regulation

Regulator Gives Green Light To Amazon’s Deliveroo Stake

Competition and Markets Authority gives provisional approval to £460m investment round after warning Deliveroo likely to collapse without new funds

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ZTE Targeted By New US Corruption Probe

Two years after export ban that nearly destroyed ZTE, US Justice Department now reportedly involved in a new probe into…

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Government’s Huawei Decision Faces Parliamentary Inquiry

Commons defence committee now plans to review government's decision to allow Huawei a 5G role, as Conservative rebels seek a…

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Drone Industry Up In Arms Over ‘Remote ID’ Regulations

US regulator proposes 'digital licence plate' for drones, but critics say regulations would be expensive and complex to implement

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US State Sues Google For ‘Illegally Gathering Data On Children’

Federal lawsuit by US state of New Mexico accuses Google of illegally gathering students' data via G Suite for Education…

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Zuckerberg Urges Closer Regulation Of Social Media

Social media companies should be regulated as something between a newspaper and a telecommunications firm, Facebook chief tells conference

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Government To Put Ofcom In Charge Of Regulating Internet Content

More powers on the way for British communications watchdog Ofcom, after Government decides Internet firms cannot regulate themselves

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MEPs Back Single Charger For Smartphones

Resolution calls for introduction of single charging method, in spite of Apple's warning that new regulations would stifle innovation

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ICO Children’s Data Rules Meet With Divided Response

Upcoming regulations hailed as a pioneering step to protect children's data online, but some fear they could favour big tech…

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Petition Claims Tesla Vehicles To Blame for ‘Sudden Acceleration’ Crashes

US authorities reviewing claims that some Tesla electric vehicles are prone to suddenly accelerate and cause crashes, amidst company's denials

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Huawei Strikes Deal With TomTom For Smartphone Mapping Services

Arrangement with Dutch navigation devices and services provider comes as Huawei looks for ways around US trade ban imposed last…

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Alphabet’s Pichai Urges ‘Proportionate’ AI Regulation

Chief executive of Google parent urges regulators to refrain from a heavy-handed approach to new AI rules as EU readies…

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Austria ‘Working With EU Partners’ On Huawei 5G Decision

Country does not rule out deploying Chinese-made equipment in its 5G networks amidst heavy US lobbying of UK and other…

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EU Proposes Five-Year Ban On Facial Recognition Technology

European Commission could temporarily bar facial recognition in public places as new rules to protect individuals' privacy are worked out

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CES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White House

US administration also wants European nations to adhere to rules over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI)

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Wi-Fi Alliance Looks To Next Generation With ‘Wi-Fi 6E’

Industry group is pushing governments to open up 6 GHz spectrum, which it says would ease Wi-Fi network congestion in…

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Amazon Hit By Regulatory Probe Over Deliveroo Stake

UK regulators say Amazon's propoposed purchase of a minority stake in Deliveroo could harm competition in food and grocery deliveries

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Swiss President Says Facebook’s Libra Has ‘Failed’ In Current Form

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency cannot be approved without changes, says president of Switzerland, where Libra Association has headquarters

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Reporters Use Leaked Location Data To Track President Trump

New York Times follows Donald Trump's movements in real time as part of exposé into lack of regulation around smartphone…

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Airbnb Wins Top EU Court Ruling Over Regulatory Status

European Court of Justice decides Airbnb is an 'information society service' and not a real estate agent, defeating challenge by…

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Nokia Halts Legal Action Against Daimler To Boost Mediation Efforts

Nokia changes tactics as it seeks to negotiate with car makers over technology royalties while avoiding a European Commission competition…

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EU Queries News Publishers On Google Data Practices

European Commission asks news publishers for details on how Google collects user data from their sites as it launches online…

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Ericsson To Pay $1bn To Settle US Corruption Charges

Ericsson promises to improve ethics after admitting to carrying out corrupt activities over more than a decade, including bribes of…

5 years ago

Internet Activists Call For Halt To .Org Sale

Internet campaign groups say the sale of the .org registry to a private equity group could mean 'significant harm' for…

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European Commission Launches New Google Data Probe

Commission taking a new look into Google's collection and use of data in wake of multiple antitrust decisions and 8…

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China Law Requires Face Scans For Mobile Services

New law requires biometric identification for SIM card purchases, but detractors call the move 'dystopian' and say it could aid…

5 years ago

Uber Loses Licence To Operate In London

Company calls Transport for London decision 'extraordinary and wrong' as TfL identifies 'pattern of failures' that put passenger safety at…

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Microsoft Updates Cloud Agreements Following EU Probe

New cloud contract terms to roll out worldwide after European regulators found 'serious concerns' over the way Microsoft was handling…

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Gartner Sees Rise In IT Spending Next Year

IT spending in Europe and worldwide seen coming out of slump in 2020 as currency pressure eases – and firms…

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Regulator Opens Probe Into Apple Card Over Discrimination

New York regulator looks into discrimination claims after Goldman Sachs algorithm gives tech entrepreneur's wife a credit limit 20 times…

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