The Irish Times

EU’s clean car plans don’t go far enough, say critics

Lack of interim targets could make electric vehicles more expensive

Wed May 18 2022 - 01:33

Airlines furious at EU’s stance that passengers cannot be forced to accept vouchers

Commission threatens to move against states for not implementing law if they fail to enforce passenger rights

Wed May 13 2020 - 19:20

Holidays, flights, vouchers and refunds: Your questions answered

Will you get money back for holidays cancelled because of coronavirus? Should you accept a voucher? What if companies go bust?

Tue May 05 2020 - 05:00

Ryanair and Aer Lingus get Government backing in call for new EU refund rules

Vouchers ‘possible’ and ‘acceptable’, Minister says in 12-country request for temporary change

Thu Apr 30 2020 - 10:30

Popular apps leaking personal data, new report claims

Norwegian consumer organisation files GDPR complaint against Grindr, adtech firms

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 11:18

Google accused of abusing location tracking tools

Consumer groups will ‘file complaints’ with regulators because of user tracking

Tue Nov 27 2018 - 06:44

Google Q&A: what is the fine for and can they afford it?

Google has been hit with a record fine and ordered to change the way in which it puts search and other apps on Android mobile devices

Wed Jul 18 2018 - 13:27

Brussels plans more legal power for consumers

Justice commissioner warns companies that ‘it cannot be cheap to cheat’ but plans to limit class actions to consumer advocacy groups

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 09:27

Facebook, Twitter criticised over failing to comply with consumer rules

Social media giants found to not have fully complied with changes sought by EU

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 12:53

Child smart watches can be hacked to track and eavesdrop on kids

Data is transmitted and stored without encryption and can be hacked, research has found

Wed Oct 18 2017 - 11:38

Consumer victory hailed after final deal done on roaming charges

Wholesale price cap set to kick in from June if expected EU approvals materialise

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 12:05

Confused about digital privacy? New EU rules plan to simplify it

Consumer body urges alternative for consumers to ‘24/7 consumer surveillance’

Tue Jan 10 2017 - 13:06

Fiat and VW face court over fuel economy claims

Issue relates to fuel consumption figures for specific VW Golf and Fiat Panda models

Wed Sept 24 2014 - 12:24