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EU Regulators Want Single Data Market In Europe
EU Regulators Want Single Data Market In Europe
February 03, 2020  |  Regulation

In Europe, another regulatory salvo may be aimed at U.S. tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of data. The European...

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Lawmakers Get Earful About Big Tech Biz Practices From Smaller Tech Players
Lawmakers Get Earful About Big Tech Biz Practices From Smaller Tech Players
January 20, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Too big, too dominant — and anticompetitive, to boot. To that end, at a House Judiciary Committee “field” hearing in Colorado, titled “Online Platforms and...

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EU Regulators Expand Scrutiny On Data Practices – And Bots
EU Regulators Expand Scrutiny On Data Practices – And Bots
January 13, 2020  |  Regulation

It’s a new year, and in Europe, an expansion of scrutiny and laws governing data sharing. The dawn of 2020 brought a spate of new...

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Digital Taxes, Big Tech In Regulatory Focus As 2020 Dawns
Digital Taxes, Big Tech In Regulatory Focus As 2020 Dawns
January 06, 2020  |  Regulation Roundup

As 2020 dawns, regulators are continuing to focus on taxes and possible anti-competitive behavior on the part of tech’s marquee names. Russian regulators are seemingly...

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Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
December 02, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra may see increased regulatory oversight, at least if new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress comes to pass. As reported by...

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Apple Pay Competition Practices Eyed By EU Regulators
Apple Pay Competition Practices Eyed By EU Regulators
November 11, 2019  |  Regulation

Big Tech has gotten, is getting and will get its share of regulatory scrutiny. For Apple, there seems to be an increasing interest in its...

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Big Tech Privacy Bill Faces Delays
Big Tech Privacy Bill Faces Delays
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation Roundup

Big Tech has faced a number of inquiries growing in scope and scrutiny as lawmakers have been focused on competitive practices and efforts to ensure...

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Japan Eyes Guidelines For Regulation Of Tech Firms
Japan Eyes Guidelines For Regulation Of Tech Firms
September 03, 2019  |  Regulation

In Japan, the Fair Trade Commission said last week that it has draft guidelines in place that would promote tighter regulation of larger tech firms....

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New Taxes Loom For Big Tech
New Taxes Loom For Big Tech
August 26, 2019  |  Regulation

Will Big Tech face bigger tax bills on an international stage? Beyond the debates on data privacy and compliance, marquee names in technology face greater...

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