October 03, 2022
Irish Regulator Submits Draft Decision in Facebook Data Breach

Taking the next step in its inquiry into a data breach of Meta’s Facebook platform, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has submitted a draft decision to other concerned supervisory...

October 03, 2022
Tackling the Winds of Change: Market Studies on Emerging Competition...

By Patricia Bascunana-Ambros & Renato Ferrandi1   I. What Are “Emerging Competition Issues” Emerging competition issues (or risks to competition) can be described as scenarios in which certain new market...

September 30, 2022
The New European Vertical Block Exemption: Unanswered Questions for Online...

On June 1, 2022, the European Commission’s new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (“VBER”) and its accompanying guidelines (the “Guidelines”) came into force.  The VBER provides a safe harbor for vertical...

September 30, 2022
Interim Measures Applied to Digital Platform Exclusivity Cases: The Brazilian...

Antitrust enforcement in digital markets requires a cautious approach, yet their fast-changing nature also calls for quick responses. In certain circumstances, interim measures may serve as tools to enable some...

September 27, 2022
Employment Verification Startup Urges FTC to Probe Payroll Data Brokers

Silicon Valley employment verification startup is urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into alleged anti-competitive and anti-consumer practices by some of the biggest providers of...

September 27, 2022
EU Cyber Resilience Act May Set New Global Standards

Earlier this month, the European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal for the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a piece of legislation that seeks to establish common cybersecurity rules for digital products...

September 26, 2022
UK May Fine TikTok Over Children’s Data

Britain could fine TikTok US 29 million following an investigation that found the short-form video app may have breached UK’s data protection law by failing to safeguard privacy of children...

September 22, 2022
Lithuanian Watchdog Probes Into Revolut Data Breach

Digital bank Revolut is being investigated by a regulator in Lithuania following a data breach earlier this month that exposed sensitive information on 50,150 customers, including those in the European...

September 22, 2022
EMEA Daily: Flutterwave Adds Google Pay for African Businesses

Today in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (EMEA), the pan-African payment firm Flutterwave announced that merchants using its business platform will now be able to accept payments via Google...