Policy & legislation

Deal hinged on Google agreeing to exclude EU customer data from advertising

The deal was designed to "kill competition" within the market, a multi-state lawsuit claims

Ulbricht was originally given life without parole

The move raises concerns as the US has much weaker data protection laws than across the EU

The cloud giant is pushing for a re-evaluation of the "errors that remain unaddressed"

Commission votes 4-1 on a sweeping foray into advertising, privacy, and content moderation

Firm chastised over its handling of a 2018 flaw that made private tweets accessible to the public

State AG is the 12th to accuse the search giant of anti-competitive practices

Climate change and dwindling resources mean we need to create new models of consumption

Regulator calls for more guidance over the use of AI as it is "made by people" and therefore not "infallible"

The FCC has begun the process of revoking China Telecom’s authorisation to operate in the United States

The CNIL gives both firms three-month ultimatum to make changes or face further daily fines

The social network accuses the FTC of having "no regard for settled law" in bid to break the company up

Oblivious DNS-over-HTTPS safeguards users' browsing habits from third parties

Privacy groups warn the Home Office to not "facilitate crime by making personal security harder"

A second judge has blocked Trump's proposed TikTok shutdown

The DMU will work with powerful tech firms to ensure they comply with any new competition rules

Cyber security is in demand from every organisation, but what training and certification is needed?

Social media giant is also in hot water over its virtual reality business

IAC says Google has used its dominant position to "reduce our browser business to the last small corner of the internet"

Google faces a major lawsuit for allegedly breaking competition laws, but what effect it will have on the search giant – if any – remains in doubt

Political change signals trouble for online platforms

White will also take on the dual responsibility of UK Consul-General to San Francisco

How a robust data strategy can transform community health and medicine