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French lawmakers vote to target online hate speech in draft bill

French lawmakers vote to target online hate speech in draft bill

Content takedown in under 24 hours.
Mathieu Rosemain and Elizabeth Pineau Jul 8 2019 1:14PM Strategy
Google cops €50m GDPR fine

Google cops €50m GDPR fine

Multinationals face billion dollar privacy complaints.
Juha Saarinen Jan 23 2019 7:32AM Strategy
Australia and France plot quantum computing venture

Australia and France plot quantum computing venture

Silicon-CMOS tech tie-up.
Staff Writers May 2 2018 1:01PM Hardware
France grooms army hackers for cyber warfare

France grooms army hackers for cyber warfare

Country under threat.
Staff Writers Apr 6 2017 11:11AM Security
France withdraws electronic voting over hacking fears

France withdraws electronic voting over hacking fears

"Very high risk" of attack.
a Staff Writer Mar 17 2017 10:04AM Financial Services
France's block of Google for terrorism melts govt server

France's block of Google for terrorism melts govt server

Forced internet censorship backfires.
Juha Saarinen Oct 18 2016 9:22AM Strategy
Google Paris office raided in tax probe

Google Paris office raided in tax probe

Faces millions in fines if found guilty.
Staff Writers May 25 2016 9:07AM Financial Services
France mandates blocking of terrorist-supporting websites

France mandates blocking of terrorist-supporting websites

Providers have 24 hours to comply.
Juha Saarinen Feb 9 2015 6:35AM Security
Europe considers building comms network to thwart US spies

Europe considers building comms network to thwart US spies

Merkel and Hollande in talks.
Staff Writers Feb 17 2014 6:30AM Security
French telco loses 800k customer records to hackers

French telco loses 800k customer records to hackers

SQL injection attack suspected.
Doug Drinkwater Feb 4 2014 7:06AM Security
Microsoft revokes wrongly issued French govt SSL certificate

Microsoft revokes wrongly issued French govt SSL certificate

Serious security breach.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2013 11:30AM Security
Microsoft revokes wrongly issued French govt SSL certificate

Microsoft revokes wrongly issued French govt SSL certificate

Serious security breach.
Juha Saarinen Dec 10 2013 9:13AM Security
French court shuts down video streaming websites

French court shuts down video streaming websites

Search engines, ISPs forced to block access to 16 services.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2013 7:01AM Telco/ISP
Google pushed by Europe to change privacy policy

Google pushed by Europe to change privacy policy

France, Spain lead effort.
Staff Writers Jun 21 2013 1:22PM Security
France considers smartphone tax for anti-piracy revamp

France considers smartphone tax for anti-piracy revamp

Will soften three-strikes piracy law.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2013 6:18AM Strategy
French energy giant to use supercomputer for exploration

French energy giant to use supercomputer for exploration

Peta-flops processing prowess.
Juha Saarinen Mar 27 2013 7:39AM Hardware
France looks at taxing user generated content

France looks at taxing user generated content

Lifeblood of the digital economy.
Juha Saarinen Jan 21 2013 7:22AM Strategy
French ISP suspends Google ad block

French ISP suspends Google ad block

Mediation underway.
Juha Saarinen Jan 8 2013 6:21AM Telco/ISP
US accused of hacking office of the French president

US accused of hacking office of the French president

Skyfall-style hit.
Juha Saarinen Nov 22 2012 7:46AM Security
Google lashes out against French pay-for-searches tax

Google lashes out against French pay-for-searches tax

Further disquiet on Google's European front.
Juha Saarinen Oct 19 2012 7:54AM Software

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