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European Parliament Pushes Tougher Laws Against Google, Amazon, Apple
European Parliament Pushes Tougher Laws Against Google, Amazon, Apple
December 06, 2018  |  Regulation

European lawmakers voted to spruce up legislation aimed at tech giants to put a stop to unfair business practices, according to a Reuters report. The...

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UK Auditing Market Pressure Grows With Parliamentary Probe
UK Auditing Market Pressure Grows With Parliamentary Probe
November 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Reports in Reuters on Sunday (November 11) said the U.K. Parliament will commence an inquiry into the nation’s corporate auditing market, which is currently dominated...

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Copyright Revamp In EU Gets Thumbs Down From Lawmakers (For Now)
Copyright Revamp In EU Gets Thumbs Down From Lawmakers (For Now)
July 05, 2018  |  International

The copyright re-tooling will not be as onerous as some had feared, it seems. Reuters reported on Thursday (July 5) that lawmakers in the European Union...

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg Declines To Testify Before British Parliament
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Declines To Testify Before British Parliament
March 27, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is declining to testify before the British Parliament concerning the Cambridge Analytica user data scandal, opting instead to send other...

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EU Ends Geoblocking Of Online Consumers
EU Ends Geoblocking Of Online Consumers
November 22, 2017  |  International

The European Union (EU) has signed off on a plan that would require all online retailers in the European bloc to sell electrical goods, concert...

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EU’s Digital Chief Can’t Commit Re: Encryption
EU’s Digital Chief Can’t Commit Re: Encryption
June 21, 2017  |  International

Good luck decrypting Europe’s incoming digital chief’s views on encryption. In international news this week, the commissioner-designate, Mariya Gabriel, responded to questions from the European...

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Will Tesco Inquiry Bring Sea Change To UK Payments?
Will Tesco Inquiry Bring Sea Change To UK Payments?
January 27, 2016  |  B2B Payments

In the United Kingdom, tremors over late payments may be spilling over into a seismic event. As reported by various news outlets, the Groceries Code...

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EU Cybersecurity Law To Keep Companies In Check
EU Cybersecurity Law To Keep Companies In Check
December 09, 2015  |  Security & Fraud

EU lawmakers and member states are making a move to hold Internet firms accountable for reporting serious security breaches or else face sanctions, Reuters reported...

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