European Commission
Privacy court hearing threatens data storage and transfers between Europe and the US
The final decision won’t be announced until next year.
Apple says Spotify pays App Store fee on less than 1% of its premium user in response to antitrust complaint
Spotify’s original antitrust complaint claims that Apple’s 30% fee gives it an unfair competitive advantage.
Facebook wants to create “a safe space for trustworthy news”
Facebook is more determined than ever to crack down on what’s allowed on the platform.
European Council considers extensive EU-wide mass surveillance program
The Council has told the European Commission to prepare a comprehensive study into retaining more electronic data in the EU.
Google fires the Republican engineer who spoke against “outrage mobs”
It isn’t the first time sentiments such as this have been expressed about Google’s internal culture.
Google starts promoting alternatives to Google Search and Google Chrome to Android users in Europe following record fine from the EU
This follows Google being fined a record €4.3 billion ($4.8 billion) by the European Commission and being ordered to change its anti-competitive business practices in relation to the Android operating system.
Facebook will be changing its terms of service following discussions with the European Commission
The changes will clarify how consumer data is used and remove confusing legalistic jargon.
Google will let Android users in Europe choose their browser after being fined $1.7 billion on antitrust grounds
Last year, the EC hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euro fine, also on antitrust grounds – and that came hot on the heels of a 2.4 billion euro penalty announced the previous year.
Apple’s response to Spotify’s EC complaint shows it has no plans to fix its anti-competitive practices
Apple claims that Spotify is trying to enjoy all the benefits of the App Store without contributing to the marketplace but fails to address Spotify’s concerns around excessive App Store fees and the monopolistic power of the app store.
Spotify files anti-competitive motion against Apple Music for imposed Apple Store 30% “tax”
The main issue for Spotify lies in the 30% fee that Apple levies on Spotify and other applications that facilitate purchases through Apple’s payment system.