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Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech

Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech
Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech
November 03, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

One of Sweden’s largest private insurers, Folksam Group, says a data breach affected one million of its clients. Folksam said it had accidentally allowed big...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations Gains Momentum
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative...
November 02, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, consumers and organizations. Get the...

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Big Tech Earnings Cement Digital-First Economic Shift
Big Tech Earnings Cement Digital-First Economic Shift
November 02, 2020  |  Economy

Economic headwinds abound. This week marks the culmination of an election season like no other. Virus cases are rising. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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EU’s Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech Breakup, Antitrust Chief Says
EU’s Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech Breakup, Antitrust Chief Says
November 01, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The European Union’s chief antitrust regulator told a German newspaper in an interview published Sunday (Nov. 1) that she sees no reason to break up...

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Digital-First Economy And SMBs Drive Facebook’s Earnings
Digital-First Economy And SMBs Drive Facebook’s Earnings
October 30, 2020  |  Earnings

Like Big Tech peers (Google among them), Facebook’s latest results show the tailwinds of eCommerce and the rebound in consumer spending buoying advertising revenues. But...

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Today in Payments: Mastercard Q3 Shows Cross-Border Spend Slump; Pinterest Revenue Surges As Ads Shift From Facebook
Today in Payments: Mastercard Q3 Shows Cross-Border Spend Slump; Pinterest Revenue Surges As Ads Shift...
October 29, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Mastercard third-quarter earnings demonstrated the shift to digital, and Pinterest revenue was boosted due to a shift away from Facebook. And...

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EU Digital Chief Advocates For Tighter Rules, No Break Up For Big Tech
EU Digital Chief Advocates For Tighter Rules, No Break Up For Big Tech
October 28, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

European Union digital chief Margrethe Vestager has argued against breaking up Big Tech companies, which is contrary to what some officials want to see in...

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German Authority Opens Probe Into Amazon, Apple Over Alleged Anticompetition
German Authority Opens Probe Into Amazon, Apple Over Alleged Anticompetition
October 28, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

German antitrust regulators are investigating both Amazon and Apple over possible anticompetitive behavior in the country, according to German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, quoted by Reuters....

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Apple iOS 14 Sparks Antitrust Grievance In France
Apple iOS 14 Sparks Antitrust Grievance In France
October 28, 2020  |  Apple

Apple’s new operating system, iOS 14, offers new privacy controls and advertising opt-in that triggered a complaint to France’s competition authority from a group of...

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