EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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Across Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
Across Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
May 28, 2018  |  Regulation

It wasn’t all about GDPR. Well, a lot of it was. You may be forgiven for thinking that the regulatory environment last week was all...

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EU Countries Push For Tech Funding To Compete With US And China
EU Countries Push For Tech Funding To Compete With US And China
May 28, 2018  |  Europe

To make sure they can compete with the United States and China, France and Germany want an EU-wide initiative that will fund innovation and research...

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Facebook, Google Get Hit With GDPR Lawsuits Totaling $8.8B
Facebook, Google Get Hit With GDPR Lawsuits Totaling $8.8B
May 28, 2018  |  Regulation

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is newly on the books in the European Union, but that hasn’t stopped Facebook and Google from being hit...

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Five At Five: McDonald’s, Uber Eats Team Up For Breakfast
Five At Five: McDonald’s, Uber Eats Team Up For Breakfast
May 24, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories focus on McDonald’s new breakfast...

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Yelp Renews Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Yelp Renews Antitrust Complaint Against Google
May 23, 2018  |  Google

Yelp announced that it has renewed a European antitrust complaint against Google. The online reviews company filed a similar complaint in 2014, stating that Google’s local...

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UK To Put Stricter Policies In Place To Make Social Media Safer
UK To Put Stricter Policies In Place To Make Social Media Safer
May 21, 2018  |  Regulation

The U.K. is introducing new laws to make social media safer. According to Reuters, British lawmakers want to tackle “the Wild West elements” on the...

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EU May Create Algorithms To Find Anti-Competitive Pricing
EU May Create Algorithms To Find Anti-Competitive Pricing
May 04, 2018  |  Regulation

To find companies that may be using software to fix prices, EU regulators may create their own algorithms. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that it’s...

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Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
May 01, 2018  |  Today In Data

The hype is everywhere. It’s easy to get swept up in a world full of the “next big things.” Easy — but as Karen Webster...

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GDPR & PSD2: A Silver Lining For Fraudsters?
GDPR & PSD2: A Silver Lining For Fraudsters?
April 30, 2018  |  Regulation

The deadlines for compliance with new European data regulations are right around the corner, and the impact of these changes won’t be limited to the...

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