The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has said it has contacted its counterpart in Canada over the Ashley Madison data dump, amid claims that as many as 110,000 Irish email addresses may have been included in the data breach.

Switzerland today demanded Google remove any image of the country in its “Street View” maps claiming they broke strict privacy laws.

A government advisory body in Dutch has recommended legislation that would give companies the right to read staff e-mail and screen internet use.