Europe

The DPA has fined an NGO, and a researcher for posting raw data from Twitter accounts online as part of an investigation "without taking minimal security measures." The NGO will be fined 2,700 euros, the researcher 1,200 euros, and…
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Germany reports 164,000 new infections with the coronavirus on Wednesday. Never before have so many cases been registered in the country within 24 hours. The record comes when parliament is debating a general vaccination obligation. …
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A group of Belarusian hacktivists say they carried out a cyber-attack on the country's national railway in an attempt to block the passage of Russian troops. The group, calling itself the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans, said in a tweet…
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The European Union privacy regulator asks the EU to tighten its proposed guidelines on advertising, with limits on political ads targeting specific audiences. Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor, oversees…
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The Chinese foreign ministry has condemned a motion in the lower house of the French parliament calling the persecution of the Uyghurs genocide. The motion was tabled by the Socialist Party on Thursday and passed almost…
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Several Ukrainian government websites fell victim to a large-scale cyber attack on Friday. The attack has not yet been claimed but is taking place against the rising tensions between Kyiv and Moscow. "The official website of the…
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The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has instructed Europol to delete a large amount of information from its files. According to the watchdog, it did not meet the conditions regarding the period in which sensitive material may be…
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The auction of a sixteenth-century Italian villa in Rome causes a stir in Italy. Politicians, academics and concerned citizens want the government to block the sale. The Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi will go under the hammer…
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