by Surur
2 weeks
We have been around long enough to remember when Slack welcomes Microsoft Teams with a rather snarky full-page ad in the New York Times, explaining how Slack was made with “love” and that “Slack is here to stay&#...
by Surur
3 weeks
In 2018 the European Commission fined Google €4.34 billion ($5 billion then) for not following EU antitrust rules. According to EC, Google has imposed illegal restrictions on Android OEMs and mobile network operators to maintain...
by Surur
2 months
Germany is working with the European Commission to force smartphone companies, including the likes of Apple and Samsung, to provide 7 years of updates and spare parts, in an attempt to address e-waste issues. The EU is already loo...
by Surur
2 months
The Wall Street Journal reports that WhatsApp has been fined €225 million, or $266 million by the European Union due to GDPR-related violations. “WhatsApp didn’t live up to requirements” to tell Europeans how the data is c...
by Surur
3 months
The Luxembourg data protection authority, the CNPD, has fined Amazon a massive $888 million for violating GDPR regulations, reports Bloomberg. Amazon is based in Luxembourg in the EU and the regulator has the power to fine Amazon ...
by Surur
6 months
Google developed FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) as an end-run around 3rd party cookies, but it turns out many consider them to just be Cookies v2 (now built into your browser). Certainly in Europe, privacy regulators are not...
by Surur
6 months
In 2019 Spotify complained to the European Union about what they perceived to be Apple’s anti-competitive policies which were hurting their business. Today the European Commission issued preliminary findings which confirmed ...
by Surur
10 months
We wrote earlier on the new limitations of service related to the message on Facebook Messenger and Instagram saying “Some features not available”. The company has now posted a blog post explaining the limitations an...
by Pradeep
12 months
The European Commission today announced that Amazon has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in online retail markets. The main complaint is that Amazon uses non-public business data of independent sellers who sel...
by Surur
1 year
The European Union is coming to the rescue of consumers again with new rules which would reign in abuse by platform owners and OEMs. According to the Financial Times, EU regulators are planning to soon pass the Digital Services Ac...