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Internet provider faces big GDPR fine for lax call centre checks
December 30th, 2019
A German internet service provider faces a €9.6m ($10.6m; £8m) fine after being accused of failing to carry out tough enough customer ID checks. Germany’s data protection watchdog said anyone who called 1&1 Telecom could get extensive personal information ...
EU voted in favor of controversial copyright laws; The internet could be changed forever
September 13th, 2018
The EU has voted on copyright reform (again), with members of European Parliament this time voting in favor of the extremely controversial Articles 11 and 13. The 438 to 226 vote, described as “the worst possible outcome” by some ...
Popular Chinese internet forum launching its own crypto token
July 27th, 2018
In order to regain its steadily declining user base, Tianya Club, one of the oldest social networking platform has resorted to cryptocurrency by launching its own token called Tianyan Token (TYT). The internet forum which first went live in ...
Central bankers claim bitcoin could break the internet
June 21st, 2018
Who’s right about bitcoin: the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) or cryptocurrency advocates? The Bank of International Settlements on Sunday said bitcoin is “a poor substitute for the solid institutional backing of money.” Critics in the crypto world say ...
New EU copyright filtering law threatens the internet as we knew it
June 20th, 2018
On June 20th, a committee of the European Parliament will vote on whether to proceed on a copyright proposal that some say will destroy the internet as we know it. That may sound fairly hyperbolic, but over 70 experts ...
Guidelines on hacking risks associated with internet trading in financial markets
October 30th, 2017
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recognise the need for effective cybersecurity management as cyber risk poses an increasingly significant threat to the integrity, efficiency and soundness of financial markets worldwide. Over ...
CNMV advise: Be wary of fraud through internet and social networks
October 25th, 2017
The Comision Nacional Del Mercado De Valores (CNMV), a financial markets regulator in Spain, has issued an information statement to advice public and investors regarding unsolicited investment offers. Non-registered entities may have sophisticated and fast websites. The anonymity of ...
SFC consults on proposals to reduce hacking risks in internet trading
May 9th, 2017
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a two-month consultation on proposals to reduce and mitigate hacking risks associated with internet trading (Note 1). The proposals incorporate new guidelines (Note 2) which set out baseline cybersecurity requirements for ...
Malta’s new draft law raises concerns over internet freedom
February 22nd, 2017
Several thousand people took to the streets of Malta on Sunday (19 February) to protest against a new bill that is expected to force online news sites to register with the government. The protest, organised by Malta’s opposition Nationalist ...
MOEX informs for changes in Internet connection settings for MICEX Trade/Analytic terminals
January 30th, 2017
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has issued an announcement to inform the users of MOEX terminals for Equity (MICEX Trade SE, MICEX SE Analytic), FX (MICEX Trade Currency, MICEX Currency Analytic) and Money (MICEX Trade TI) markets who connect to the ...
