Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US(autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl)

269 points by the-dude 2 years ago | 227 comments

EU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2(engadget.com)

52 points by vrganj 2 months ago | 41 comments

Facebook denies cookie tracking allegations (2011)(zdnet.com)

29 points by malikNF 3 years ago | 6 comments

Our startup received GDPR violation “notice”(jitbit.com)

22 points by jitbit 3 years ago | 6 comments

Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs(rheinmetall.com)

87 points by giuliomagnifico 3 years ago | 124 comments

Internet's biggest annoyance: Cookie laws should target browsers, not websites(nednex.com)

543 points by SweetSoftPillow 1 year ago | 516 comments

An opinion article arguing that cookie consent laws should be implemented at the browser level rather than requiring every website to show consent banners.

EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon(bloomberg.com)

40 points by blondie9x 28 days ago | 39 comments

Bloomberg article reporting that electric car sales in Europe are surging as gasoline prices reach about $10 a gallon.

Automakers are starting to admit that drivers hate touchscreens(slate.com)

1159 points by NN88 3 years ago | 826 comments

Slate article on automakers like VW, Porsche, Nissan and Hyundai bringing back physical buttons as drivers reject touchscreen controls.

Car companies are in a billion-dollar software war(insideevs.com)

407 points by rntn 1 year ago | 710 comments

InsideEVs feature on how car companies are spending billions on in-house software efforts, with most struggling and some faring better than others.

How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs(lectronz.com)

1568 points by l-one-lone 2 months ago | 971 comments

Blog post by Lectronz founder Alain Pannetrat arguing that European Union regulations are harming makers and small hardware micro-entrepreneurs.

Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed by Mozilla(foundation.mozilla.org)

520 points by sandermvanvliet 3 years ago | 254 comments

Mozilla Foundation blog post reporting that all 25 car brands it reviewed, including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota, failed its privacy test.

Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives(spectrum.ieee.org)

425 points by bookofjoe 1 month ago | 749 comments

IEEE Spectrum article by Lawrence Ulrich arguing that evidence shows autonomous cars save lives and could prevent 580,000 deaths a year.