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State AGs Gearing Up For Antitrust Push On Google?

State AGs Gearing Up For Antitrust Push On Google?
State AGs Gearing Up For Antitrust Push On Google?
November 11, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

For Google, antitrust scrutiny may be ramping up — if the meetings are any indication. As reported by Reuters on Monday (Nov. 11), attorneys general...

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Court Filings Show Facebook’s Data Policy Was About Competition, Not Privacy
Court Filings Show Facebook’s Data Policy Was About Competition, Not Privacy
November 06, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Facebook’s 2012 policy changes that denied app developers access to user data was actually about stifling competition, not protecting user privacy, according to documents reviewed...

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Justice Department, SEC Investigating Under Armour
Justice Department, SEC Investigating Under Armour
November 04, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Baltimore-based Under Armour is being probed over its accounting practices by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, The...

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DOJ Taps Prominent Lawyer For Big Tech Probe
DOJ Taps Prominent Lawyer For Big Tech Probe
October 23, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has bolstered the staff for its investigation into potential antitrust violations against Big Tech, adding Ryan Shores, a former partner...

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NY To Lead 47 AGs In Nationwide Facebook Antitrust Probe
NY To Lead 47 AGs In Nationwide Facebook Antitrust Probe
October 22, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

In a New York-led antitrust probe into Facebook, New York State Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday (Oct. 22) that 47 attorneys general from...

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Australia Launches Small Business Insolvency Probe
Australia Launches Small Business Insolvency Probe
October 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Australian government will be launching an investigation into insolvency practitioners amid rising criticism and allegations that unfair practices pushed small businesses (SMBs) into collapse....

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DOJ Seeks Facebook Antitrust Probe
DOJ Seeks Facebook Antitrust Probe
September 26, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is urging the U.S. Justice Department to investigate Facebook to determine whether it violated federal antitrust laws, Reuters reported on...

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No Precedent For Facebook Antitrust Investigation, Says FL AG
No Precedent For Facebook Antitrust Investigation, Says FL AG
September 09, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said the antitrust probes into Facebook don’t have any common case studies to draw from in deciding how to...

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