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”.
Publishers Considers Anti-Trust Action Over Google Following the Law Drew Wilson | September 28, 2019 French and German publishers are teaming up, calling Google following the law a violation of competition laws. They doubled down on their “blackmail” comments.
Day 4 of Article 13 Passage: France Quickly Moves to Implement Filtering Drew Wilson | March 30, 2019 The laws aren’t meant to be implemented until 2021, but for France, the demise of the open Internet can’t come soon enough. They want to implement censorship quicker then that.
Germany Surrenders to France, Article 11/13 Now Moves Ahead Drew Wilson | February 5, 2019 Germany, a key factor in the stalled negotiations, has surrendered to Frances demands. This is allowing article 11 and article 13 to move forward.
