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EU unveils plans to create new pan-Europe contract law
The European Commission wants to create a new, pan-European contract law that would run in parallel to national laws and would be aimed at increasing cross border trade within the EU. It has also vowed to press ahead with controversial consumer law plans.
25/02/2010
Google execs convicted by Italian court in shock ruling
An Italian court has convicted three Google executives of violations of the country's privacy code, handing them a six month suspended prison sentence over a video hosted on the site which shows an autistic child being bullied.
25/02/2010
Online retailers must take care with printed brochure prices, says ad watchdog
Retailers whose prices fluctuate in line with demand and with competitors' prices should not use printed brochures for advertising, according to the UK's advertising watchdog.
24/02/2010
MPs reject new privacy laws but insist on pre-notification for privacy-invading stories
Journalists should be told to inform the subjects of stories that their private lives are about to be exposed before the stories are published, a Parliamentary Committee has said. It has stopped short of recommending new privacy laws.
24/02/2010
Companies ask EU Commission to step in on Google search ranking complaint
Three companies have lodged formal claims with the European Commission that Google is acting anti-competitively. Two of the complaints relate to the way that it ranks web pages. The Commission has asked Google to explain its actions.
24/02/2010
Privacy watchdog will investigate day-to-day surveillance for Parliamentary report
Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will report to Parliament later this year on the degree to which UK citizens are put under surveillance.
25/02/2010
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