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
Samsung forced to pay Dutch telco KPN $287 million in patent case
A US jury has ruled in favour of KPN in a patent case against Samsung. The smartphone maker failed to pay $28...
Apple fined billions for disadvantaging music streamers
Update 3:25 p.m. - Spotify's response. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (E...
Google accused of abuse of power by 32 major media companies
Dozens of European media companies claim Google has deprived them of 2.1 billion in ad revenue. The tech comp...
OpenAI makes ‘bizarre’ claim that The New York Times hacked ChatGPT
The New York Times has accued OpenAI of copyright violations. To substantiate these allegations, the news org...
Google Cloud accuses Microsoft Azure of monopoly practices
Google Cloud accuses Microsoft of engaging in monopoly practices to drive its cloud services. That could harm...
Apple’s changes to comply with the DMA opens new European antitrust investigation
Apple faces another EU competition investigation. This is the result of blocking so-called "progressive web a...
Privacy interest groups file complaint with EU over LinkedIn
Digital civil rights organizations recently filed a complaint with the EC against LinkedIn. This business soc...
Shareholder sues Juniper over HPE acquisition
HPE's proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks is facing a new challenge. A shareholder is accusing Juniper o...
‘EU preparing a 500 million euro Apple fine’
Apple faces a fine of about 500 million euros in early March. EU policymakers would like to punish Apple for ...
How do you prepare for the DSA or DMA, if it applies to you?
The EU is trying to make the online environment safer with a package of new measures. This concerns the DMA a...