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Global expert in cognitive technology DataRPM is hosting two panels in Germany covering how big data, AI, the IoT, and...

France has led a European charge to start taxing tech giants like Google and Facebook on the revenue they earn...

Following examples set by other European countries, the Irish Government & Police is increasingly asking Google to delete users' data..

Irish law, and Facebook's string of European offices, is "undermining" Germany's privacy protection laws, according to Germany authorities.

As Facebook looks to hire 100 new employees in 2013 it has released a video showing what it's like to work in their European Headquarters in Dublin.

In Ireland , Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec, Twitter, PayPal, and Intel need to fill thousands of jobs, and they're looking over sees for applicants.

Facebook can force its users to use their real names on the site but a German data protection agency believes this shouldn't be the case.

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.

As more governments request access to Twitter's data the company warns that such requests are having "a serious chilling effect on free expression."

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

Facebook is giving users more control over their security settings with the launch of a privacy dashboard on the site's iconic blue bar.

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's recently released Google Maps app for iOS may be in breach of European data protection law, according to a German data protection firm.

Thousands of wills from serving World War One servicemen have gone online for the first time on the Irish National Archives' website.

What data have international governments asked Google for access to or removal of - let's have a look.

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.

Spotify has officially launched in its 16th country, Ireland; binging the service to over 661 million users around the world.