Google Fined €500 Million For Not Negotiating Link Tax in Good Faith in France Drew Wilson | July 26, 2021 French regulators have fined Google €500 Million for failing to negotiate the link tax payments in good faith.
NSO Group Malware Targeted French President, Mexico President’s Inner Circle Drew Wilson | July 20, 2021 NSO Group’s Project Pegasus apparently targeted the French president as well as Mexico’s presidential inner circle.
Germany Opposes COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver, France Flip-Flops, Canada Considers Drew Wilson | May 7, 2021 Other countries are reacting to the US backing efforts to implement a patent waiver. Some countries are also backing this move.
French Privacy Regulator Fines Google €100 Million, Amazon €35 Million Drew Wilson | December 13, 2020 French privacy watchdog, CNIL, has fined Google a record breaking 100 million euros. It also fined Amazon 35 million euros.
Google Caves to Regulators, Will Pay Link Tax to Publishers Drew Wilson | July 17, 2020 The link tax got a major boost recently. Google is backing down from regulatory pressure and is agreeing to pay the link tax.
French Link Tax Decision Sparks Media Interest In Canada Drew Wilson | April 18, 2020 Reverberations from the French decision to compel Google to provide snippets on their news service and pay for it is generating media interest in Canada.
French Regulators Compel Google to Post News Snippets in Link Tax Battle Drew Wilson | April 16, 2020 The battle over the European Link Tax is reaching bizarre levels. Regulators said that Google must use snippets in their news service.
New Record Set in Cracking RSA Encryption Drew Wilson | December 14, 2019 A new milestone has been set in cracking encryption. Computer scientists have now cracked 240-bit RSA encryption with brute force.
EDRI Warns France Against Adoption of the Avia Hate Speech Law Drew Wilson | December 7, 2019 The Avia Law in France has received a lot of criticism. EDRI has gotten the chance to weigh in, saying that they, too, disapprove of the law.
French Politician’s Blast Google Following the Law as “Unacceptable” Drew Wilson | September 29, 2019 In a move to comply with Europe’s Link Tax, Google France deleted news snippets. The perfectly legal move is being blasted by French politicians as “unacceptable”.
