New Commissioner Says FTC Should Get Tough on Companies Like Facebook and Google

ProPublica, here.

Algorithmic Accountability

ABIDA, hier. 

The GDPR was never going to change behaviour overnight

G. Buttarelli, here. 

Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting from Android phones

The Guardian, here.
No Oracle's submission to be found here.
I think Gary Reback mentioned that "they" tried to bring data protection into the EU Android investigation but didn't succeed in convincing the EC (check here si jamais).

Google's plans to use AI to help the blind

CNN, here. 

Morgan Stanley to Follow Goldman in Bet on Brazilian Fintech

Bloomberg, here.
"Lively" competition enforcement factored in by investors, or competition authorities getting active because of the economic relevance of the sector?

GDPR will pop the adtech bubble

D. Searls, here.

Asus to pay 65m euro settlement for price manipulation

Asia Nikkei, here. Case here. 

Guidance on Transaction Value Thresholds for Mandatory Pre-merger Notification

Bundeskartellamt, here. Draft for public consultation.

Why so much debate about personal data misses the point

Mydex, here. 

Facebook Plans to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency

Cheddar, here. 

'Big Brother' AIB now spying on customers' social media accounts

Irish Independent, here. 

Quel menu pour nourrir l’intelligence artificielle? Pouvez-vous passer la carte?

A. Strowel, ici. 

Artificial Intelligence for the American People

The White House, here. See also here.

Google now says controversial AI voice calling system will identify itself to humans

The Verge, here.

ICOs are Cancer

M. Flaxman, here.

Some Android features not coming to Samsung

Economic Times, here.

Unlockd wins first battle of Google legal war for survival

AFR, here.

Unfolding the New-Born Right to Data Portability: Four Gateways to Data Subject Control

H. Uršič, here.

I am a data factory (and so are you)

Rough Type, here.

Three Fintechs leading Open banking initiatives in the UK

DailyFintech, here.

White House Assures Google, Goldman AI Won't Get Heavy Hand

Bloomberg, here.

CCI brings algorithms used to price air tickets under the scanner

Business Standard, here.

EPIC Seeks Records from FTC Regarding Irish Audits of Facebook

EPIC, here..

DOJ’s Brief in Apple V. Robert Pepper

Here.

A capability-based model to explain the (r)evolution of the banking industry

BIAN, here. 

Examining the Bulgarian Presidency’s latest draft of the ePrivacy Regulation

M. Fazlioglu, here. 

Google grapples with ‘horrifying’ reaction to uncanny AI tech

Bloomberg, here. 

Beaches and Bitcoin

H. Peirce, here. 

GDPR, Data Portability and Data About Multiple People

IF and ODI, here. 

La donnée est-elle le nouveau pétrole ou un nouvel environnement ?

J. Krewer, ici. 

Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank, now lets you pay ‘Nearby Friends’

TechCrunch, here. 

The Public Interest Standard and the Dangers of Discrimination

R. Alford, here. 

Intentando blindar el sector del taxi frente a la competencia, los tribunales y el interés público

Hay derecho, Aquì

Google Maps API pricing got you down? See these best alternatives

Geo awesomeness, here

Service Workers Forced to Act Like Robots Meet Their Match

The Atlantic, here. And don’t miss the conversations, truly jawdropping. Getting rid of this further pain point will likely increase Google’s power of “recommendation”. 

AI Isn’t a Crystal Ball, But It Might Be a Mirror

J. Ito, here.

Europa lädt das Update hoch

Die Zeit, hier. 🐌

Ticketmaster could replace tickets with facial recognition

The Verge, here.

ETH-Professor zu umstrittenen Belohn-Apps von Krankenkassen: «Mir sind sie zu intransparent»

AZ, hier.

Uber/Grab merger: Appointment of monitoring trustee to monitor compliance with CCCS’s Interim Measures Directions

CCCS, here. 

Uber’s self-driving car saw the pedestrian but didn’t swerve – report

The Guardian here. 

What is edge computing?

TheVerge, here. 🐌

Jan Philipp Albrecht: "Ein großer Schritt voran"

BR.de, hier. 

Study on emerging issues of data ownership, interoperability, (re-)usability and access to data, and liability

Deloitte for DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology, here.
(rating: 🐌🐌 medium slow reading required).

AUSWIRKUNGEN VON BIG DATA AUF DEN MARKT DER ONLINEMEDIEN

ABIDA.de, hier. 

Algorithms as Illegal Agreements

M. Gal, here.
🐌🐌🐌

Amazon, the Elephant in the Antitrust Room

NYTimes, here. 

Amazon Offers Retailers Discounts to Adopt Payment System

Bloomberg, here. 

Radical Markets and...the Blockchain

E. Posner, G. Weyl, here (from 5:33:16).

Entwurf der ePrivacy Verordnung – Neue Fassung zum aktuellen Stand im Rat der Europäischen Union

De Lege Data, hier. 

La défense de la création passe par la régulation

F. Nissen, ici. 

Digitalisierung im Alltag: 4 von 5 Deutschen verwenden Online-Bezahldienste

WiWo, hier. 

GOOGLE AND GDPR HAND PUBLISHERS A HARD CHOICE

AdAge, here. 

Online platforms under fire as EU pushes for transparency on search results

EurActiv, here. 

Big tech, power and responsibility

FT, Big Picture, Audio here. 

Is Blockchain Hype, Revolutionary, or Both? What We Need to Know.

TPI, here. 

Why the net giants are worried about the Web 3.0

G. Zago, here. 

ACCC chair Rod Sims puts Google, Facebook on notice

Theaustralian.com.au, here. 

Canberra creates a brave new data world

The Mandarin, here. 

It’s not just monopoly and monopsony

EPI, here. 

Analyse: Warum an den Payment-Coup der Deutschen Bank ein paar Fragezeichen gehören

Finanz-Szene.de, hier. 

Microsoft Pay comes to Outlook, integrating Stripe, Braintree, Sage, Wave and more

TechCrunch, here. 

Artificial Intelligence — The Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet

M. Jordan, here.

I thought you might like this visualization of the terms and conditions of the different apps

@dimitryarov

Datenschutz und Technikgestaltung

J. Pohle, hier.
🐌🐌🐌

Implications of E-commerce for Competition Policy

OECD, Background Note, here.

(Many overlaps with previously discussed topics; and plain vanilla shopping is the new e-commerce).

Ripple Sued for Securities Law Violations

CryptoLaw, here. 

Questions and Answers: Directive on Security of Network and Information systems, the first EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity

EC, here. 

JPMorgan files blockchain interbank payment patent

FinExtra, here. 

How Essential are Standard-Essential Patents?

M. Lemley, T. Simcoe, here. 

Instagram quietly launches payments for commerce

TechCrunch, here.
...and data quietly going to Facebook?

EU considers using algorithms to detect anti-competitive acts

Reuters, here. 

A Comparative Study of Competition Law Relating to the New Economy: A Case Law in the European Union

J. Sop Choi, here. 

Amazon and the Unwisdom of the Populist Crowd

Truth on the Market, here. 

Gegenentwürfe zum Datenkapitalismus sind nötig

Netzpolitik, hier. 

Conditions d'application du droit de la concurrence au secteur agricole

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

A fair deal for consumers in Belgium

M. Vestager, here. And, not mentioned in the text:

How Much Is It Worth to Use Facebook? It Depends

C. Sunstein, here. 

Jack Ma's Free Spending Ways Are Spooking Alibaba Investors

Bloomberg, here. 

I TRIED LEAVING FACEBOOK. I COULDN’T

S. Jeong, here. 

Karl Marx: Bewunderer und Verächter des Kapitalismus

FAZ, hier. 

Comcast’s bid to acquire Sky and its effects on competition in the EU

D. Geradin, here. 

The Fallacy of the Free Market

J. Kwak, here. 

Facebook hired eHarmony's chief scientist for...God knows what

TechCrunch, here.
"But Facebook has confirmed to us that Carter is not working on the new dating service, and the company declined to say what he is doing."

IBM buys aggregation and analytics software provider Armanta

FinExtra, here. 

Data Analytics and The Death of The Modern Banking Industry

The Financial Brand, here. 

Inovação Tecnológica e Concorrência no Setor Financeiro em Portugal

Autoridade da Concorrência, aqui. 

Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Bill Gates

The Times of India, here. 

Who should hold the keys to our data?

The Guardian, here. 

Durchsetzung nach Datenlage

FAZ, hier. 

Digital platforms inquiry submissions published

ACCC, here. 

Tim Cook’s company is a rock of common sense in an industry that’s gone rogue.

Bloomberg, here. 

Blockchain insiders tell us why we don't need blockchain

FT, here. 

Australia's Largest Bank Lost The Personal Financial Histories Of 12 Million Customers

BuzzFeedNews, here. 

ARE GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK UNDERMINING EUROPE'S PRIVACY RULES?

Wired, here. 

The Rise and Development of FinTech

R. Teigland et al., here. 

Taxi, ride-sourcing and ride-sharing services

OECD Secretariat, Background Note, here. 

Competition Policy and the Tech Industry – What’s at stake?

B. Hoffman, here. 

Facebook is taking on Tinder with new dating features

The Verge, here.