The new deal has been agreed by European MEPs and the EU council presidency (currently occupied by Denmark) to set into motion a plan to cap roaming data charges in EU member states but it still needs approval from the wider EU Parliament in May before going into effect from the 1st of July this year. The proposal states that the cap would be lowered every year until 2014,...
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Over earlier this week, we reported that the European Union France-led investigation stated that Google’s new privacy policy may violates the European Law, confirming over on this EU justice commissioner Vivian Reading says it breaches the union’s law. Google, whose new single policy is into effect since from yesterday, March 1st – consolidating 60 products different...
This is how the things happens exactly Microsoft and “several other firms” has reportedly lodged a formal complaint to EU antitrust regulators about Google’s social network, Google+, reports Reuters. Reuters cites “two people familiar with the matter” as its source, in a move that could see European regulatory bodies extend its investigations into the company. EU...
Following the signing of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACT) by Twenty-two states of European Union during the ceremony in Japan, which is considered to be somehow or even more effective than SOPA and PIPA – if came into existence in near future. The signing has yet to be ratified by EU commission and is scheduled to be debated in coming June. Following the signing,...
Twenty-two states of European Union have attended the ceremony in Japan and signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on Thursday, January 26. An ACTA is a global treaty that is somehow similar to SOPA and PIPA – which try to normalize copyright protection and IP standards. Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nakano expressed his welcome for the signing on the Agreement...
