Vodafone’s new £2 a day roaming fees to hit customers visiting France New and upgrading users will be charged from January 2022 as mobile operator joins competitor EE in bringing back fees
French city warned over ‘intrusive’ use of CCTV to check number plates The data protection authority issued an alert to Valenciennes in connection with its agreement with Chinese technology giant Huawei for plate recognition and image analysis systems
EU launches new plan to take on GAFAM tech giants If agreed by member states, the plan will increase the EU's ability to impose fines on tech giants Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft
news Stop unlimited internet contracts, official advisors suggest Stopping unlimited internet contracts has been put forward among 50 other environmentally-friendly suggestions by government advisory body on digital development le Conseil National du Numérique .
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.
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.
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Facebook asks users to opt-in to facial recognition Social networking site Facebook is asking European users if they would like to opt-in to accept the use of facial recognition software on its platform, six years after the function was first deactivated in Europe.