Privacy & Compliance
There is a lot going on around privacy and compliance, especially in Europe. This in itself is a good thing, because data should be adequately protected, especially if it concerns personal data. In practice, however, it turns out to be quite disappointing how well organizations do this. We read and write a lot about data breaches. Over the years there seem to be more rather than fewer of them. Is that because organizations don’t want to do better or can’t do better? Whatever the reason, a good policy on privacy and compliance is indispensable in the current era. Especially with all kinds of new legislation that has been introduced and is coming, the need to put this high on the agenda is only increasing.
Timeline
Google overhauls global advertising practices
Google has shared its plan to change its global advertising practices ensuring they do not abuse its dominanc...
Siemens acquires computational fluid dynamics company Nextflow
Siemens has acquired Nextflow Software, a provider of particle-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solut...
G-7 decides on 15% Corporate Tax for tax evading multinationals
The G-7 (Group of Seven) wealthy democracies had a meeting over the weekend in which they supported the globa...
SentinelOne files for IPO, revealing growing sales and channel strength
SentinelOne is the second cybersecurity company to go for an initial public offering this year, revealing ris...
EU and Bill Gates to inject $1 billion into clean tech in the bloc
The European Commission has announced a partnership with Bill Gates to fund sustainable energy, with the inte...
EU lawmaker says tech rules should only target US tech giants
The European Union should take a tougher stance when it comes to the Digital Markets Act. That is the view of...
SolarWinds hackers return and have acquired new targets
Microsoft announced that the group behind the infamous SolarWinds hack identified last year is now targeting ...
Netherlands, Germany and France want to regulate tech acquisitions
Draft rules intended to govern companies like Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon should be tightened to allow...
German antitrust regulator starts proceedings against Alphabet
Germany's antitrust regulator, the Federal Cartel Office, said on Tuesday that it will start proceedings agai...
Gartner: Tech mergers and acquisitions to peak in 2022
As pandemic volatility subsides, competition for acquisition targets will continue to increase, they say. ...