Russia on Wednesday took a step toward protecting private data by ratifying the so-called Convention 108, established in 1981 and legally binding in 45 countries.

An important vote on the future of the European Union's privacy laws has been delayed again.

A coalition of international civil liberties organizations on Thursday said that some of the proposed changes to Europe's data protection laws would strip citizens of their privacy rights.

European politicians are at loggerheads following a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday that rejected proposals to store information on airline passengers.

“Improving users' experience” is not justification for using consumer information in Big Data projects according to Europe's top data protection officials.

New recommendations from Europe's top privacy watchdog could have big ramifications for Google Play, Apple and application developers.

European Union plans for new border controls will result in “big brother” surveillance a leading politician warned on Thursday.

The European Parliament's industry committee approved more than 900 amendments to proposed new data protection laws.

Europe's top cyber security agency warned on Thursday that the growth in cloud computing is a “double-edged sword”.

A new website has revealed that European Parliamentarians are bowing to pressure from U.S. companies to water down parts of a new data protection law.

New rules on cyber security across the European Union were presented on Thursday after weeks of speculation and leaked drafts.

The European Commission's long-awaited Cyber Security Strategy will be presented on Thursday and will force private companies, so-called “enablers of information society services”, to report all data breaches or cyber security incidents to national authorities.

Both civil liberties activists and a prominent child protection advocate have criticized the European Commission's Coalition for Safer Internet. The results of the coalition were released to mark Safer Internet Day on Tuesday.

The European Commission's promised cybersecurity strategy is "incoherent and lacking in focus," a member of the European Parliament who has read a draft of the proposal charged Thursday.

European Commission proposals for a strategy on cybercrime have come under fire before they have even been released.