Tag: Data

The UK government’s antitrust regulator was hit by 150 personal data breaches in the last two years, as hackers targeted its trove of sensitive...

Recently, the term “gatekeeper” has featured prominently in policy discussions concerning whether “big tech” needs to be regulated and whether antitrust laws need to...

Gatekeepers are not exclusive to digital markets. Gatekeepers exist in many other industries such as banking, telecoms and energy. The new element introduced by...

China unveiled the official version of rules intended to root out monopolistic practices in the internet industry on Sunday, February 7, after first seeking...

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) are milestone pieces of legislation, in major markets, one on...

The mechanism of the GDPR limited legal grounds for the collection and processing of personal data, and the narrow and very restrictive interpretation of...

The Australian antitrust regulator sued Facebook on accusing it of collecting user data without permission, building on government efforts around the world to rein...

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) concluded its investigation into Twitter and determined that the US social media giant violated the European Union’s General Data...

S&P Global is nearing a deal to buy IHS Markit for about $44bn, in an acquisition that would bring together two of the largest...

The European Union is laying out new standards for data, giving Europeans more control over their personal information as it seeks to counter the...