Europe needs a shoulder-to-shoulder approach between European institutions and network operators to protect the digital world, argues Dr. Thomas Kremer of Deutsche Telekom Group. https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/opinion/how-europols-reform-enables-nsa-style-surveillance-operations/

Our democracies in Europe are under attack from all sides – and online manipulations through fake news are at the heart of this threat. https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/opinion/the-eprivacy-saga-the-false-choice-between-privacy-and-funding-online-publishing/

European businesses are rightfully concerned about keeping control of their data in the cloud. The proposed European regulation on access to electronic evidence by law enforcement (e-Evidence regulation) is an important step in the right direction, writes Kim Gagné. https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/opinion/eu-uk-cross-border-data-flows-new-digital-walls-for-the-economy/

Germany has called for global standards to protect people’s privacy on the Internet in the run-up to a "cyber dialogue" opening in Berlin today (27 June), less than a year after US intelligence services were caught red-handed tapping Angela Merkel’s mobile phone. EURACTIV Germany reports. https://www.euractiv.

Google could be forced to remove links to news stories about individuals from its search results, following a ruling today (13 May) by the European Court of Justice, backing the EU's drive to introduce a "right to be forgotten" on the Internet. https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/opinion/navigating-the-transatlantic-data-conundrum/

SPECIAL REPORT / Consumer choice to access the best services at the most convenient prices depends on the availability of competing offers, a pillar of antitrust policy that is increasingly put into question by the growing power of online “free” services. https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/opinion/i-confess-ive-got-things-to-hide/