Biometric identity systems in law enforcement and the politics of (voice) recognition: The case of SiiP

F. Jansen et al., here.  

FTC initiates probe into Meta's $400 mln VR deal for Supernatural - The Information

 Reuters, here. 

Regulate, but build too: for a European digital sphere

 Social Europe, here. 

The EU’s digital strategy and what it means for privacy

 iapp, here. 

Commission approves the acquisition of Suez by Veolia, subject to conditions

 EC, here. 

We need to talk about consent

 Mydex, here.

Digital Markets Acts update

 I. Brown, here. 

Six months with Lina Khan's FTC

 Axios, here. 

Airbnb hosts at the mercy of algorithms

Noyb, here.  

Help! My recruiter is an algorithm!

 Noyb, here. 

The history of the data economy: Part IV: The future

 T. Harkness, here. 

Before and after GDPR: tracking in mobile apps

 K. Kollnig et al., here. 

CFPB Shutters Lending by VC-Backed Fintech LendUp for Violating Agency Order

CFPB, here.  

EU clears Microsoft-Nuance without conditions

 TechCrunch, here. 

EC Press Release here. 

Facial recognition: the CNIL orders CLEARVIEW AI to stop reusing photographs available on the Internet

 CNIL, here. 

'Capitalism: what has gone wrong, what needs to change and how can it be fixed?'

 Video here. 

DRAFT POLICY STATEMENT ON LICENSING NEGOTIATIONS AND REMEDIES FOR STANDARDS-ESSENTIAL PATENTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY F/RAND COMMITMENTS

 Here. 

Deutsche digitale B2B-Plattformen

 BDI, hier. 

UK antitrust regulator looks into Microsoft's $16 bln Nuance deal

 Reuters, here. 

Sanzione di oltre 1 miliardo e 128 milioni di euro ad Amazon per abuso di posizione dominante

 AGCM, qui. Provvedimento qui. 

Bundeskartellamt sieht Anmeldepflicht der Fusion Meta / Kustomer

 Hier. 

Commission invites comments on draft Guidelines about collective agreements regarding the working conditions of solo self-employed people

 EC, here. 

Parliament's negotiating position on the digital markets act

 EPRS, here. 

In South Korea, Big Tech’s power struggle with regulators is way ahead of the U.S.

 RestofWorld, here. 

Apple and Google duopoly limits competition and choice

 CMA, Interim Report here; Appendices here. 

CFPB Calls Tech Workers to Action

 Here. 

Telekommunikation 2021: Wettbewerb im Umbruch

 

Monopolkommission, hier. 

Protecting competition and innovation in the Internet of Things : Towards an Integrated Approach ?

Some slides, here.  

When ‘the’ market loses its relevance: an empirical analysis of demand-side linkages in platform ecosystems

 JRC Technical Report, here. 

Business Data Sharing through Data Marketplaces: A Systematic Literature Review

 A. Abbas et al., here. 

Feminist data protection

 IPR, here. 

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN EUROPE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE APPROACH

 Greens, here. 

EU-US launch Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue to foster cooperation in competition policy and enforcement in technology sector

 EC, here. 

Interoperabilität zwischen Messengerdiensten: Überblick der Potenziale und Herausforderungen

 Bundesnetzagentur, hier. 

The Profit Paradox — why high profits are bad for the economy

 J. Eeckhout, TedTalk here. 

15 Visionen für eine gerechte, soziale und nachhaltige Digitalisierung

 Digitalezivilgesellschaft.org, hier. 

Digital regulation: joined-up and accountable

 House of Lords, here. 

Crouching tiger, hidden dragons

IIPP report, here. 

Three proposals to strengthen the EU Artificial Intelligence Act

ALI, here.  

How to Fix the Courts’ Misuse of Economics

 M. Katz, here. 

Competition & Privacy: It's Both Or Nothing

 R. Berjon, here. 

What if the single most important idea in economics no longer works?

 J. Plunkett, here. 

From an Hayekian perspective, here. 

Germany’s data strategy for growth and innovation

 World Bank, here. 

DSA milestone: EU lawmakers have responded to our calls for meaningful transparency for big tech

 Algorithm Watch, here. 

Dans le cadre de l’instruction au fond du dossier sur les droits voisins, Google propose des engagements. L’Autorité les soumet à consultation publique

 Adlc, ici. 

Ökonomie als Wissenschaft der Präferenzentstehung und Charakterbildung

 Hayek-Vorlesung mit Ernst Fehr, hier.

FTC may consider rule curbing algorithmic discrimination and ‘commercial surveillance’

 TechCrunch, here. 

Grindr hit with € 6.2 million fine in response to complaint from the Norwegian Consumer Council

Forbrukerradet, here. 

Pas un Gaia-X 2.0

 Euractiv, ici. 

The Impact of Consolidation and Monopoly Power on American Innovation

 Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, here. 

Competition Espresso with Tommaso Valletti

 Moderated by Emma, Jana, Maria and Pinar, Video here. 

The Genesis of the EU Digital Markets Act: First Lessons Learned

 Today's presentation, here. 

Digital Markets Act latest: IMCO vs Council

 I. Brown, here.

The ruling of the EU General Court in Google Shopping: An endorsement of the EU Commission antitrust enforcement policy in digital markets”

 M. Botta, here.

Regulate to innovate

 ALI, here.

The pros and cons of decentralized platforms

 A. Hagiu et al., here,

Promoting data sharing: presidency reaches deal with Parliament on Data Governance Act

 The Council, here.

Bundeskartellamt imposes fine on audio equipment manufacturer Bose

 Here.

Le GESTE dépose plainte contre Apple devant l’Autorité de la concurrence

 Le Geste, ici.

FTC Sues to Block $40 Billion Semiconductor Chip Merger

 FTC, here.

Google exec on company's privacy philosophy: ‘FLoC will evolve – there will be other birds’

 The Drum, here.

Commission fines UBS, Barclays, RBS, HSBC and Credit Suisse € 344 million for participating in a Foreign Exchange spot trading cartel

 EC, here.

Deutsche digitale B2B-Plattformen

 BDI, hier.