Groups say plans to give E.U. citizens' data to the U.S. and Australia breaches civil liberties and is a security threat
Education and parental responsibility are the answers, according to Neelie Kroes
Most member states fail to take any action on the new anti-cookie directive
By naming companies such as Microsoft in tenders for public works, administrations hurt competitors, a study shows
Free Software Foundation Europe sides with Commission against Microsoft
The European Commission's strategy for intellectual property rights provokes outrage
Investigation is thought to involve Anonymous hacker group
Commissioner eyes possible voluntary register for companies in non-E.U. countries
But figuring out how define consent may prove challenging to companies since EU guidance is unclear
A Belgian court finds that Google News breaches copyright
