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Tapping the world’s fiber optic cables

Huge masses of data flash around the world along thousands of miles of fiber optic cables. They are regularly tapped – sometimes legally, mostly secretly. While this technology is simple, filtering is a huge challenge....

France sets Google deadline on privacy improvements

Internet giant Google has been told to improve privacy for its clients by France’s data protection agency, CNIL, or face fines. The agency says Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain plan similar action. France’s...

EU commissioner defends draft long-term budget hike

A member of the EU Commission has called on Britain to declare whether it intends to remain part of the bloc in the long term. The comments come as part of an ongoing debate over...

Ford to end carmaking in UK after closing Belgium plant

Over a century of Ford auto production in the UK will come to an end, as the US carmaker plans to shutter its van plant at Southampton in 2013. A total of 1,500 British jobs...

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Inside EU Fiscal Deal

26 out of 27 EU member states have backed a tax and budget pact to tackle the eurozone debt crisis. The 17 countries that use the euro have all agreed to the deal. Except UK,...