Tag: Data
EU: Vestager opens probe into Amazon
Amazon’s business model is under the spotlight in Europe after the EU’s antitrust watchdog launched a preliminary investigation into how the platform uses data...
Australia: ACCC warns telcos against ‘unlimited’ services
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken a dim view of mobile telcos' "unlimited" data services that came partially impaired by a...
EU: Mundt says Facebook data is an antitrust issue
If Facebook’s terms and conditions on data access are not in line with data protection and privacy rules, that should be an issue for...
EU: Mammoth new data-protection law comes into effect
Global Data Protection Rules (GDPR) will be applicable in Europe from May 25, 2018, and businesses, if not compliant, will see hefty penalties.
Protection of...
US: Senators ask FTC to investigate Google’s Location tracking
Two US senators have asked the nation's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take another look at Google's location harvesting.
Democrat Senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward...
EU: Zuckerberg to meet with EU Parliament over use of data
Mark Zuckerberg will appear before the EU Parliament in person to answer questions about Facebook's use of data, reported the New York Times.
The hearing...
Australia: ACCC investigating Google over user data
Google is being investigated by the Australian competition regulator for allegedly spying on Android phone users and having them pay for the privilege, according...
Italy: Regulator fines Whatsapp €3m for data sharing
Italy’s Competition and Markets Authority (AGCM) announced on Friday, May 4, it was imposing a €3 million (USD3.6 million) fine on messaging service Whatsapp...
EU: New privacy rules to aid Google, Facebook?
As tech corporations around the world face mounting pressure from regulatory bodies and consumers seeking more control over their online privacy, new regulation from...
UK: Artificial intelligence data should be regulated Lords say
Regulators should review the "potential monopolization of data" by US technology giants in the UK that could hamper homegrown development of artificial intelligence (AI),...