Microsoft ‘Data Boundary’ for EU Customers Will Roll Out on January 1
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its European Union cloud customers will be able to process and store parts of their data in the region from January 1.The phased rollout of…
Europe’s Big Tech Law Is Approved. Now Comes the Hard Part
The potential gold standard for online content governance in the EU—the Digital Services Act —is now a reality after the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly for the legislation earlier this week.…
TikTok Accused of Breaching EU Laws Over Targeted Advertising Policy
Rights activists on Tuesday accused social media giant TikTok of breaching EU laws by co-opting users into sharing their data for targeted advertising.TikTok said it would change its policy next…
Google Analytics Is Losing Track of a Large Number of Users: Here’s Why
Google Analytics, the service that provides Web analytics to most of the top-visited websites around the world, is facing the heat in Europe. Italy has emerged as the third country…
WhatsApp Rolling Out Request Account Info Feature on Desktop: Report
WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out a beta update that lets users request their account information on WhatsApp desktop. The feature was initially introduced on Android and iOS to comply…
Google Finally Lets EU Users ‘Reject All’ Cookies With a Single Click
Google will introduce changes to the way it handles cookies for users living in the European Union (EU) in order to better comply with guidance from regulators, the company said…
Meta Fined EUR 17 million for Data Breach by Ireland
Ireland on Tuesday imposed a fine on Facebook parent company Meta for breaching EU data privacy laws, in the latest action in Europe against the business practices of US tech…
WhatsApp Privacy Case Must Be Decided in a Month, EU Watchdog Says
EU privacy watchdog EDPB on Wednesday gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook’s WhatsApp after its peers objected to its…