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Teenage 'Gossip' app sparks alarm in France

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:09:36 +0200

An app that was created to spread loose talk and idle rumours and gossip has been taken offline in France after it divided students and even saw the education minister weigh in.

France threatens to fine Google over privacy

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:48:00 +0200

France's national data protection agency on Thursday threatened to hit Google with a fine of up to €150,000, unless the US internet giant brought its privacy policies in line with French law within three months.

French minister: Amazon 'destroys' bookshops

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:33:00 +0200

French culture minister Aurelie Filippetti slammed online retail giant Amazon as a "destroyer" of bookshops on Tuesday. It's another example of the government's fraught relationship with US multinationals like Amazon, Google and Apple.

France takes on Google over privacy laws

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:59:00 +0200

BREAKING: Authorities in France, along with five other European countries, have taken steps to force US internet giant Google to comply with EU privacy rules, France's CNIL data protection agency said on Tuesday.

Online card fraud mushrooms in France

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:26:54 +0200

Over 60 percent of all bank card fraud in France happens online, despite internet transactions making up just 8 percent of the national total.