In 1970's New York, "Serpico" was the cop who fought against police corruption. Today in Italy, it's the name of a computer system tackling tax evasion. With the country on the brink of recession, Rome misses out on over 100 billion euros a year in unpaid taxes. Yet for some Italians the system is less like a crime-busting policeman than Orwell's "Big Brother"; a dangerous intrusion into their privacy.
Facebook announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission over charges that it deceived consumers. The charges date back to 2009 when Facebook changed privacy settings, making some private user content public.
MEDIAWATCH, Tues. 20/09/2011. What is "Scarlettjohanssoning"? Well, apparently it involves taking a picture of your rear end and posting it online - stay tuned to the end to find out more! Also, Berlusconi's latest shocking declarations and a very enthusiastic Italian football commentator!
Sony is investigating claims that hackers have accessed up to 1,000,000 unencrypted passwords and customer details and posted them online, the subsidiary Sony Pictures said Thursday.
Markus Karlsson meets Google’s Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt. They discuss the first ever eG8 forum currently being held in Paris, as well as regulating the internet and privacy issues.
US President Barack Obama is starting his six day tour across Europe. First stop: Ireland, a country dealing with massive government debt...
A country that was also home to one of Obama’s ancestors.
An association representing major Internet companies - including Google, Facebook, and Ebay - is set to file a complaint with France's State Council against a decree requiring companies to keep their customers’ personal data for a year.
Online reports from Libya of the continued fighting in Misrata. A German politician exposes personal data gathered by mobile phone companies. And some extreme kayak enthusiasts post a video of their exploits online.
Is the confidentiality of French web users’ personal data under threat? This is the question currently on the lips of France’s netizens, as on the 1st of March, a new decree related to the conservation and communication of data was added to the French law for trust in digital economy, the LCEN, established in June 2004.
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year’s changed our lives for good argues François Picard’s panel in the France 24 Debate. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange grabbing headlines with their “tell no secrets” way of communicating. Is it the end of privacy… for all of us?
