Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Porn industry giant protests Paris’ measures to verify the age of users.

John Miller discussed exporting a sensitive encryption device from the U.S. to China in a blender, U.S. authorities said.

Beijing’s espionage on Dutch semiconductors and other high-tech areas is “intensifying,” Ruben Brekelmans tells Reuters at Shangri-La Dialogue security forum.

EU also slams Beijing for “malicious cyber campaign.”

The EU wants to compete with the U.S. and China on artificial intelligence. But critics say policymakers haven’t planned for the sector’s extreme water demand.

Calls for tightening of bloc’s sanctions regime after Kontron was able to export millions in sensitive telecoms tech to its Russian arm in late 2023.

Attacks ramped up after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

The EU executive is creating a new category of “small mid-cap” companies as it continues a deregulation push.

Proposed changes to the GDPR, it is feared, could open a Pandora’s box of EU tech lobbying.

Belgian authorities want to investigate five MEPs over cash-for-influence case, officials say.

Brussels highlights potential for cooperation in energy, telecoms, steel, semiconductors and cars.

There have been at least three attempts to abduct crypto sector leaders or their family members since the start of the year in France.

“How else could it be done?” asks EU official — via WhatsApp — as text messages start to come under the microscope.

Bruno Retailleau will meet with entrepreneurs Friday after a particularly brazen incident on Tuesday was caught on camera.

General Court judgment could have huge repercussions for Commission president. It’s a “slam dunk” for transparency, says MEP.

Putting distance between humans and taking life on the battlefield is making some countries trigger happy, Amandeep Singh Gill tells POLITICO summit.

A group of volunteers is working to fend off hackers attempting to hit the Holy See.

Former Catalan president among those seeking retribution for political hacking scandal revealed in 2022.

Top intel director tells POLITICO that Moscow’s new military buildup is concerning — and Donald Trump’s election has been a wake-up call for European spies.

Capitals are set to weaken rules that would require them to scrutinize foreign investments in sensitive technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, a draft document shows.

The continent needs to focus on cheaper satellites to stay in the space race, NATO’s Admiral Pierre Vandier tells POLITICO.

The US has similar concerns over how Chinese authorities can access data from the popular app.

Video-sharing app had for years claimed it did not store European personal data on servers in China.

Political rival to Samuel Cogolati reportedly approached by Chinese intelligence.