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Now playing Next The Cube TikTok subject of Dutch data protection probe The watchdog say they will “examine whether TikTok adequately protects the privacy of Dutch children”. 12/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Contact tracing apps are becoming a trade-off between public safety and individuals’ privacy ǀ View As the trial of NHSX’s contact tracing app kicks off on the Isle of Wight before national roll-out in weeks, Julian Hayes and Andrew Watson consider if data protection in the UK has become another casualty of coronavirus. 12/05/2020
Now playing Next World News Euroviews. The Kremlin is trying to force Twitter and Facebook to store data locally. It’s not alone ǀ View Required storage of data in a certain location might seem like the anti-internet openness pipe dream of an authoritarian government. But, that could not be further from the truth, with governments from New Delhi to Washington also implementing or considering rules that mandate local storage of data. 20/02/2020
Now playing Next World News Artificial intelligence: How is the EU planning to catch US and China? Will the new strategy allow Europe to catch up with the US and China while protecting citizens from the risks of artificial intelligence? Euronews takes a look. 19/02/2020
Now playing Next Norway Grindr, OKCupid and Tinder dating apps 'leak personnal data' There are "serious privacy infringements", according to a consumer association. 14/01/2020
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Now playing Next Portugal Brittany Kaiser: ‘Improve digital literacy' to protect your data Improving digital literacy is key to protecting your online data from being exploited, whistleblower Brittany Kaiser told the Web Summit in Lisbon. 07/11/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Big tech achieving “quantum supremacy” for the first time is bad news for our privacy ǀ View Google announced it reached “quantum supremacy," a technological achievement that has huge repercussions, not only for the company and its role in the world but for all of us individuals who want to maintain a semblance of the right to privacy. 28/10/2019
Now playing Next Germany ‘An open door’: Millions of health records ‘unprotected online’ Investigative journalists have found poor security has left the medical records of millions of patients worldwide totally out in the open. 17/09/2019
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Now playing Next Next Series Quantum tech promises 'unhackable' phones and super-secure networks In partnership with The European Commission Quantum technologies promise a profound change in our digital lives. By harnessing the power of quantum physics, they can create absolutely un-hackable microchips and totally secure communication networks and they are being developed here in Europe 29/07/2019
Now playing Next Partner content Boeing's woes, the safety of personal data and cybersecurity concerns Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai Can Boeing bounce back after two fatal crashes? Plus meet the Ivy league dropout who set up a thriving marketing business and why cybersecurity is it keeping business leaders awake at night. 24/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Facebook to pay record $5 billion US fine over privacy violations Social media giant Facebook has been slammed with a record fine of more than €4 billion over privacy violations, but will this be enough to change how Facebook handles users' privacy data? 24/07/2019
Now playing Next World News FaceApp: Are security concerns around viral app founded? | #TheCube FaceApp has gone viral this week, but many users on social media have raised concerns surrounding privacy and facial recognition. Do these concerns have any basis? 17/07/2019
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: data privacy vs surveillance transatlantic clash "The whole case is about NSA surveillance. If you share data with one of the big tech companies like Facebook or Google, they have to forward that information to the US security services in a way that is oftentimes described as mass surveillance," Austrian lawyer Max Schrems tells Euronews. 08/07/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom British Airways faces fine of more than €200 million over data breach After roughly 500,000 users' data was compromised in 2018, British Airways faces a fine of £183.39 million (€204.6) by the UK Information Commissioner's Office. 08/07/2019
Now playing Next State Of The Union New far-right alliance in European Parliament Before the European elections there was a lot of talk about a nationalist wave – well, that didn't quite materialize, but the far-right parties see themselves as a force to be reckoned with. This week they gave birth to a new parliamentary group. 14/06/2019
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: Companies, EU citizens still adapting to GDPR data regulati The General Data Protection Regulation has shaped the way companies handle the personal data of EU citizens since 2018. Some are still adapting to the rules though. Learn more by watching The Brief from Brussels. 13/06/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. A year on, Cambridge Analytica still remains topical – even from beyond the grave ǀ View Has data-driven electioneering fundamentally changed since the [Cambridge Analytica] scandal broke? Or is it still business as usual? 25/04/2019