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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EU Probe Into IoT Targets Siri, Alexa Over Data Collection
EU Probe Into IoT Targets Siri, Alexa Over Data Collection
July 16, 2020  |  Regulation

Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and other voice-activated assistants are on the hot seat as one of the world’s largest regulatory bodies takes aim at the...

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EU Ruling Limits Personal Data Transfer To The US
EU Ruling Limits Personal Data Transfer To The US
July 16, 2020  |  Data

In a surprise win for privacy advocates, the European Court of Justice has ruled companies will face restrictions on storing information about European Union (EU)...

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EU To Examine German Regulators’ Oversight Of Wirecard
EU To Examine German Regulators’ Oversight Of Wirecard
July 15, 2020  |  Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, plans to examine how German regulators handled oversight of Wirecard AG, the collapsed...

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Belgian Regulator Fines Google $681K Over Privacy Violations
Belgian Regulator Fines Google $681K Over Privacy Violations
July 14, 2020  |  Google

Google is objecting to a fine issued by Belgium’s privacy watchdog, the latest for alleged violations from a European privacy regulator. Get the Full Story...

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Google Caves On Data To Get Fitbit Merger Approval
Google Caves On Data To Get Fitbit Merger Approval
July 13, 2020  |  Google

Google, trying to meet regulators halfway, offered to pledge not to use fitness data to help it target ads in its purchase of Fitbit, Reuters...

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Amazon Retracts Request For Employees To Remove TikTok From Phones
Amazon Retracts Request For Employees To Remove TikTok From Phones
July 10, 2020  |  Amazon Technology

After asking employees to remove the TikTok app from their phones Friday morning (July 10), Amazon later said it sent the staff memo in error, The Wall...

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Deep Dive: How Open Banking Helps Accelerate B2B Payments
Deep Dive: How Open Banking Helps Accelerate B2B Payments
July 03, 2020  |  API

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Audit Standards On Hot Seat In Wake Of Wirecard Scandal
Audit Standards On Hot Seat In Wake Of Wirecard Scandal
July 02, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The former chair of the London Stock Exchange is calling for a thorough overhaul of audit standards in the wake of the $2.1 billion Wirecard...

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US Bank On Improving B2B Payments Via Open Banking
US Bank On Improving B2B Payments Via Open Banking
July 02, 2020  |  API

B2B payments are often complicated by incompatible systems that delay transactions and add additional fees. Embracing open banking can help, but many financial institutions have...

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