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GDPR: Fines increased by 40% last year, and they're about to get a lot bigger
Non-compliant businesses, beware: analysts say that regulators are about to get much tougher with GDPR enforcement.
GDPR: German laptop retailer fined €10.4m for video-monitoring employees
NBB (notebooksbilliger.de) described the GDPR fine "as wrong as it is irresponsible."
Australian Home Affairs Minister takes issue with EU Electronic Communications Code
Peter Dutton says unintended consequences of the new code will inadvertently make it easier for criminals to abuse children online.
Data can still flow freely between Europe and the UK. But for how much longer?
The new Brexit deal establishes a six-month transition period for data flows, but what will happen when the bridging agreement ends is still up for debate.
Finland says hackers accessed MPs' emails accounts
The Finnish Parliament cyber-attack took place around the same time Russian hackers breached the Norwegian Parliament's email system.
Same-day shipping by drone: This international air delivery network has ambitious plans
Emerging drone technologies can help supply chains become lockdown-proof during the pandemic.
These new smart telescopes aim to open up stargazing and astronomy to all
As interest in astronomy rises with the pandemic, a startup is looking to bring stargazing to a wider audience with Vespera.
EU proposes stricter content and competition rules for big tech with breakups on the table
Along with hefty fines for those that fail to comply.
AI: This COVID machine-learning tool helps swamped hospitals pick the right treatment
A Barcelona hospital's artificial-intelligence tool analyzes trillions of pieces of data to predict likely patient outcomes.
Google promises to expand its data centers, not its carbon footprint
As new facilities open in Europe, the company has renewed its commitment to a carbon-free future.
Ericsson accuses Samsung of swerving FRAND commitments for 2G-5G patents
The delay in contractual negotiations could set Ericsson back SEK 1.5 billion per quarter from 2021 onwards.
Romania to host the EU's new cybersecurity research hub
Romania's capital, Bucharest, was selected as host for the EU's future cybersecurity research hub.
EU agency in charge of COVID-19 vaccine approval says it was hacked
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says it's investigating a recent cyber-attack.
Norway says Russian hacking group APT28 is behind August 2020 Parliament hack
Russian hackers breached the Norway's Parliament email accounts in August this year.
GAIA-X must be more than just another European infrastructure provider, or it will deliver no value
The European GAIA-X project will be irrelevant if it does not deliver competitive business functionality quickly.
Europol’s top hacking ring takedowns
European law enforcement has smashed everything from Dark Web marketplaces to ATM skimmer rings.
Photos: Retro computer games that Eastern Europe played as Iron Curtain fell
Video games gave Eastern Europeans an escape from the harsh realities of everyday life, yet few had the opportunity to play them.
Photos: Cold War ZX Spectrum clones spawned behind the Iron Curtain
Fitted inside telephone cases, or even toy organs, these Speccy replicas were less expensive but arguably more creative than the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
Photos: Inside Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM's frozen Nordic datacenters
The Nordic countries' low outside temperatures, cheap power, and stable economies are proving hard for tech giants to resist when it comes to siting new datacenters.
10 reasons why Romania's capital Bucharest is a great place to work in tech
With high salaries, low living costs, and warp-speed internet, Bucharest is an appealing destination for techies.
Photos: Inside vast abandoned mine set to be world's biggest data center
Norway's newest white-space data center has opened in a former mine. Lefdal Mine Datacenter could become the world's largest once of three of its five levels are filled.
Inside the Museum of Failure: Microsoft's Kin to Apple's Pippin, the world's greatest flops
Coke 2, Bic's 'she-pen', and Nokia's 'taco phone' N-gage probably shouldn't have been released, but they shouldn't be forgotten either.
Photos: How FC Barcelona uses football player data to win games
FC Barcelona is focusing on data analysis to give it an edge on the soccer field and at the bank.
Photos: This Microsoft-powered store uses Kinect, Azure to show you the future of shopping
If you want to take a walk round the shop of the future, a good place to start is a supermarket located in the Bicocca district of Milan, Italy. There, thanks to a blend of gaming technologies, IoT and cloud computing, you can seamlessly interact with the products that interest you and make better buying choices.
Take a peek inside 'Europe's most advanced datacenter'
Inside an 11-storey datacenter in the heart of London's Docklands.
Photos: The counter-drone system that's been shielding Obama
Sure, you can take down a drone wirelessly or even with a trained falcon. But wouldn't you rather use a massive Nerf gun that can shoot down the target by trapping it in a net?
Photos: Move over Google Earth, this 3D map shows our world in razor-sharp detail
Researchers have collected five years of imagery from a pair of satellites to create a 3D map of Earth that captures its mountains and valleys with unprecedented precision.
Photos: Zuckerberg offers glimpse inside Facebook's cavernous Arctic datacenter
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared a series of pictures from the social network's datacenter site up near the Arctic Circle in Sweden.
Photos: From facial recognition to connected toys, a trip inside the invisible big data revolution
This new exhibition at London's Science Museum looks to help people explore the "invisible revolution of big data" and inspire the data scientists of the future.
Photos: These tiny $17 lenses can turn your smartphone into a microscope
These images show what a smartphone can achieve as a microscope, using the 1.5mm-thick Blips lenses from Italian startup Smart Micro Optics.
Huawei excluded from Belgian telcos' 5G rollouts
Orange and Proximus have both chosen to use Nordic equipment instead.
GDPR: A basic introduction to EU’s digital privacy laws
General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is here. Here's what it means, how it impacts individuals and businesses - and how to ensure compliance.
Windows 10 Enterprise offers solution to GDPR's telemetry issue
Organizations running Windows 10 Enterprise have a new option for processing diagnostic data (aka telemetry). The preview program allows organizations to take over the data controller role and relegate Microsoft to a data processor.
'Siri, what's a monopoly?' EU launches digital assistants, IoT probe
The EU competition watchdog is looking at whether top IoT providers are building unfair monopolies.
In the next 10 years, robots will take over 50 million jobs
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains how automation is putting huge numbers of jobs at risk. With new skills, however, humans won't struggle to find jobs. Read more: https://zd.net/2VlPbfk
France develops its own contact-tracing app bypassing Apple and Google's protocol
StopCovid will not use the API put forward by Apple and Google.
Will consumers be convinced to upgrade to 5G?
Although 5G has gone from hype to reality, the technology isn't close yet to taking over its predecessor. And 5G's biggest impact will be on business.
New EU guidelines: How to keep hospital IT networks in good health
ENISA has issued advice on ensuring hospital computer networks are protected against cyberattacks.
The US’ 5G response: No to allies who even think about Huawei
Scott Fulton tells Karen Roby that maybe America isn’t ready yet to defy the world with its own, USA-branded fifth-generation wireless tech. But it’s preparing to battle anyone – France, the UK, Germany, and maybe even India – who doesn’t invest in Ericsson or Nokia equipment instead, including with trade sanctions. Is all this really worth a global cold war? Read more: https://zd.net/37WE2oB
Europe unveils a new strategy for AI to show it is still a contender in the digital race
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains the EU Commission has big plans for AI -- and they may be better ones than the bloc's competitors. Read more: https://zd.net/32aYHUQ
Big data for big cities' transportation: Can it transform commuting?
Greater Manchester is the latest city to put big data to good use, managing crowds in its transportation network.
Shall AI be regulated? Google CEO explains how
Google CEO weighs in on AI regulation debate.
Study says Grindr, OkCupid, and Tinder breach GDPR
The researchers behind the study have also filed a complaint asking for Norwegian regulators to start an investigation against the dating service.
Wave of REvil ransomware attacks against unpatched Pulse Secure VPN servers
Researcher warns organizations to patch Pulse Secure VPN flaws now or risk 'big game' REvil ransomware attacks.
Last year was the worst for female entrepreneurs in Europe
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains that while investments in European tech have boomed, women's share of the overall capital has decreased – reflecting a firmly-entrenched gender imbalance in the tech ecosystem. Read more: https://zd.net/2ZXJYeQ
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