legal

Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

European Privacy Advocate Files Legal Disputes Over Apple’s Tracking Tools
European Privacy Advocate Files Legal Disputes Over Apple’s Tracking Tools
November 16, 2020  |  Apple

A privacy advocate in Europe has filed complaints against Apple charging that its advertising tracking tools store user data without consent, according to a CNBC...

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Patient Record Breach Prompts Finland To Update Identity Code Laws
Patient Record Breach Prompts Finland To Update Identity Code Laws
November 13, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Following a cyberattack that exposed patients’ mental health records last month, Finland is moving ahead with legislation that would let people change their personal identity...

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SEC Charges Former Wells Fargo CEO And Bank Head In Fraud Scandal
SEC Charges Former Wells Fargo CEO And Bank Head In Fraud Scandal
November 13, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday (Nov. 13) civilly charged former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf and Carrie Tolstedt, ex-head of Wells...

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Sen. Klobuchar: DOJ Suit Against Google Doesn’t Rule Out A Breakup
Sen. Klobuchar: DOJ Suit Against Google Doesn’t Rule Out A Breakup
November 12, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, in talks for a possible attorney general position in the President-elect Joe Biden administration, has voiced support for the U.S. Department of...

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Commerce Department Won’t Pursue TikTok Shutdown
Commerce Department Won’t Pursue TikTok Shutdown
November 12, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

The Commerce Department won’t be enforcing the order that would have effectively shut down the popular video-sharing app TikTok, according to a report from The...

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Amazon Takes Aim at Counterfeiters, Collaborators In Federal Lawsuit
Amazon Takes Aim at Counterfeiters, Collaborators In Federal Lawsuit
November 12, 2020  |  Legal

Luxury product rip-off artists and their social media accomplices beware: Amazon is coming after you. Amazon on Thursday (Nov. 12) filed a lawsuit in federal...

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Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Seller Data
Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Seller Data
November 10, 2020  |  Amazon

Formal antitrust charges against Amazon will be announced by EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager over how the eCommerce giant handles data from the merchants on...

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Google, DOJ Head To Court Over Antitrust Protective Order
Google, DOJ Head To Court Over Antitrust Protective Order
November 10, 2020  |  Google

A U.S. judge will consider arguments in a disputed protective order connected with confidential information in a Justice Department antitrust case against Google, Reuters writes....

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Future Retail To Amazon: Stop Meddling In $3.4B Asset Sale
Future Retail To Amazon: Stop Meddling In $3.4B Asset Sale
November 08, 2020  |  Legal

Future Retail is attempting to prevent partner Amazon from meddling further in its $3.4 billion asset sale deal with Reliance Industries and has challenged the...

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