The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden stops Candy Crush maker from gathering staff ethnic data Sweden's data protection agency has banned King, the gaming company best known for Candy Crush, from collecting statistics on the ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientation of employees, even when used for promoting diversity. https://www.thelocal.se/20170519/sweden-stops-candy-crush-maker-from-gathering-staff-ethnic-data Fri, 19 May 2017 10:33:29 +0200 sweden-stops-candy-crush-maker-from-gathering-staff-ethnic-data Sweden enters fray in EU data privacy fight Swedish MEP Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and tech industry experts on Monday warned that draft legislation updating the EU's outdated data privacy protection rules pose a threat to Europe's competitiveness. https://www.thelocal.se/20130121/45734 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:19:00 +0100 45734