There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Location Data

 The Markup, here. 

Nreal Air sunglasses let you watch TV in AR

 ArsTechnica, here. 

EU-US Trade and Technology Council Inaugural Joint Statement

 Here. 

As privacy issues worsen, Congress looks to the FTC

 The Verge, here. 

EU considers single rules for regulate vacation rental platforms

 TechCrunch, here. 

Apple's iPhone comes under EU scrutiny for curbs on rival 'wearable' devices

 MLex, here. 

Prioritising gendered public interest considerations

 B. Mkatshwa et al., here.

See also A FEMINIST ACTION FRAMEWORK FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY, here. 

GOOGLE DRIVE,DROPBOX, ICLOUD APPLE: Clausole vessatorie

 AGCM, qui (p. 36 ss. )

Deepfake videos, parody, and everything else

 Here. 

Università Bocconi, volti degli studenti spiati durante gli esami a distanza: multa di 200 mila euro

 CdS, here. 

More here. 

ACM fines Samsung over 39 million euros for influencing the online prices of television sets

 Here. 

Cross-border data flows and development: For whom the data flow

 UNCTAD, here. 

What Can the U.S. Learn From China’s Crackdown on Crypto?

 Intelligencer, here. 

Under California Stars...

 ...we would have wished it too - very much so (here).

Microsoft opens its Windows store up to third-party app stores

 The Verge, here. 

Digital advertising services inquiry - Final report

 ACCC, here. 

UK marketing-led group takes antitrust complaint against Google’s Privacy Sandbox to the EU

 TechCrunch, here. 

Bundeskartellamt schließt Verfahren gegen Edelstahlunternehmen ab und verhängt Bußgelder in Höhe von insgesamt rund 355 Mio. Euro

 Fallbericht, hier. 

Competition Espresso: 30 Minutes with...Ian Brown

 Video, here (ok, 31).

Goodbye, Last-Click Attribution: Google Ads Changes Default To Data Modeling

 AdExchanger, here. 

Supply chain issues at petrol forecourts in some areas of the UK

 UK Gov, here. 

Competition Problems and Governance of Non-personal Agricultural Machine Data: Comparing Voluntary Initiatives in the US and EU

 C. Atik, B. Martens, here. 

Is Facebook leading us on a journey to the metaverse?

 The Guardian, here. 

Why China crushed its tech giants

 Wired, here. 

The CMA investigated and cleared the anticipated acquisition by Facebook, Inc. of Kustomer, Inc.

Here.  

Competition Law, Big Tech and Financialisation: The Dark Side of the Moon

 I. Lianos, A. McLean, here. 

Chair Lina M. Khan TO: Commission Staff and Commissioners

 Here. 

Google and Microsoft are at it again, now over government software

 Protocol, here. 

Article 114 TFEU as a Legal Basis for Strengthened Control of Acquisitions by Digital Gatekeepers

 Legal Opinion commissioned by Germany, here. 

[My bet: contrarian legal opinion by Ireland soon...]

Transcript of the Background Talk "New EU-rules for Big Tech: How to improve the Digital Services Act"

SNV, hier.  

Why Facebook is using Ray-Ban to stake a claim on our faces

 MIT Tech Review, here.

Didi loses 30% of daily users after Beijing crackdown following IPO

 FT, here

‘New Directions in the European Union’s Innovation Policy?’

 MPI, here.

Wild West ist nun vorbei [?]

 SZ, hier.

India antitrust probe finds Google abused Android dominance, report shows

 Reuters, here. 

Amazon is piling ads into search results and top consumer brands are paying up for prominent placement

 CNBC, here.

Europe’s enforcement paralysis

ICCL, here.  

FDA to PTO

 Here. 

DIGITALE ÜBERWACHUNG UND KONTROLLE AM ARBEITSPLATZ

 W. Christli, hier. 

Waste from one bitcoin transaction ‘like binning two iPhones’

 The Guardian, here. 

Big Tech, Big Problems, & Big Solutions: The Legislative Package to Reinvigorate Platform Competition

 Public Knowledge, here. 

Australia proves that small publishers benefit from collective negotiation with Big Tech – Canada should follow suit

News Media Canada, here.

Withdrawal of the Vertical Merger Guidelines

 L. Kahn, here. 

Big tech companies snap up smaller rivals at record pace

FT, here.  

Big Data, Big Questions: Implications for Competition and Consumers

 Chez Senator Klobuchar, here.

The Commission adopts a Statement of Objections in view of adopting interim measures following Illumina's early acquisition of GRAIL

 EC, here. 

Early draft*s* of the DMA proposal: A take

 Coalition for App Fairness, here. 

Beyond Debiasing

 EDRi, here.

THE USE OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS IN THE EU’S BANKING AND PAYMENTS SECTOR

 EBA, here.

Comments regarding the draft revised VBER and VGL as published on 9 July 2021

 Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Bundeskartellamt, here. 

...Regulators Tell Wall Street Execs New Rules Won't Stifle Tech

 PYMNTS, here. 

Taming the power of (very) Big Tech: Where are we? Where are we heading to?

 Today, Presentation here. 

The promised link to the event on "regulators talking to eachother" here

TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS ACT PROHIBITING FORCED IN-APP PAYMENT METHODS GOES INTO EFFECT

 Korea Communications Commission, here.

Google Is Getting Caught in the Global Antitrust Net

Wired, here.  

“It’s Not Easy Being a Schumpeterian”

 R. Langlois, here. 

In praise of market investigations...

 CMA, here. 

A Suggested Revision of the 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines (July 7, 2021)

 S. Salop, here. 

L’IGN et les communs

 SYNTHESE DES 165 CONTRIBUTIONS DE LA CONSULTATION PUBLIQUE, ici. 

Intuit to buy Mailchimp for $12 billion.

 NYTimes, here. 

Why Facebook is using Ray-Ban to stake a claim on our faces

 MIT Tecchnology Review, here. 

Non-HSR Reported Acquisitions by Select Technology Platforms, 2010–2019: An FTC Study

 FTC, here. 

Open FTC: Findings from the Commission’s inquiry into large technology platforms’ unreported acquisitions

 Live, soon, here. 

Sektoruntersuchung Mobile Apps

 Bundeskartellamt, Bericht hier. 

Why Turkey’s Regulators Became Such a Problem for Google

 NYTimes, here. 

How France tamed Google

 Wired, here. 

L’autorité luxembourgeoise de protection des données a prononcé à l’encontre d’Amazon Europe Core une amende de 746 millions d’euros

 CNIL, ici. 

CMA accuses pharma firms of illegal pricing

 CMA, here. 

EssilorLuxottica / Lenstec Merger Inquiry

 CMA, here. 

Apple accuses CBA of ‘misleading’ digital wallets inquiry

 InnovationAus, here. 

Commission starts investigation for possible breach of the standstill obligation in Illumina / GRAIL transaction

 EC, here. 

Pièces détachées automobiles : l’Autorité de la concurrence se félicite de l’ouverture partielle à la concurrence de la vente des pièces détachées automobiles visibles

 Adlc, ici.

Wettbewerbschancen bei Strombörsen, E-Ladesäulen und Wasserstoff nutzen

 Monopolkommission, hier.

Sony’s purchase of AWAL raises competition concerns

 CMA, here. 

Kreditwirtschaft fordert Wahlfreiheit beim Bezahlen an E-Ladesäulen

 Heise.de, hier. 

Apple’s grip on App Store loosened by US judge

 FT, here. 

Competition Policy in Support of Europe’s Green Ambition

 EC, here. 

Unlawful monopolies only benefit monopolists

 DoJ, here. 

Google found guilty of restricting Android forks in South Korea, fined $177 million

 The Verge, here. 

Intelligence artificielle et droit de la concurrence

 Séminaire, ici. 

FTC v. Facebook

 District Court, here. 

Amended Complaint, here. 

Google Is Getting Caught in the Global Antitrust Net

 Wired, here. 

THE DIGITAL MARKETS ACT BACK TO THE "FORM-BASED" FUTURE?

 CompassLexecon, here (paid by Google).

Public consultation on the draft revised Regulation on vertical agreements and vertical guidelines

 EC, here. 

Eyes Everywhere: Amazon's Surveillance Infrastructure and Revitalizing a Fair Marketplace

 Open Markets, here. 

Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

 President Biden, here. 

Let’s Make Google a Public Good

 NYTimes, here. 

Public consultation: Proposal for the creation of a sandbox for sustainability and competition in the Greek market (too late?)

 Hellenic Competition Commission, here. 

Demystifying the Draft EU Artificial Intelligence Act

 M. Veale et al., here. 

What China Expects From Businesses: Total Surrender

 NYTimes, here. 

Competition and Innovation in Digital Markets

 BEIS Research Paper, here. 

Plusieurs marques et fabricants de lunettes sanctionnés pour prix de vente imposés et restriction de vente sur Internet

 Adlc, ici. 

Unlocking the value of data: Exploring the role of data intermediaries

 UK Gov, here. 

“Old Chicago” and Freiburg: Why Ordoliberalism Was No “German Oddity”

 ProMarket, here. 

The Autorité de la concurrence hands out a €220 millions fine to Google for favouring its own services in the online advertising sector

 Adlc, here.

Decision ici and here. 

Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Kustomer by Facebook

 EC, here. 

The CMA was already on it, here. 

Building a comprehensive and competitive electric vehicle charging sector that works for all drivers

 CMA, here. 

How the EU Can Achieve Legally Trustworthy AI: A Response to the European Commission’s Proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act

 K. Yeung et al., here. 

Design choices: Mechanism design and platform capitalism

 S. Viljoen et al. here. 

Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture: Concept and Assessment

 V. Kathuria, here. 

Apple and Google Are Gearing Up to Fight a New App Store Bill

 Wired, here. 

Algorithms and Economic Justice: A Taxonomy of Harms and a Path Forward for the Federal Trade Commission

R. Slaughter, here.  

Sovereignty 2.0

 A. Chander, H. Sun, here. 

International coherence in digital platform regulation: an economic perspective on the US and EU proposals

 Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale, here. 

Facebook’s takeover of Giphy raises competition concerns

 CMA, here. 

Provisional Findings Report here.

The New Antitrust/Data Privacy Law Interface

 E. Douglas, here. 

Henry Simons’s Positive Program for Laissez-Faire

 M. Rizzo, here. 

Taking Control of the Data Pipeline

Podcast, here.  

Opinion 11/2021 on the Proposal for a Directive on consumer credits

 EDPS, here. 

Why Privacy Experts Need a Place at the Antitrust Table

 C. Caffarra, J. Ryan, here. 

Participatory data stewardship

 Ada Lovelace Institute, here. 

The Data Economy: Market Size and Global Trade

 D. Coyle, W. Li, here. 

Google, Apple Forced to Open App Store Pay Systems in South Korea

 Bloomberg, here. 

Private enforcement and the Digital Markets Act

 R. Podszun, here. 

Unscrambling the eggs: breaking up consummated mergers and dominant firms

 J. Kwoka, T. Valletti, here. 

Japan Fair Trade Commission closes App Store investigation

 Reuters, here. 

Google appeals France's 'disproportionate' $591 million fine in copyright row

 Reuters, here. Decision ici; press release here.

WhatsApp fined a record 225 mln euro by Ireland over privacy

 Reuters, here. 

Decision here. 

The Google Choice Screen

 FairSearch, here. 

Les organismes professionnels

 Adlc, Etude ici. 

Rules-based versus principles-based regulation – is there a clear front-runner?

 Ofcom, here. 

What are we regulating for?

 C. Caffarra, here. 

TALKING TO THE COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY ABOUT APPLE

 S. Langridge, here. 

B. Lawson, here. 

Global Comprehensive Privacy Law Mapping Chart

 Iapp, here. 

Décision n° 21-D-21 du 9 septembre 2021 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur du transport routier de marchandises

 Adlc, ici. 

The future of the App Store depends on the difference between a ‘button’ and an ‘external link’

 The Verge, here. 

The judgment, here. 

Beijing to break up Ant’s Alipay and force creation of separate loans app

 FT, here.

On Google’s Sandbox/FLoC Proposal: Comments Submitted to UK-CMA

 DLI, here. 

Know all about Account Aggregator Network- a financial data-sharing system

 India Ministry of Finance, here. 

DPC launches two inquiries into TikTok concerning compliance with GDPR requirements relating to the processing of childrens’ personal data and transfers of data to China

 DPC, here. 

China’s new regulation of platforms: a message for American policymakers

 T. Wheeler, here. 

Resuming blog posting today - after the update avalanche