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Siemens, Ericsson warn EU cybersecurity rules may disrupt supply chains
7Nov By adminNo Comments
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Siemens, Ericsson warn EU cybersecurity rules may disrupt supply chains

[ad_1] Electronics makers Siemens, Ericsson and Schneider Electric, along with industry group DigitalEurope warned on Monday that onerous proposed EU rules targeting cybersecurity risks of smart devices could disrupt supply chains on a scale similar to during the pandemic.Proposed by the European Commission last year, the Cyber Resilience Act requires manufacturers to assess the cybersecurity risks of their products and take measures to fix problems for a period of five years or through the expected lifetime of the products. The proposed rules would also apply to importers and distributors of internet-connected devices. Cybersecurity worries have spiked following a series of high-profile incidents of hackers damaging businesses and demanding huge ransoms. We are now on WhatsApp. Click t...
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Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising

[ad_1] The European data regulator has agreed to extend a ban imposed by non-EU member Norway on "behavioural advertising" on Facebook and Instagram to cover all 30 countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area, it said on Wednesday. The ban on such advertising, which targets users by harvesting their data, is a setback for U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms, the owner of the two social media services, which has opposed efforts to curb the practice. Meta runs the risk of getting fined up to 4% of its global turnover, the Norwegian data regulator said. The decision by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an instruction to the data regulator of Ireland, where Meta's European headquarters are located, to impose a permanent ban on the company's use of behavioural adve...
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Google, Twitter, Facebook Under EU Scrutiny as New Rules Kick In
24Aug By adminNo Comments
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Google, Twitter, Facebook Under EU Scrutiny as New Rules Kick In

[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc., Google and X, formerly known as Twitter, will need to adhere to strict new content moderation rules in the European Union when a new law governing social media platforms becomes legally enforceable from Friday.Alphabet Inc.'s Google said Thursday that it's making several changes to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act, including expanding access to data on targeting of online ads and disclosing more information about its content moderation operations for services like Google Search. It will also augment risk analysis for its largest platforms. Nineteen companies were designated “very large online platforms” and “very large online search engines” by the EU last spring, which means they had more than 45 million monthly users. These platforms now need to co...
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TikTok, Twitter user numbers bring them under strict EU rules
18Feb By adminNo Comments
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TikTok, Twitter user numbers bring them under strict EU rules

[ad_1] TikTok, Twitter, Apple Store, Amazon and several other online platforms have announced user figures in Europe that bring them under stricter EU regulations for policing internet content. The companies published their numbers ahead of a deadline Friday made compulsory under the new EU Digital Services Act (DSA) that puts internet behemoths operating in Europe under monitoring by the European Commission. Those platforms -- also joined by Alphabet's Google Search and Google Maps units and its YouTube subsidiary, and Meta's Facebook and Instagram units -- all said they had more than 45 million monthly active "recipients" of their services. That is the threshold above which they are categorised as a "Very Large Online Platform" (VLOP) or a "Very Large Online Search Engine" (VL...
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