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EU Court of Justice dismiss Google’s appeal on competition law
The EU’s general court has largely dismissed an appeal by Google against the EUR 4.343 billion fine levied against the company in 2018 for violating
Irish Data Protection Commission could decide to ban EU-US data transfers for Meta
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has recommended that Meta not be allowed to send personal data on Europeans across the Atlantic to the US, Politico reports.
A total of 34 tech companies and advertising bodies have signed up to an updated EU code of practice against online disinformation. Signatories including Facebook-owner Meta, Google, Twitter, Twitch,
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether an agreement between Google and Meta (formerly Facebook) for online display advertising services
Just weeks after the Austrian Data Protection Authority’s ruling that Google Analytics use violates the EU General Data Protection Regulation, France’s data protection authority, the Commission nationale
European Commission study on European data flows predicts 15 times higher flows by 2030
A study published by the European Commission quantifying data flows in Europe found that by 2030 the flow of data from European enterprises will be
Norwegian Data Protection Authority rules against Google Analytics
Norway’s data protection authority, Datatilsynet, announced it was joining the Austrian Data Protection Authority’s decision against companies’ continued use of Google Analytics over alleged EU
German publishers oppose Google plan to phase out third-party cookies
Google faces new complaints from Germany’s largest publishers and advertisers. They are demanding that the EU intervene in the search giant’s plan to stop using
Austrian Data Protection Authority rules that the use of Google Analytics infringes GDPR
The recent decision by the Austrian Data Protection Authority that the use of Google Analytics violates the EU General Data Protection Regulation could have “far-reaching implications.”
US proposal could consider a ban on targeted advertising
Three US lawmakers tabled on 18th January the Banning Surveillance Advertising Act, a proposal aimed at banning the use of personal data for targeted advertising. The
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposal blacklists certain practices used by large platforms acting as “gatekeepers” and enables the Commission to carry out market investigations and
German Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection law ( TTDSG) comes into force
On December 1, 2021, the law on data protection and the protection of privacy in telecommunications and telemedia (Telekommunikation-Telemedien-Datenschutz-Gesetz, TTDSG) comes into force. The term
