The Federal Cartel Office says that WhatsApp and Instagram can collect user data, but it can't link that data to a Facebook account without users' consent. Facebook says the FCO's assertion "misinterprets our compliance with GDPR and undermines the mechanisms European law."
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Germany: 'Facebook Cannot Link WhatsApp and Instagram Data'
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Google's 'Project Shield' Rolled to EU Politicians Ahead of Elections
The 2019 European Parliament election will likely have more attention drawn to it due to Brexit, so Google is trying to prevent attacks such as state-sponsored phishing attacks or hacks of Google Maps to stop voters finding polling stations.
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Vodafone's 4G UAV Tracking Trial Gives Drones Licence Plates
Drones are too small to be tracked by conventional radar, but Vodafone reckons sticking a SIM in them will help.
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EU nudges networks towards home roaming with new charge caps
Dun roamin’, dun chargin’, dun legislatin’.
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Amnesty blasts UK’s ‘devastating’ Investigatory Powers Act
Oversight derided as “quasi-judicial” in Europe-wide review of snooping laws
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BT board unbothered by Brexit’s ‘insignificant impact’
Long-term effects of Leave unlikely to seriously hurt profits, board argues
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EU to scrap time limit on roaming charge plans
No more 90 day limit for "strong links"
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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield raised - along with more questions
Will Brits data be protected post-Brexit?
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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield ‘rules out mass surveillance’
...so long as your chatter stays in Europe.
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Brexit: Single market access ‘likely’ to lock in EU data protection rules
Come what, May?
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