As the 5G era is drawing near, it is important to facilitate dialogue between the security and privacy communities, and all other parties who contribute to 5G technologies, in order to provide enough protection for the 'everything-connected' world.

Consumer confidence and trust can only be delivered through transparency, based on handling a minimum amount of private data and no more.

Europeans will have the right to object to being targeted by online advertisers, to carry their data from one service to another, and to have personal data deleted if they want to.

Cyber security threats will be unintentionally elicited by hobbyists, said the EU cyber security agency's executive director.

Social network should stop tracking Belgians who aren't a member, a court said, or pay a daily penalty of €250,000.

The European Parliament has decided to stick with a compromise deal on roaming surcharges and Internet rules, giving it final approval, rather than risk reopening lengthy negotiations.

Identifying 5G projects for co-funding is a priority for the EU-China partnership.

MEPs are trying to close loopholes in new Internet legislation that will be put to a vote in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

Cloud services are not allowed to be funded under the EU's structural funds. "It's the single biggest thing we need to change", says Microsoft's Dejan Cvetkovic.

American firms that used only Safe Harbour to transfer EU data to the US could face court action.

Frans Timmermans, the EU commission vice president, said transatlantic data flows will continue despite an EU Court ruling against the Safe Harbour agreement.

The US mission to the EU has spoken out in defence of Safe Harbour, a data-sharing pact, after the EU Court's advocate general said it's invalid.