Posts tagged EU

EU cracks down on mobile services

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Websites mis-selling mobile ringtones and other services have been forced to clean up their acts, following a European Union crackdown. Some 301 sites were investigated, resulting in the closure of 54 and the correction of 159.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8363836.stm

Consent will be required for cookies in Europe

The fate of Europe’s cookie law became improbably entwined with a debate over file-sharing. To cut a long story short, it broke free. On 26th October, it was voted through by the Council of the EU. It cannot be stopped and awaits only the rubber-stamp formalities of signature and publication.

http://www.out-law.com/page-10510