Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Rules for industries and governments aim to prevent all-out cyber breakdown.

Companies could be faced with court orders under threat of fines to find, report and remove such material on their platforms.

Attack happened an hour before Moscow launched its invasion in February.

PM Pedro Sánchez and his defense minister were hacked with spyware last year.

The Commission is set to release a rulebook that could force digital companies to detect, remove and report illegal images of child sexual abuse.

Under new plans, countries globally would be able to sign up to new laws to allow people’s personal information to flow freely between jurisdictions.

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Pedro Sánchez is first EU head of state confirmed to have fallen victim to Pegasus.

Spain’s defense minister also hit in ‘illegal and external’ intrusion.

The company valued the deal at around $44 billion.

The court will also show hearings from the Grand Chamber for a six-month pilot period.

Commissioner says her phone and devices only hold ‘boring’ information.

Madrid must provide answers or else Brussels must step in, Catalan president says.

Several EU countries already share health data, and some fear that a new Commission plan would overcentralize decision-making.

Evidence is mounting that authorities across the EU use spy software.

One of the promises of the UK’s vote to leave the EU was that Britain could make itself more attractive to innovative digital companies.

President of the Catalan government, along with MEPs, Catalan legislators, jurists and activists were among those targeted.

Critics say Commission can’t achieve strategic autonomy while awarding multibillion-euro contracts to non-EU companies.

The tech giant’s carefully crafted image as best in class is starting to crack as antitrust complaints emerge.

Von der Leyen proposes to ban Russian coal and shipping, and promises to keep working on sanctions on oil.

Belgium’s privacy authority says that Zaventem and Charleroi violated rules.

Countries want to agree on common standards on government snooping to stave off mounting threats to cross-border data flows.

Kyiv’s digital chief wants to label firms that have business in Russia.

Ursula von der Leyen and Joe Biden stepped in to push through a political deal for data transfers that will likely be tested in court.