In Ireland , Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec, Twitter, PayPal, and Intel need to fill thousands of jobs, and they're looking over sees for applicants.
Both the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) and the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in Germany have independently confirmed today that all Facebook facial recognition data of European Union citizens has been deleted by the social network.
Google has asked international governments to be more open with how they use legal means to get access to users' information. The call comes as Google releases its latest Transparency Report, which shows a steady increase in governments' requests for users' data.
Google Shopping is beginning its transition to a commercial model in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Brazil, Australia, and Switzerland next month - a transition that was completed in the United States in October 2012 - meaning that, for the first time, merchants in said 10 countries must pay to have their products listed on Google Shopping.
The Irish Government has announced an investigation into whether "regulation" is need of public social media comments & their use by the mainstream media
A German Data Protection office has ordered Facebook to immediately allow users operate the site with pseudonyms saying the its real name policy is unacceptable.
Google has warned that "Government surveillance is on the rise" in its latest Transparency Report which shows a dramatic increase in governments' request for access and removal of users' data.