ECJ hears Facebook privacy case
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) began the hearing this
Tuesday of a complaint that US technology companies such as
Facebook and Google, are in breach of European Union (EU) law. The
case began in Ireland last year with a complaint by law student
Schrems that Facebook was in breach of EU law by providing US
intelligence services with the data of its EU users. It was brought
on the grounds that "mass and undifferentiated" access to
EU users' personal data under the Safe Harbour rules are a
violation of EU law and may result in the end of Safe Harbor
approvals.
US Cybersecurity bill introduces preventative measures
This week, a bill was introduced in the US which will see
technology companies encouraged to share information about hacking
threats with government agencies, if it becomes law. The
"Protecting Cyber Networks Act" will encourage businesses
to disclose information about hacks to civilian organisations for
the prevention
