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FI-WARE Launches $109M Fund to Keep Tech Startups Innovating in Europe

The European Commission’s open API platform FI-WARE announced a $109 million (€80 million) fund for startups using its “toolbox” in a Friday blog post. The post was written by Neelie Kroes, the Commission VP in charge of its Digital Agenda, and offers to distribute the money to 1,300 small business and web entrepreneurs starting in September. Continue reading

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Public Criticism Forces Google to Restore Right to be Forgotten Links

Google received a lot of criticism after it began removing links last week to comply with the May European Court of Justice decision granting the right to be forgotten on the Internet. A flurry of articles debating whether Google is censoring the Internet were posted as it began link removal. As of the end of June, Google had received over 70,000 requests. Continue reading

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New Google Tools Help Publishers Get Consent Around User Data Collection

Google has launched a new website to help publishers comply with European legal requirements around getting users’ consent to collect data through apps or websites. Continue reading

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Europeans Could Soon Have Expanded Data Privacy Rights Over Data Hosted in the US

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the Obama administration is seeking to extend privacy guarantees to EU citizens which are now only available to U.S. citizens, which some European politicians see as an important step towards an “umbrella agreement” guaranteeing data protection. Continue reading

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Hackers Steal €500,000 from European Bank Using Luuuk Trojan

Hackers have stolen over €500,000 from a European bank using the mysterious Luuuk Trojan. The seven-day fraud campaign was discovered on Jan. 20 by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. Continue reading

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