Now playing Next Tech News Euroviews. In EU-US data transfer and privacy quarrel, the end is not in sight
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Facebook not allowed to use public data for targeted ads; ECJ opinion EU data protection rules don't allow the company to use personal data for an unlimited period of time, the Advocate General said. 25/04/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Intended highlight of the 2024 Consumer Summit was completely omitted. A European Commission initiative aimed to let Big Tech companies voluntarily commit to a "cookie pledge", which would allow consumers to make effective choices regarding tracking-based advertising models, has failed to gain traction, a Commission spokesperson told Euronews. 23/04/2024
Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. What personal info may be shared by Europe's new Health Data Space? A new European Health Data Space opens access to personal health data to non-medical third parties, raising new privacy challenges. 04/04/2024
Now playing Next Euronews Tech Talks If everything we do leaves a data trail, can we protect our privacy? From reading a newspaper online, listening to podcasts or ordering food, we add to our digital footprints daily. But how secure is our long-term privacy? 03/04/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Lawmakers to approve updated GDPR rules despite companies' concerns Tech lobby fears the updated GDPR rules will increase abusive complaints and further slow lengthy procedures. 02/04/2024
Now playing Next Business Temu's cash giveaway raises data protection fears In exchange for the £50 payment, the site gets the right to use and publish people's photos, voices and biographical information among others. 29/03/2024
Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. Deal on landmark health data space clinched in the eleventh hour European lawmakers agreed on a pioneering bill easing exchange and access to personal health data across the EU – with some privacy safeguards on data sharing to non-medical third parties. 15/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Which countries have banned TikTok and why? Many countries are concerned about TikTok's security and the platform's ties to China. This week, the United States Congress approved a bill against ByteDance's app. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News TikTok seen in US as China's tool, even as it plays down connections The bill in the US threatens the app's survival and casts a spotlight on the quandary that many private Chinese companies have found themselves in as they seek to engage Western markets at a time of souring US-China relations. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. EU Commission ordered to bring Microsoft 365 use in line with EU law The commission will have to demonstrate compliance with the orders by 9 December 2024. 11/03/2024
Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. Lawmakers call for extra time to iron out wrinkles on health data Differences over patients’ right to opt out of health data transmission to third parties scuppered all-night talks on the last health file of the term. 08/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Red flag raised over 'opaque' handling of data by NGOs and tech sector A sweeping study of the world’s humanitarian sector found that it’s not clear what rights the world’s most vulnerable have with their data. 20/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News 1 in 2 people in France have data stolen in massive cyberattack One in two French people’s data was stolen in a major cybersecurity breach - the largest ever in France - leaving 33 million at risk. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Euroviews. Sledgehammer-style age verification tools won't make the web safer The proposed technological "solutions" cannot resolve what are actually much more complex societal issues, Ella Jakubowska and Viktoria Tomova write. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare EU Policy. Belgian minister commits to framework for health data - interview For its presidency of the EU Council, Belgium wants to wrap up the EU Health Data Space dossier before the European Parliament ends its term, but concluding negotiations with MEPs on the issue remains tricky, Belgium’s federal health minister told Euronews. 30/01/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Italy's watchdog says OpenAI’s ChatGPT breaches Europe's data rules Italy's privacy body opened a probe into the company in March last year and briefly banned ChatGPT, alleging it had breached the EU's data rules. 29/01/2024
Now playing Next Business Monitoring its employees too closely cost Amazon millions in France France's data protection watchdog found the tech giant's practices breached workers' rights, fining Amazon a hefty €32 million. 23/01/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare EU Policy. ‘Guardrails’ needed for AI in healthcare, says Commissioner Speaking at Davos, EU health boss Stella Kyriakides warned of the need to draw up safeguards on AI-driven tools used in the health sector including keeping human oversight over processes. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Meta's ad-free subscription service targeted by EU consumer groups Consumer groups say Meta's ad-free service, starting at €9.99 per month, is "an unfair choice for users". 30/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News European leaders at risk of blackmail and hacking due to data sharing The report from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) highlights how an advertising technology present in almost all websites and apps, distributes sensitive data about EU leaders and personnel that could leave them vulnerable to bad actors. 16/11/2023