Tag: Data
The Data Trust Solution to Data Sharing Problems
By Kimberly Houser (University of North Texas) & John W. Bagby (Pennsylvania State University)
A small number of large companies hold most of the world’s...
TikTok Nears Data Deal With Oracle
TikTok is nearing a deal with Oracle to store its US users' information and prevent access to TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The deal...
Fines Over EU Data Breach Laws Pass $1.1 Billion
Data breaches in Europe can be extremely expensive, with possible penalties reaching up to 4% of a company’s annual turnover, thanks to the General...
Irish Insurers Offer Opening Up Data Platform In EU Antitrust Case
Irish insurers' association Insurance Ireland has offered to open up its data sharing platform to non-members and apply fair criteria to access it in...
EC Proposes “EU Data Act”, Forcing Manufacturers To Share Data
“Data is at the core of the digital economy and an essential resource to secure the green and digital transitions.”
With these words, the European...
Irish Watchdog Wants Meta To Stop EU-US Data Transfers
Meta Platforms is facing an order to suspend data transfers to the United States by the European Union (EU) agency responsible for protecting personal...
French Regulator Says Google Analytics Poses Data Risks
Google Analytics, the world's most widely used web analytics service developed by Alphabet's Google, risks giving US intelligence services access to French website users'...
Meta May Pull Facebook & Instagram In EU Over Data-Sharing Dispute
Meta has said it is considering shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if it can’t keep transferring user data back to the US, reported CNBC.
The...
EU To Tighten Curbs On Data Transfers Via Cloud Services
Cloud services providers such as Amazon and Microsoft and other data processing service providers must set up safeguards against illegal data transfers to non-EU...
Data, Privacy, and Competition: Theories of Harm and Data Mobility
The dynamics of competition in data-powered ecosystems are motivated by user-related network effects and centered around users. Incumbent platforms thus have incentives to build...
