3 May 2017 — The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned that the threat of cyberattacks facing German companies are not taken seriously. Mr Maassen has called for greater powers for Government authorities to tackle cybersecurity threats but that more must be done by the private sector.

Also in Germany this week an administrative court has upheld a ban on the transfer of data between WhatsApp and Facebook. The original ban prevented the two companies from exchanging client data without the consent of customers following the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook… 

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