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House passes bill expanding foreigners’ data-privacy rights

'Trust is easily lost and hard to rebuild.'

On Oct 20, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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After U.S.–E.U. data-sharing deal crumbles, a new push for greater privacy

But will negotiators hear their concerns?

On Oct 7, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Power ranking the Tinder bros of Istanbul

(Not Constantinople.)

On Oct 6, 2015 by April Siese

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U.S. urges E.U. court to keep data-sharing agreement, despite NSA concerns

The international fallout from Edward Snowden's NSA revelations continues.

On Sep 29, 2015 by Eric Geller

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German chancellor urges Mark Zuckerberg to crack down on anti-immigrant Facebook posts

Zuckerberg said he was working on it, but his company won't say how.

On Sep 28, 2015 by Eric Geller

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U.S.-E.U. data-sharing agreement in trouble after NSA surveillance disclosures

The court's impending ruling could dramatically change how Facebook, Apple, and other companies do business in Europe.

On Sep 23, 2015 by Eric Geller

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John Green explains the basics of the Syrian refugee crisis

Migrants are flooding European countries, and you should understand why.

On Sep 10, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The problems with an Egyptian billionaire’s plan to buy refugees an island

An Egyptian telecom tycoon wants to buy an Island for Europe's desperate refugee migrants.

On Sep 4, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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European Facebook users can let a loved one update their profile pics after death

Facebook after death.

On Jul 28, 2015 by AJ Dellinger

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Google accidentally leaked its ‘right to be forgotten’ data

Less than 5 percent of requests relate to public figures.

On Jul 14, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Google under mounting pressure to give U.S. users the ‘right to be forgotten’

A consumer-rights group says it's the right thing to do.

On Jul 7, 2015 by Eric Geller

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French taxi drivers’ anti-Uber protests are bringing traffic to a halt nationwide

The protests even turned violent earlier this week.

On Jun 25, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The Mountain rips his shirt to shreds after winning Icelandic strong-man contest

Naturally, this latest record involved Thor ripping shirts and roaring at people.

On Jun 18, 2015 by Aja Romano

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Eurovision 2015 featured shirtless yoga werewolves and too many ballads

The best and Wurst of Eurovision 2015.

On May 24, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Google charged with antitrust violations by European Union

The Web giant could face billions in fines.

On Apr 15, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill