European Parliament calls for freezing EU-US free trade talks »

3 July 2013 | netopia

A number of Members of the European Parliament (MEPS) have called for the suspension of the negotiations between the EU and the US on a future Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) until the US has ... »

Snowden withdraws Russian asylum request »

3 July 2013 | netopia

The former US intelligence agent, Edward Snowdon, has withdrawn his request for political asylum from Russia after Putin had made clear that he would be welcome only if he stopped harming US interests... »

Paid digital news products on the rise »

24 June 2013 | Netopia

More people are willing to pay for online news, according to a survey of more than 11,000 internet users in nine countries. The second annual Reuters Institute Digital News Report published on 20 ... »

Obama defends Prism »

24 June 2013 | Netopia

During a 25-hours visit to Germany, US President Barack has justified the internet surveillance programme Prism as a circumscribed system that had saved lives by thwarting at least 50 terror threats, ... »

Prism: Facebook first to reveal US data requests »

17 June 2013 | Netopia

As the first US internet company involved in the internet surveillance scandal, Facebook on 14 June made public figures regarding requests by US government authorities for users’ data. The world’s... »

EU Scoreboard: slow but steady digital progress in Europe »

17 June 2013 | Netopia

Basic digital networks and services are now available virtually everywhere in the EU, but there is still progress to be made. The European Commission’s annual Digital Agenda Scoreboard published o... »

Mobile networks: report finds US outperforming EU »

17 June 2013 | Netopia

The EU is lagging well behind other advanced economies, including most notably the US, when it comes to mobile telephony. A comparative report written by GSMA, the international association of mob... »