Tag: European Commission

July 10, 2023

The European Commission today finalized its approval of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, in the latest step in a lengthy effort to harmonize the two sets of laws and allow for cross-border data transfer, but critics say that it is […]

April 11, 2022

European regulators are preparing sweeping legislation that could force open Apple’s walled garden, among other things. The Cupertino giant has long maintained that iOS is safer than Android because of an insistence on only allowing users to install apps from […]

January 12, 2022

The third-largest group in the European Parliament called Wednesday for the establishment of a committee to investigate abuses by European Union governments with powerful spyware produced by Israel’s NSO Group. Renew Europe, a liberal political grouping, made its appeal following […]

September 23, 2021

The European Commission has announced its intent to enact legislation that would mandate all consumer electronic devices sold in the European market within certain categories have a USB-C port for charging. Should the new rules be enacted, they would make […]

July 12, 2021

Facebook has been accused of multiple breaches of European Union consumer protection law as a result of its attempts to force WhatsApp users to accept controversial changes to the messaging platforms’ terms of use — such as threatening users that […]

December 18, 2020

Google now faces several antitrust challenges around the world, including three government lawsuits filed in the U.S. in the last two months alone. Government agencies have been scrutinizing the company for years, though, with the European Commission cracking down on […]

December 16, 2020

Facebook accused Apple of using its power to “harm developers and consumers” and welcomed draft laws outlined by the European Commission. The new laws announced Tuesday — known as the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act — are […]

October 19, 2020

Europe’s timely rollout of 5G is being threatened by the sabotage of new infrastructure and other expressions of mistrust, more than half the EU’s countries warned Monday. In a letter to the European Commission, 15 countries said they were witnessing […]

September 25, 2020

It’s not over until it’s over for Apple and its ongoing tax headache in Europe. Today the European Commission announced that it plans to appeal the July 2020 ruling that overturned the original $15 billion fine that it leveled against […]

December 20, 2019

France’s competition watchdog has slapped Google with a €150 million (~$166M) fine after finding the tech giant abused its dominant position in the online search advertising market. In a decision announced today — following a lengthy investigation into the online […]

April 8, 2019

Over the weekend, the Financial Times reported that Tesla and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) have entered into an agreement that will deliver Tesla a fresh influx of cash and deliver FCA from the hands of Europe’s tough new emissions regulations. […]

February 25, 2019

The European Commission ’s digital commissioner has warned the mobile industry to expect it to act over security concerns attached to Chinese network equipment makers. The Commission is considering a defacto ban on kit made by Chinese companies including Huawei […]

September 5, 2016

Irish ministers confirmed on Friday, after days of talks, that they will appeal against the European Union’s Apple tax ruling. Earlier this week, Ireland was ordered by the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, to reclaim €13 billion […]