The Council of the European Union sent a memo summarizing its thoughts on the “need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G”.
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Convicted murderer wins ‘right to be forgotten’ case
Google must remove details of a convicted murderer from its search results in Europe following a German court ruling, it emerged last week.
EU raises eyebrows at possible US encryption ban
EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.
Researchers find hole in EU-wide identity system
The EU has fixed a flaw in the powerful yet complex eIDAS digital identification system that let people authenticate as someone else.
Social media platforms can be forced to delete illegal content worldwide
The EU’s top court ruled that platforms like Facebook can be ordered to proactively seek out and delete all copies of illegal content.
Google wins landmark case: Right to be forgotten only applies in EU
Yes, people have the right to be forgotten, but only if they’re European, the top EU court ruled on Tuesday.
Politicians mistakenly vote the wrong way in controversial internet law
Members of the European Parliament appear to have materially affected the future of the internet by mistakenly voting the wrong way.
Will the EU’s new copyright directive ruin the web?
Articles 11 and 13 live on, with the dreaded ‘link tax’, ‘meme killer’, ‘censorship machine’ and all.
EU to offer nearly $1m in bug bounties for open-source software
Rewards on 15 bug bounty programs start at $28,600 and include open source software such as KeePass, FileZilla, Drupal and VLC media player.
Is Google’s Android app unbundling good for security?
If you live in the EU, turning on a new Android device after 29 October 2018 could look quite different…