the Safer Social Networking Principles: (Europa) On 9 February 2010, Safer Internet Day, the European Commission has presented the findings of an independent assessment of the implementation of the Safer Social…
E-commerce law update includes ISP hate speech exemption: “ Dispensation granted for ‘mere conduits’ The Government has published Regulations that will absolve internet service providers (ISPs) and other digital service providers of responsibility for religion…
EU Commission outlines plans to strengthen privacy law: “The European Commission is planning to beef up the Data Protection Directive, strengthening the enforcement of the EU law and including introducing new demands that technologies and…
EU – The Impact of Social Computing on the EU Information Society and Economy: “(IPTS) This report by the The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies provides a systematic empirical assessment of the creation, use and…