Manufacturer's organisation EFF is urging Britain’s manufacturers to get to grips with REACH, a European Directive banning certain chemicals, "or face the prospect of unlimited fines or prison", it said. Not to be confused with RoHS ...
The new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) is to officially open on Friday, 11 January, at the European Police Office (Europol) in the Hague in the Netherlands. "The Cybercrime Centre will give a strong boost to the EU's capacity to fight ...
Tags: Cybercrime, internet, online crime, online communication
Firms such as Facebook and Google may have to significantly rein in their use personal data if European Union lawmakers get the go-ahead to give users more control over their data. In a report seen by Reuters, Jan Philipp Albrecht, a ...
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A new cyberlaw issued by the President of the United Arab Emirates this week provides for the imprisonment of political dissidents, according to information on the law from the government-run Emirates News Agency, also known as WAM ...
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN body that has played a standards-setting role for global telecommunication networks over the decades, Wednesday night suffered a website attack that severely disrupted a conference to ...
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The European Parliament has rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta), blocking its route to becoming law in European Union member states. The vote is the first time the body has exercised its Lisbon Treaty ...
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Free mobile apps pose a serious threat to privacy because of their ability to capture large amounts of user information, a study has revealed. Free mobile applications are 401% more likely to track user location and 314% more likely to ...
Tags: free mobile apps, Juniper Networks, information, applications
Colombian textile sector is expected to get a boost once the EU-Colombia free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force. Earlier this month, the European Parliament gave green signal for FTAs with Colombia, Peru and six Central American ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The European Cyclists' Federation scored a big win Tuesday when the European Parliament opened the door to billions of euros for investments in cycling projects. The Parliament's tourism and transport ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The European TwoWheel Retailers' Association is hosting a meeting on Jan. 10 in Brussels to clear up any confusion around the new e-bike legislation. The six-hour schedule includes time with ...
Tags: e-bikes, The European TwoWheel Retailers'Association, battery
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a new patent law to provide one regulation and one court to cover inventions across the European Union (EU). Currently EU citizens can either apply for a national patent in their own country ...
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European MPs are the latest grouping to voice concerns that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) could get control of the internet through its coming revision of telecoms rules. The UN agency is updating its International ...
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European regulations aimed specifically at limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coatings have been mainly confined to decorative paints and the manufacture of the coatings themselves. The last piece of major ...
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The steel industry is essential for growth and prosperity in Europe. It is in the interest of the whole European Union and its manufacturing sectors to have a competitive steel industry and to secure supply through domestic production. ...
A group of activists have banded together to protect the Internet from what they see as bad legislation, with a focus initially on copyright enforcement proposals. Members of the new Internet Defense League hope they can harness the ...
Tags: Internet, bad legislation, copyright enforcement proposals