08-12-2015 02:00 via uk.news.yahoo.com

EU lawmakers, countries agree on bloc's first cyber-security law

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU lawmakers and member states struck a deal on the bloc's first cyber-security law on Monday that will require Internet firms such as Google and Amazon to report serious breaches or face sanctions. The deal, following five hours of negotiations between the European Parliament and EU governments, was reached in response to increasing worries about cyber attacks resulting in security and privacy breaches. The European Commission's digital chief, Andrus Ansip
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