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Microsoft May Be Making Antitrust Progress

Maybe Microsoft won't get fined a gazillion dollars by the European Union, after all.  The software giant is supposedly making an attempt to settle two antitrust probes, and according to the same report, even has a firm cut-off date in mind. 

European Union Scrutinizes Google Book Search Deal

The Google Book Search team may have access to all sorts of literature, but the simple term "clear sailing" is probably fading from members' vocabulary.  Another obstacle has come up as the European Union has decided to study if a recent settlement complies with local copyright law. 

EU Commissioner Pushes For Independent ICANN

In about five months' time, the current agreement between ICANN and the U.S. government will expire.  At that point, Viviane Reding, the European Union's Commissioner for Information Society and Media, is hoping ICANN will become a fully independent organization with a more international support network. 

EU Lawmakers Approve Online Child Safety Program

The vote's been tallied, and the European Union's new Safer Internet program turned out to be roughly as controversial as claiming that water's wet.  While almost three percent of members abstained, a full 96 percent of the European Parliament agreed to spend 55 million to protect children online.

EU Appreciates Google's Latest Privacy Step

It's not hard to imagine Google and the EU as an out-of-shape individual and a tough personal trainer.  Since Google decided to hold onto personally identifiable search data for nine months instead of 18, the European entity is praising its progress, but at the same time, pushing for even more of a reduction.

Copiepresse Vexing Google With $77M Demand

Storing news articles from properties managed by Belgium's Copiepresse returned as an issue for Google, as the newspaper group wants damages for Google's normal indexing of their content.

EU Says Online Travel Sites Misleading

A third of European consumers are being misled or ripped off by Web sites selling airline tickets, according to EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva."It is unacceptable that one in three consumers going to book a plane ticket online is being ripped off or misled and confused," Kuneva told a news conference.

Google Tells EU Of Devotion To Privacy

The dominant search advertising company worked on convincing members of a European Parliament Committee that its DoubleClick purchase won't infringe on people's privacy.

EU Lengthening Probe Into Google, DoubleClick

European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes isn't quite ready to rubber-stamp Google's acquisition of DoubleClick.

Google Wrestles With EU Privacy Discussion

Privacy considerations for Internet users suffer from a lack of a global standard, leaving it to companies to try and figure out what they should be doing.