December 16, 2022
The Digital Services Act – A Laudable Ambition, But Will...

The EU has adopted the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) a ground-breaking legislation to make the internet a safer place, while also seeking to protect fundamental rights and to enhance consumer...

December 16, 2022
You May Be Subject as Well!: Digital Services Act –...

The EU Digital Services Act (“DSA”) is in force and the first of its requirements will soon take effect. And yet, many businesses do not even know yet that they...

December 12, 2022
French Data Watchdog Mulls $6 Million Fine For Apple

Apple should face a 6 million euro ($6.3 million) fine for breach of privacy rules, the top advisor to French data protection authority’s sanction body recommended on Monday. CNIL’s sanction...

December 12, 2022
Expect a Tale of Two CEOs at Dec. 13 FTX...

It’s a short witness list for the House Financial Services Committee’s FTX hearing Tuesday (Dec. 13). The title of the hearing, “Investigating the Collapse of FTX, Part 1,” says it...

December 09, 2022
Blue Apron Announces Layoffs as Subscribers Rein in Spending

Blue Apron has announced that it is laying off about 10% of its corporate staff. The meal kit company shared the news in a press release Thursday (Dec. 8) in which it also...

December 08, 2022
UK Watchdog Fines BMW For Failure To Meet Data Request

The UK’s antitrust regulator fined BMW 30,000 pounds ($36,519) plus a further daily penalty of 15,000 pounds on Thursday over a disputed information request related to an ongoing auto industry...

December 06, 2022
Australia Sues Amex for Violating Credit Card Distribution Rules

Australia’s securities regulator says American Express issued customers cards without ensuring they understood them. In a lawsuit filed Monday (Dec. 6), the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) alleges that the credit card company...

December 05, 2022
Brazil’s Congress Pushes Forward Laws Regulating Crypto

Brazil’s lower house of Congress late Tuesday approved a bill that aims to boost oversight of the country’s cryptocurrency sector, after one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges collapsed earlier...

December 01, 2022
EU Governments Could Ditch Facebook Platform Over Poor Data Handling

The Dutch government will stop using Facebook if private data handling is not improved. In a recent letter to Parliament, State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen said that the personal data...