investigations

State AGs To Release Details Of Google, Facebook Probe
State AGs To Release Details Of Google, Facebook Probe
September 06, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

State attorneys general led by Texas and New York are separately launching official antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday...

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Incoming EU Leaders Plan New AI, Data Use Laws 
Incoming EU Leaders Plan New AI, Data Use Laws 
September 03, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Evidence is being gathered on U.S. big tech companies as the European Commission prepares for new leadership, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept....

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EU Wants Info On Google Antitrust Actions
EU Wants Info On Google Antitrust Actions
June 13, 2019  |  News

European Union officials are looking for feedback on Google’s attempts to shut down two antitrust investigations. Sources revealed to Bloomberg that Google started showing a...

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Why Big Tech’s Regulatory Reshaping Is Not So Cut And Dried
Why Big Tech’s Regulatory Reshaping Is Not So Cut And Dried
June 04, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Might it be the end of an era – where the drum beats are growing louder and the song will remain anything but the same?...

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Tech Giants’ Stocks Sink Amid Regulatory Probes
Tech Giants’ Stocks Sink Amid Regulatory Probes
June 03, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Shares in some tech giant companies fell on Monday (June 3) after news of potential oversight and antitrust investigations into the companies, according to a...

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A Year Into GDPR, Fines Total €56M
A Year Into GDPR, Fines Total €56M
May 28, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A year after the debut of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a total of €56 million ($62 million) in fines have been doled out. According...

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Facebook Sues South Korean Firm For Data Misuse
Facebook Sues South Korean Firm For Data Misuse
May 13, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a South Korean data analytics company for breaching its data policies for developers, as well as refusing to agree...

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Kraft Heinz Uncovers Employee Procurement Misconduct
Kraft Heinz Uncovers Employee Procurement Misconduct
May 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz continues to address issues related to claims of procurement misconduct after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoenaed the company....

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Freight Firm Celadon Settles Accounting Fraud Claims
Freight Firm Celadon Settles Accounting Fraud Claims
April 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Indianapolis-based freight trucking company Celadon Group has agreed to pay its investors $42.2 million after filing false financial statements and lying to auditors. The agreement...

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