Antitrust

In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulate the conduct and organization of business corporations and are generally intended to promote competition and prevent monopolies.

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DOJ To Review Google’s Fitbit Acquisition For Antitrust Flags
DOJ To Review Google’s Fitbit Acquisition For Antitrust Flags
December 11, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is going to investigate Google’s proposed $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit for potential antitrust issues, according to Reuters....

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UK CMA Decision Looms Over Amazon’s Quest For Deliveroo Stake
UK CMA Decision Looms Over Amazon’s Quest For Deliveroo Stake
December 09, 2019  |  Amazon Acquisitions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will decide on Wednesday (Dec. 10) if Amazon’s quest to acquire a stake in Deliveroo — among the U.K.’s...

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State AGs To Fight T-Mobile-Sprint Merger In Federal Trial
State AGs To Fight T-Mobile-Sprint Merger In Federal Trial
December 09, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

A group of state attorneys general are getting set to fight against the T-Mobile and Sprint merger in an unprecedented federal trial. Sprint and T-Mobile...

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Facebook To EU: Forced Data Sharing Could Be Dangerous
Facebook To EU: Forced Data Sharing Could Be Dangerous
December 02, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook told European Union (EU) regulators that it shouldn’t be forced to share the large amount of data it has with other companies, as that...

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Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
December 02, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra may see increased regulatory oversight, at least if new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress comes to pass. As reported by...

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Google Data Practices Under EU Antitrust Scrutiny
Google Data Practices Under EU Antitrust Scrutiny
December 01, 2019  |  Google

EU antitrust regulators are probing Google to see how the search giant uses and monetizes the data it collects on users, Reuters reported on Saturday...

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Automakers Worry That Qualcomm Appeal Could Boost Cost Of 5G Cars
Automakers Worry That Qualcomm Appeal Could Boost Cost Of 5G Cars
December 01, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

If microchip supplier Qualcomm wins its case on appeal, the cost of connected cars using 5G technology will skyrocket, automakers and suppliers said in court...

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Brazil Regulator Dismisses Itau Unibanco’s Appeal In Antitrust Case
Brazil Regulator Dismisses Itau Unibanco’s Appeal In Antitrust Case
November 28, 2019  |  Legal

Itau Unibanco Holding, Brazil’s largest lender, lost its appeal related to an antitrust case. Earlier this year, Itau announced it would prepay small- and mid-sized...

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Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
November 22, 2019  |  Google

Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search giant will mine the health data of the 27 million people who use...

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