Ireland

Ireland's Supreme Court has rejected Facebook's request not to refer the pending data transfer case to the Court of Justice. With this, the EU Court will consider the lawfulness of the exchange of data from EU citizens to the US.Reuters…

The Irish privacy regulator Data Protection Commission is investigating whether search giant Google is violating the General Data Protection Regulation with the data collection for personalized advertisements. The committee announced this…

In an opinion to the Court of Justice, the Advocate General says that Airbnb cannot be regarded as a real estate brokerage company, but as an information service. This means it falls under EU rules and a Member State cannot simply impose…

Jaguar Land Rover wants to give users of its cars the choice to share data in exchange for iota cryptocurrencies. The intention is that drivers can then pay with this at toll roads, parking spaces and charging points.According to Jaguar…

The Irish Data Protection Commission launched an investigation this week into the unprotected storage of its users' passwords. In Canada, the privacy watchdog is going to court over privacy violations by Facebook.Facebook has notified the…

Intel has had one round of layoffs, the company has confirmed. The company is not reporting on the number of employees affected by the reorganization, but insiders say hundreds in the US and Costa Rica are involved.The reorganization…

Spotify is testing a subscription form where two people are on one subscription. Until now, there was a Premium subscription for one person and a Family subscription for up to six people. The test does not run in the Benelux.The Duo…

There will be no EU-wide tax scheme for technology companies for the time being. Valdis Dombrovskis, a vice-president of the European Commission, made this known by expressing some disappointment. Some EU member states have objections to…

Samsung has expanded its health app Health with some features from the mindfulness app Calm. For now, the new features are only available in English in a dozen markets.After the update, Samsung Health users will have access to more than…

Intel is willing to invest €7 billion in an expansion of its campus in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland. The investment includes an expansion of its chip factory and an increase of 1,600 jobs at the site.Intel has applied to Kildare…