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EU to investigate transparency of Internet search results: document

April 17, 2015 admin asked-the-eight, display-search, european, european-union, flags-flutter, general-motors, internet, involving-paid, julia-fioretti, logo-outside, reap-at-least, said-on-friday, suburban-girl, such-as-google, the-information

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Internet platforms such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! will be the subject of a widespread inquiry by European regulators to determine whether they are transparent enough in how they display search results. In a draft of the Commission's strategy for creating a digital single market, seen by Reuters, it says it will “carry out a comprehensive investigation and consultation on the role of platforms, including the growth of the sharing economy.” The investigation, expected to be carried out next year, will look into the transparency of search results – involving paid for links and advertisements – and how platforms use the information they acquire

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EU says Google hurt consumers and competitors in Internet search case

April 15, 2015 creative brussels, european-union, hazel-grace, houston, internet, named-the-girls, news-conference, olivia-marie, ounces-at-birth, search-engine, search-results, texas, vestager

The European Union accused Google Inc on Wednesday of cheating consumers and competitors by distorting Web search results to favor its own shopping service, after a five-year investigation that could change the rules for business online. Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Google, which dominates Internet search engine markets worldwide, had been sent a Statement of Objections – effectively a charge sheet – to which it has 10 weeks to respond.

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Alleged UK hacking of Belgian telecoms firm was far-reaching-reports

December 13, 2014 publisher belgium, broke-late, carried-out, european-union, finance-minister, further-delayed, james-bond, networks-first, saturday-news, went-undetected

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hacking of computers at Belgian telecoms firm Belgacom, alleged to have been carried out by a British spy agency, was more far-reaching than previously thought and went undetected for more than two years, according to reports published on Saturday. News of the intrusion into Belgacom's networks first broke late last year when Belgium asked Britain, its NATO and European Union partner, to respond to allegations that its intelligence service was responsible