New EU digital chief Oettinger shows how little he knows cloud This article is sponsored by:
Europe's incoming digital chief Oettinger revealed a lamentable misconception of cloud privacy issues this week. Could the entire EU cloud strategy unravel?
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TechUK's technology manifesto mixes common sense with hopeless naiveté This article is sponsored by:
With a UK general election looming, TechUK wants to see some big changes made to foster the digital economy, but makes some big assumptions and claims en route.
digibyte - do US adults really want Europe's right to be forgotten on their doorstep? This article is sponsored by:
In order for a censorious edict like the right to be forgotten to have any real clout, it needs a global reach and most specifically a US one. Maybe it's in luck?
Microsoft defiant over overseas data search warrants as US judge rules against herself This article is sponsored by:
Microsoft is defiant by refusing to turn over customer emails stored in Ireland despite suffering a legal setback as US judge overturns her own ruling.
I'm right, you're wrong, says Europe's new Justice Commissioner to data privacy critics This article is sponsored by:
The new European Justice Commissioner Martine Reicherts has dismissed critics of the Right To Be Forgotten ruling as seeking to poison public opinion.
Boost for EU's Safe Harbor critics as 30 US tech firms accused of privacy abuses This article is sponsored by:
A boost for European critics of the Safe Harbor arrangements with the US government from the Washington-based Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), which is accusing 30 American companies of failing to protect data privacy in Europe.
Microsoft's pursuit of Big Data privacy law rethink deserves industry support This article is sponsored by:
Microsoft is robust in its pursuit of overhauling privacy legislation for the Big Data age, while the likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon strike a more conservative note.
99% of cloud services providers would not meet Europe's new data protection requirements This article is sponsored by:
A massive 99% of cloud services providers would not meet Europe's new data protection requirements - the shape of things to come?
25,000 pissed off Facebook users head for the courts in Europe This article is sponsored by:
Austrian law student Max Schrems has seen a swell of support for a fresh legal campaign to take class action against the world's largest social network over privacy complaints
The UK government has grand data sharing plans – prepare for the privacy furore This article is sponsored by:
With the care.data controversy still fresh in the minds of the general public, the Cabinet Office's plans to share data between government departments faces a steep uphill challenge.
UK tells EU to forget the unworkable, unreasonable, wrong right to be forgotten This article is sponsored by:
The upper house of the UK parliament has condemned the European Court of Justice's controversial right to be forgotten, setting the UK on collision course with the European Commission.
Europe preaches from data privacy bully pulpit over right to be forgotten This article is sponsored by:
The European Commission's data commissars are on a mission to get answers from search engine firms about how they'll adhere to the bad law about the right to be forgotten.
Unmasked! Italy's digital government agenda and the woman who's leading it This article is sponsored by:
Italy's just appointed Allesandra Poggiani to its most senior government IT role, just as European Commissioner Neelie Kroes urges the Italians to drive through Europe-wide digital change.
