Articles tagged with: Personal and European Commission

European Commission Issues Privacy Rules for Smart Chips

..he industry today. European consumers must be confident that if and when their personal data is involved, their privacy will be impregnable also in a changing technological environment. The Commission therefore wants RFID technology to empowe more

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Europe Considering an Import Tax on Smartphones

..he EU has slapped customs duties on a range of popular products for business and personal use, ignoring an international trade agreement to keep high-tech products duty-free. Over the past four years, acting on proposals from the Commission,  more

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EU Issues Hearing Advice Over Personal Music Players

Listening to personal music players at a high volume over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage, according to an opinion of the EU Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) released today. The scientific opinion shows that 5-10% of personal music player listeners risk permanent hearing loss, if they listen to a personal music player for more than one hour per day each week at high volume settings for at least 5 years.  more

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