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Google Loses Appeal of $2.8B EU Shopping Ads Antitrust Suit
Google Loses Appeal of $2.8B EU Shopping Ads Antitrust Suit
November 10, 2021  |  Google

Google lost an appeal in General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg on Wednesday (Nov. 10) related to a 2017 decision by the European...

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GDPR Fines Exceed $1.1B in Q3
GDPR Fines Exceed $1.1B in Q3
October 04, 2021  |  Regulation

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)’s 984.47 million euro fines (more than $1.14 billion) in the third quarter of 2021 was almost 20 times higher...

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Google Looks to Topple $5 Billion EU Antitrust Fine With Appeal
Google Looks to Topple $5 Billion EU Antitrust Fine With Appeal
September 27, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Google on Monday (Sept. 27) launched its appeal to rescind the $5 billion antitrust fine levied by the European Union, according to a Wall Street...

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Ireland’s Data Watchdog Fines Facebook’s WhatsApp $267M
Ireland’s Data Watchdog Fines Facebook’s WhatsApp $267M
September 02, 2021  |  Regulation

Facebook’s WhatsApp was slapped with a record $267 million (€225 million) fine by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the European Union’s (EU) data...

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Hit With SEC Penalty
Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Hit With SEC Penalty
August 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is agreeing to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a $10.4 million settlement charge for operating an unregistered digital asset...

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Chinese Antitrust Watchdog May Hit Meituan With $1B Penalty
Chinese Antitrust Watchdog May Hit Meituan With $1B Penalty
August 06, 2021  |  International

Amid stepped-up regulatory scrutiny of Big Tech firms in China, the country’s antitrust watchdog is reportedly getting ready to hit food delivery platform Meituan with...

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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Amazon $887M
EU Privacy Regulator Fines Amazon $887M
July 30, 2021  |  Amazon

A European privacy watchdog has fined Amazon 746 million euros ($887 million) for violating data protection laws. According to CNBC, Amazon disclosed the fine Friday...

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Lloyds Bank Hit With Biggest UK Watchdog Fine In Two Years
Lloyds Bank Hit With Biggest UK Watchdog Fine In Two Years
July 08, 2021  |  Bank Regulation

Lloyds Bank was hit with a fine totaling £90 million by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), it’s biggest since 2019 and the second largest...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Google Faces $270 Million Fine From France; Ohio AG Seeks To Make Google A ‘Public Utility’
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Google Faces $270 Million Fine From France; Ohio AG Seeks To...
June 15, 2021  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny.  Google Faces $270 Million Fine From France In Antitrust Settlement...

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