EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rulesEuropean Union nations and Parliament members could not agree on AI regulations. Talks stalled after 12 hours. Discussions will restart in ...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rulesEuropean Union nations and Parliament members could not agree on updated artificial intelligence rules. Talks stalled after 12 hours. Negot...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.12 AM IST
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
AI’s defence push raises alarm bells at top enterprisesTalking Point Firms are pausing AI projects amid rising fears around data exposure, governance gaps, geopolitical tensions & dependence on ...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.14 AM IST
EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult contentThe European Union accused four pornographic platforms on Thursday of allowing children to access adult content in breach of digital rules,...
26 Mar, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
EU to delay 'high risk' AI rules until 2027 after Big Tech pushbackThe European Commission proposed easing and delaying parts of major tech laws, including shifting high-risk AI rules to 2027. The “Digital ...
19 Nov, 2025, 08.54 PM IST
EU bows to pressure on loosening AI, privacy rulesThe EU plans to ease parts of its AI and data protection rules to help European businesses compete with US and Chinese rivals. Critics argu...
15 Nov, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
Critics call proposed changes to landmark EU privacy law 'death by a thousand cuts'The changes proposed by the European Commission are part of a drive to simplify a slew of laws adopted in recent years on technology, envir...
10 Nov, 2025, 09.37 PM IST
EU looks to take lead in metaverse world, avoid Big Tech dominanceThe EU initiative comes as Facebook owner Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Apple work on metaverse products or services, prompting fears that ...
11 Jul, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
EU Commission revamps procedures to speed up Big Tech privacy probesStung by criticism of tardy privacy investigations and the Irish privacy regulator's outsized role in overseeing Big Tech, the European Com...
05 Jul, 2023, 08.03 AM IST
Irish regulator could halt Facebook, Instagram EU-US data flows in MayEurope's highest court ruled in 2020 that an EU-US data transfer pact was invalid due to concerns that US government surveillance may not r...
24 Feb, 2022, 08.34 AM IST
12-yr-old London girl can sue TikTok for privacy breach, court grants anonymityTikTok has come under increased scrutiny by several EU data watchdogs over children’s data.
31 Dec, 2020, 06.20 PM IST
Google, adtech firms targets of fresh EU privacy complaintsAlphabet unit Google and digital advertising firms are the targets of fresh privacy complaints filed in six EU countries on Thursday over t...
10 Dec, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
GDPR: Why does a law enacted in Europe affect businesses in India?Attributable largely to the scope and reach of the internet, several businesses operating out of India now have the ability to target custo...
31 May, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
ET View: India must enact a data protection law quicklyGeneral Data Protection Regulation is a new privacy law that gives people more control over their personal data and seeks to punish compani...
25 May, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
How data protection assumes a greater significance in the wake of privacy attacksThe increase in data thefts and breaches has made it relatively easier for anyone to gather intelligence about our personal lives at the co...
20 Apr, 2018, 10.51 PM IST
- EU to crack down on terror websites
EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini unveiled plans on Tuesday to beef up the fight against terrorism, granting police new rights to che...
06 Nov, 2007, 07.05 PM IST