October 30, 2023
Meta Responds to European Regulations With Subscription Option
Meta will introduce a new subscription option for Facebook and Instagram users in Europe. Beginning in November, the subscription option will give users the choice to continue using the platforms...
October 23, 2023
Spain Creates AI Regulator to Enforce the AI Act
By: Kristof Van Quathem & Aleksander Aleksiev (Covington & Burling) On August 22, 2023, the Spanish Council of Ministers granted approval to the Statute of the Spanish Agency for the Oversight of Artificial...
October 23, 2023
High Court Gives TikTok Grounds to Challenge €345m EU Fine
TikTok has received approval from Ireland’s High Court to contest the Data Protection Commission’s (DPC) decision to impose a hefty €345 million fine for the company’s alleged failure to safeguard...
October 23, 2023
Smarter Insights, Fewer Errors: How AI Is Reshaping Payments
Various industries are looking into artificial intelligence (AI) and the labor and cost-saving efficiencies it promises. When it comes to leveraging the technology’s novel capabilities for enhancing payments, the question...
October 19, 2023
To Share or Not to Share: Regulating Data Brokers
Data has become an increasingly important input in the economy. Hence, data and access to data play an increasingly key role in the global economy and for innovation and are...
October 19, 2023
Data Brokers: Intermediaries for More Efficient Data Markets?
Data brokers play a pivotal role in addressing key policy challenges of data fragmentation and data concentration in the digital economy. In particular, data brokers are envisioned to improve the...
October 18, 2023
Netherlands Consumer Group Sues Amazon Over Privacy Violations
A Dutch consumer rights group is suing Amazon over its data tracking practices. Stichting Data Bescherming Nederland (SDBN), a consumer rights group in the Netherlands, has filed a class-action lawsuit...
September 28, 2023
US, EU Data Sharing Framework Paves Way for ‘Trust and...
Ashley Eisenberg, data privacy officer at Forter, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that as companies do business across borders, data access — and protection — are top of mind....
September 21, 2023
Polish Regulators Investigate Microsoft-Backed OpenAI Over GDPR Violations
Poland’s Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) has launched an investigation into OpenAI, a company supported by Microsoft (MSFT.O), following a complaint alleging violations of European Union data protection laws, commonly...
