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emailBy the Numbers: Europe Reacts Swiftly to Cybercrime, Establishes New European Cybercrime Center
Posted on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 by Elaine Rigoli
The European Commission is establishing a European Cybercrime Center within the year.
Located in the Hague, and housed alongside Europol, the pan-European police force, the new cybercrime unit will focus on preventing credit fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, social networking fraud, and similar attacks. Read More
Ad Dollars Or Consumer Privacy: Which Is More Important?
Posted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 by Elaine Rigoli
Do you think about any “trade-offs” with stronger online privacy regulations? While the United States looks to the European Union for privacy ideas, Time magazine suggests that the EU’s privacy standards are associated with a 65% decrease in the effectiveness of online advertising. The article here says this is important because “advertising is how services like Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, and the rest pay for themselves.” Which begs the question: which is more important? Advertiser dollars or consumer privacy? Read More
The Cookie Wars: In Europe, Challenges to Setting Boundaries for Internet Privacy
Posted on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 by Elaine Rigoli
The cookie wars continue in Europe, with European Union regulators pushing a move to require consumers to “opt in” to online profiling by clicking on icons within ads. According to The New York Times, the regulators feel that by “having consumers opt in, rather than opt out, they will be better protected and informed about what happens with their information.” But website advertising groups contend that an opt-in requirement would require a cumbersome layer of pop-up windows, ultimately killing off online ads. Read More
Europe to Implement ‘Cookie Legislation’ for Enhanced Online Privacy
Posted on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 by Elaine Rigoli
Major websites across Europe are scrambling to implement a new rule also known as the “cookie directive” to safeguard consumer privacy online. This new law – which was actually passed in 2009 – goes into effect May 25 and requires companies to get “explicit consent” from users before installing cookies (small files that track your online browsing history). Read More
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