Big tech companies will need user consent to process personal data, combine it with other platforms’ data and use it across services. Constantine von Hoffman on July 5, 2023 Facebook and other tech giants will be hard-pressed to monetize their first-party data in the European Union, following a ruling (July 25, 2023) by the EU’s … Continue reading EU’s ruling against Facebook a big blow to first-party data usage
Category Archives: EU Regulations
Tech giant ‘gatekeepers’ must comply with all of the EU’s new digital market rules
European Union passes landmark laws to rein in big tech Daniel Cooper @danielwcooper Today, after months of negotiations and procedural hurdles, the European Union has passed a pair of landmark bills designed to rein in Big Tech’s power. The Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act are intended to promote fairer competition, … Continue reading Tech giant ‘gatekeepers’ must comply with all of the EU’s new digital market rules
Google To Reportedly Let Ad Rivals Place YouTube Ads In EU Antitrust Probe
Google To Reportedly Let Ad Rivals Place YouTube Ads In EU Antitrust Probe by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 13, 2022 Google’s parent company Alphabet will allow rival advertising intermediaries to place advertisements on YouTube as part of a European Union (EU) antitrust investigation. This change, according to Reuters, could help Google settle an EU probe from … Continue reading Google To Reportedly Let Ad Rivals Place YouTube Ads In EU Antitrust Probe
The new trans-Atlantic data agreement puts E.U. priorities first
By Rob Pegoraro March 30, 2022 For the third time in seven years, Washington and Brussels have shaken hands on a deal to keep customer data flowing—and to keep a certain American social network afloat—across the Atlantic. The new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework’s provisions for E.U. individuals to seek redress against overreaching U.S. intelligence … Continue reading The new trans-Atlantic data agreement puts E.U. priorities first