Now playing Next The Cube TikTok introduces changes aimed at improving privacy for younger users The changes include making the default privacy setting for accounts with users aged 13 to 15 to private. 13/01/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU countries 'should be able to challenge' big tech firms over privacy Data protection agencies should be allowed to pursue legal action against Facebook and other firms over privacy issues, says the advocate general of the ECJ. 13/01/2021
Now playing Next The Cube Turkey investigates WhatsApp and Facebook over data privacy update The new policy means users outside the EU and UK must agree to more of their data being shared to Facebook for advertising purposes. 11/01/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU could partially halt new privacy rules to fight online child abuse There are an estimated 16 million images of child abuse on the internet - at least 800,000 of them from within the EU. 17/11/2020
Now playing Next world news Privacy activists file EU complaint over iPhone tracking A Vienna-based group has filed complaints against Apple over its use of software to track the behavior of iPhone users, arguing that it violates European Union electronic privacy laws. 16/11/2020
Now playing Next Ireland Irish watchdog probes Instagram over protection of children's data Ireland's Data Protection Commission is investigating Instagram over safeguards for children's personal information. 19/10/2020
Now playing Next Netherlands Tech multinationals sued for alleged large-scale GDPR breaches The damages could exceed €10 billion if the legal proceedings are successful, the NGO filing the cases said. 14/08/2020
Now playing Next world news Tracing apps: is privacy protection to blame for few downloads in EU? Contact tracing apps were once hailed as a way for Europe to get a grip on COVID-19 and move away from costly lockdowns. Where did things go wrong? 28/07/2020
Now playing Next world news How safe is TikTok? Euronews asks the experts Concerns over the way the China-based app store our data. Are they all justified? Here is what to know when downloading and using TikTok. 15/07/2020
Now playing Next France French Senate approves release of COVID-19 tracking app The French phone app could become available for download as early as next week if approved by the Senate. 27/05/2020
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs warn COVID-19 tracing apps must protect privacy MEPs have been looking at COVID-19 contact tracing apps - how they work across borders and what happens to the data they collect. 14/05/2020
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 StopCOVID: France's controversial tracing app ready by June The French government's tracing project has raised many questions over privacy and civil liberties. 29/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Apple and Google to harness phones for coronavirus infection tracking Apple and Google to harness phones for coronavirus infection tracking 10/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Coronavirus conundrum: COVID-19 tracking apps that don’t breach privacy European countries and developers are turning to mobile apps to track the spread of COVID-19, but they have to be careful to comply with strict EU data protection laws. 10/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Could the coronavirus pandemic lead to mass surveillance in Europe? Life has been upended across Europe. But the coronavirus pandemic has opened up a key question: where is the balance between privacy and public health during this crisis? 31/03/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Privacy is overrated. It’s time Big Tech made the positive case for harvesting our data ǀ View There are lots of people telling us how concerned we should be about giving up our data - but almost no one can tell us exactly why. And even fewer people are reminding us that privacy is a small price to pay for what tech platforms have created for our lives, economies and societies. 27/02/2020
Now playing Next Spain Why Spain is tracking smartphone users on a massive scale Spain's National Institute of Statistics has launched a controversial survey this week involving tracking mobile phones on a massive scale, without the consent of customers. 20/11/2019
Now playing Next Portugal Edward Snowden talks data exploitation at Web Summit Snowden will be speaking via live link from Russia on Monday night to launch Web Summit 2019. 03/11/2019