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700,000 French pharmacy Covid test results left publicly available

Personal information including contact details and social security numbers could be accessed by all via an online platform used to transfer data from antigen tests

Eurostar to provide contactless travel from UK to France

It will soon be possible to board the Eurostar without showing a ticket or a passport, thanks to new facial recognition technology.

France debates legality of collecting ethnicity data

Government spokesperson Sibeth Ndiaye has called for France to start collecting ethnicity data so the country can “see the reality” when it comes to race - but many MPs are against the practice, which is currently illegal.

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French watchdog warns energy firms over Linky data

Energy groups Engie and EDF have been formally warned for not respecting certain data privacy laws when using Linky smart meters, and given three months to conform.

France set to test facial recognition security cameras

Security cameras that use facial recognition technology in public places could soon be tested in France by the government, a junior minister has said.

EU vehicles could soon have accident ‘black boxes’

All new vehicles in the European Union could soon be equipped with “black boxes” that record journey data that could be used in the event of an accident, in the same style as aeroplane flight recorders.

Google fined record €50m by French data commission

French data protection commission the CNIL has imposed a record fine of €50 million on US tech giant Google, after concluding that the company had not been transparent enough with its users.

How data laws impact gîte owners in France

As a gîte owner in France, what must I do to comply with the new RGPD data laws?

New data protection laws oblige firms to act

European citizens should now be better protected from data misuse as new rules come into force giving them more control of their data and making businesses liable for keeping the data secure.

Data privacy in France: new laws

More control over personal data

Email lists will need data review

New rules on data protection mean many small businesses will have to rethink their database of contacts before they come into force on May 25

Robot vacuum sucks up home’s secrets

Robot vacuum cleaner company Roomba is sweeping up more than dust when it scoots round your rooms; its chief executive has admitted the robot is also collecting data on the house and its equipment – which he is planning to sell to companies such as Amazon or Google.

Shopping mall’s wifi spy is closed down

A Paris shopping mall has shut down its wifi spy operation where it collected data from customers’ mobile phones on which shops they visited and for how long.

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700,000 French pharmacy Covid test results left publicly available

Eurostar to provide contactless travel from UK to France

France debates legality of collecting ethnicity data

French watchdog warns energy firms over Linky data

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