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Two-thirds of 250 products bought from online marketplaces fail safety tests, consumer groups find
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Six consumer groups from the BEUC network tested 250 electrical goods, toys, cosmetics and other products bought from online marketplaces such as Amazon, AliExpress, eBay and Wish. They selected the products based on possible risks and found that 66% of them fail EU safety laws with possible consequences such as electric shock, fire or suffocation.
Europe’s digital future must benefit consumers
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In response to the European Commission’s artificial intelligence (AI) initiative and data strategy – both presented today – The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) calls for the EU to put in place safeguards to mitigate risks from AI and data sharing for the EU’s 450 million consumers and to protect their rights in this digital revolution.
Google in cross hairs of Irish data protection authority  for location tracking
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The Irish data protection commission (DPC) announced today that it will start a formal investigation into Google’s practices to track the location of consumers. The investigation follows a series of complaints by several national consumer groups across the EU, all BEUC member organisations, in November 2018.
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Pauline Constant, BEUC
Pauline Constant
Director, Communications
Andrew Canning, BEUC
Andrew Canning
Deputy Head of Communications
Oriana Henry
Communications Officer
Sandrine Carpentier
Communications Officer