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How Europe's proposed privacy rules could cost you
If there is considerable evidence that America's upcoming generations do not care much about privacy, why should CIOs care about it?For those whose companies do business across the Atlantic, the
Proposed E.U. data rules include 2 percent fine for lost data
Under a proposed update to the European Union's data protection law, companies could be fined as much as 2 percent of their annual sales for losing personal data or processing sensitive information
Spotlight: Facebook rejects claim that facial recognition violates German privacy law
The Data Protection Authority in Hamburg, Germany has threatened to fine Facebook over its facial recognition technology. Facebook responded by telling The Register that it rejects "any claim that we
Research projects take broader look at cloud challenges
As companies continue to examine the risks and benefits of moving their applications to cloud-based services, there are two new concerted efforts underway to take a broader look at the challenges
Europe, United States eye tighter online privacy rules
Recent data breaches at Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) and Facebook have spurred European regulators to call for tighter rules safeguarding private data, reports Eric Pfanner at The New York Times. Burgeoning
EU opens antitrust probe of Google
Google's lawyers can never take a day off. The company gets sued in U.S. courts, it faces U.S. regulatory panels aiming to restrict its activities or its hauled before Congress to testify about
Google declares war on Microsoft
Google is seeking to join a European Union antitrust case against Microsoft that claims the software giant is unfairly trying to stifle the web browsers of competitors. The case, initiated by the
Samsung launches touchscreen F490
Ah, another day, another touchscreen phone. What we've got here is the Samsung F490, a pricey touchscreen device with some decent specs. Looks like it boasts a 3.2" touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera,
Internet gambling downsized
CIOs should have no fears that employees will be diverted during the workday to online gambling from overseas. A new agreement between the United States, the European Union, Japan and Canada will
Dell upgrades to Ubuntu 7.10
How good is Ubuntu 7.10, aka "Gutsy Gibbon" ? Good enough for Dell, apparently. The hardware vendor has
