January 26, 2021
“Privacy Fixing” After Texas et al v. Google and CMA...

By Tim Cowen, Claire Barraclough & Josh Koran1   Executive Summary Societies have designed antitrust laws to protect consumers from unfair practices (e.g. exclusive dealing, price fixing, abuse of dominance...

January 19, 2021
GDPR On The Rise As EU Officials Crack Down

Fines levied under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) jumped almost 40% in the past 12 months as EU regulators stepped up enforcement efforts, Financial Times reported on Tuesday, January...

January 19, 2021
Today In Payments: LendingClub Gets OK To Acquire Radius Bancorp;...

In today’s top news, LendingClub gets approval to acquire Radius Bancorp, and GDPR fines have escalated as European regulators step up enforcement. And Plaid plans to double the size of...

January 19, 2021
GDPR Penalties Escalate As EU Officials Crack Down

Fines levied under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) jumped almost 40 percent in the past 12 months as European Union (EU) regulators stepped up enforcement efforts, Financial Times (FT)...

January 19, 2021
Helping Brands: D2C Brands Tap New Business Models To Shorten...

The digital shift has expanded access to new markets for brands and added new problems as well. Olivier Schott, co-founder of Scalefast, told PYMNTS that many firms pivoting to eCommerce...

January 18, 2021
Antitrust Chronicle® – Privacy Matters: GDPR & CCPA

Dear Readers, Data protection has emerged as one of the key issues of the 21st Century. Two key pieces of legislation: the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), and the...

January 18, 2021
The CCPA and the GDPR Are Not the Same: Why...

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

January 18, 2021
Data Privacy in Adtech: Boon or Bust?

AdTech has ridden the wave of data consumption and movement to exponential revenue growth. At the same time, in 2021, consumer privacy has reached a height of new regulation and...

January 18, 2021
The Pandemic, Edtech, and the Tricky Subject of Service Providers...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Protection Act seem like ideal legislation to address privacy concerns that have arisen as a result of the increased...