After France, Italy also sets up a digital tax
The Italian Budget Law 2019 (Law no.145/2018), published in the Official Gazette (G.U.) on 1 January 2019, introduces a “new” tax on digital services (Italian Digital
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After France, Italy also sets up a digital tax
The Italian Budget Law 2019 (Law no.145/2018), published in the Official Gazette (G.U.) on 1 January 2019, introduces a “new” tax on digital services (Italian Digital
EC fines Facebook EUR 110 mln for misleading WhatsApp info
Facebook has been fined EUR 110 million by the European Commission for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission’s investigation of the social network’s
CJUE rules that Gmail is not an electronic communication service
See below the major conclusion and link to the ruling. Major conclusion: Article 2(c) of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
Court of Justice of the European Union ruling clarifies cookies consent requirements
Importantly, with this decision, the CJEU established that consent cannot validly be obtained through the use of pre-checked boxes. The ruling resolves several specific questions
EU Commission consults on guidelines for platforms fairness and transparency
The new P2B regulation plans that the Commission will issue guidlines on transparency requirements for platforms and search engines to guarantee users have enough understaing
French Competition Authority fines Google for abuse of dominant position in search advertising
The French Competition Authority also said that the company also failed to provide non-discriminatory access to the ad platform and unfairly suspended the accounts of
New Contract summary for consumers of electronic communication services in the EU
The providers of these services, such as telephony, messaging or internet, will need to give to the consumers a summary of the contract before the
French DPA CNIL consultation on its draft recommendations on the use of cookies
France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has launched a consultation for its draft recommendations on the use of cookies. The CNIL conducted a separate consultation last fall to develop
German Presidency first draft paper on e-privacy
The German Presidency of the Council of the European Union published a discussion paper regarding upcoming work on a potential ePrivacy Regulation. The presidency said
European Commission proposed a major €2,4 trillion recovery plan
On 27 May 2020 , the European Commission proposed a major €2,4 trillion recovery plan which is based on using the full potential of a powerful, modern