Complements and/or substitutes? The competitive dynamics between news publishers and digital platforms and what it means for competition policy

D. Geradin, here. 

Apple could be working with Goldman Sachs on a credit card

TechCrunch, here. 

Tackling Online Harms

Tech UK, here. 

Even the IAB warned adtech risks EU privacy rules

TechCrunch, here. 

European data protection and freedom of expression after Buivids: an increasingly significant tension

European Law Blog, here. 

FCA issues its first decision under competition law

FCA, here. 

Avis n° 19-A-04 du 21 février 2019 relatif à une demande d’avis de la commission des Affaires culturelles et de l’Éducation de l’Assemblée nationale dans le secteur de l’audiovisuel

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

Competition policy and European firms’ competitiveness

M. Motta, M. Peitz, here. 

New evidence to regulators: IAB documents reveal that it knew that real-time bidding would be “incompatible with consent under GDPR”

Fix adtech, here. 

London and Brussels make the case for competition

FT, here. 

At Harvard Law, Zittrain and Zuckerberg discuss encryption, ‘information fiduciaries’ and targeted advertisements

Harvard Law Today, here. 

ICO regulatory sandbox

ICO, here. 

EU's Vestager says not precluding Facebook case in future

Reuters, here. 

High-tech toilet seat monitors your heart as you sit on the can

ArsTechnica, here. 

Shoshana again, this time with Kara

Recode, Audio here.

Kara asks: "I know they are sneaky bastards...What do we do?"

2019 Draft commentaries on 6 articles of the GDPR

C. Kuner et al., here.

Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a secret'

Business Insider, here. 

Privacy activists say online ad industry knowingly violated GDPR

Mashable, here. 

Why a focus on "fake news" and Facebook misses the internet's real problems - and solutions

OpenDemocracy, here. 

Vanguard of the Techlash: Will antitrust offer a way forward?

Yelp's event, video here. 

Amazon’s Winner-Take-All Approach to Small Business

Bloomberg, here.

France, Germany Seek Veto for EU Governments on Antitrust Cases

NYTimes, here.

Artificial intelligence: challenges for the financial sector

ACPR, here. 

Bradesco cierra cuentas a operadoras de criptomonedas locales

CPI, aqui.

Once hailed as unhackable, blockchains are now getting hacked

Technology Review, here.

Cinco euros al mes para Bankia si no cedes tus datos: "Es una barbaridad, se saltan la ley"

El Confidential, aquí.

Fintech for the people

B. Cœuré, here. 

Social networks to become liable for content on their platforms under government plans

Sky, here.

Putting Technology to Good Use: The Role of Corporate, Competition, and Tax Law

J. Armour et tres viri, hic. 

Google 12.11.18 Hearing QFR Responses

Here.

Google partially backtracks on Chrome changes that would break ad blockers

ArsTechnica, here. 

Der Finanzminister grübelt über die Blockchain

FAZ, hier.

Discrimination in the Age of Algorithms

J. Kleinberg et al., here.

Data Trusts and other shaggy dog shortcuts

Mydex, here.

Real-time bidding and the GDPR

J. Ryan, here.

Darkening of the digital dream

The Hindu Business Line, here.

IMMEDIATE PAYMENTS CATALYSING CHANGE AND INNOVATION IN THE NORDICS

FinExtra, here. 

UK says Huawei is manageable risk to 5G

FT, here. 

My apologies to @WavesBlog Readers for the rather chaotic blog update

El “puzzle” de frases que marcaron la Jornada Fintech de la CNMC

CNMC Blog, aquí.

“Hollywood is now irrelevant,” says IAC Chairman Barry Diller

Recode, here. 

I can’t manage another word of Shoshana Zuboff’s Surveillance Capitalism

D. Coyle, here. 

AWS and Microsoft reap most of the benefits of expanding cloud market

TechCrunch, here. 

Making the data revolution work for us

M. Vestager, here. 

DIE FACEBOOK-ENTSCHEIDUNG DES BUNDESKARTELLAMTES

K. Künstner, hier. 

Führende Ökonomen kritisieren Peter Altmaiers Industriepolitik

Zeit.de, hier. 

Warum eine "Datenteilungspflicht" kein gutes Instrument ist

S. Louven, hier. 

India watchdog probes accusations that Google abused Android - sources

Reuters, here. 

L’UFC-Que Choisir obtient la condamnation de Google

QueChoisir, ici. 

Japan sets sights on tighter anti-trust regulations for Big Tech

Reuters, here. 

Ermittlungsverfahren gegen Amazon eingeleitet

BWB, hier. 

'Tinder for cows' matches livestock in the mood for love

Reuters, here. 

INTERNET PRIVACY: Additional Federal Authority Could Enhance Consumer Protection and Provide Flexibility

GAO, here. 

UN report dismisses fintech sandboxes in developing economies

FinExtra, here.
UNSGSA Report here. 

Facebook, Exploitative business terms pursuant to Section 19(1) GWB for inadequate data processing

Bundeskartellamt, Case Summary here. 

Porsche warns UK buyers of 10% Brexit surcharge

Yahoo, here. 

Why bankers should drop their fear of fintech regulatory sandboxes

American Banker, here. 

'Internet of things' spurs broad interest in standard essential patent licensing

Out-Law, here. 

Facebook acqui-hires Chainspace team for blockchain push

FinExtra, here. 

Google’s GDPR Policies Throw Digital Media Into Disarray

AdExchanger, here. 

Hotel booking sites to make major changes after CMA probe

CMA, here. 

Commission prohibits Siemens' proposed acquisition of Alstom

EC, here. 

EU competition rules on vertical agreements – evaluation

EC, here. 

Overview of Fintech Regulation in the United States

Covington, here. 

Bundeskartellamt untersagt Facebook die Zusammenführung von Nutzerdaten aus verschiedenen Quellen

Bundeskartellamt, hier.

GERMAN REGULATORS JUST OUTLAWED FACEBOOK'S WHOLE AD BUSINESS

Wired, here. 

Privatheit in Zeiten der Digitalisierung

Leopoldina, hier. 

Personalisierte Manipulation, automatisierte Ungleichheit, quantifiziertes Misstrauen?

W. Christl, Video hier. 

Schrödinger’s Robot: Privacy in Uncertain States

I. Kerr, here. 

I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell

GIZMODO, here. 

The New Legal Landscape for Text Mining and Machine Learning

M. Sag, here. 

Only 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical, Survey Says

Forbes, here. 

Is Europe closing in on an antitrust fix for surveillance technologists?

TechCrunch, here. 

The security of access to accounts under the PSD2

P. Wolters, B. Jacobs, here. 

The Adtech Crisis and Disinformation

J. Ryan, Presentation here.

THE BUNDESKARTELLAMT’S FACEBOOK DECISION: GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY

J. Newman, here. 

Brave New World: what will open banking mean for Australia?

Stone and Chalk, here. 

Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

White House, here. 

THE CAIRNCROSS REVIEW: A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR JOURNALISM

Here. 

Nudging Citizens through Technology in Smart Cities

S. Ranchordas, here. 

On a comprehensive European industrial policy on artificial intelligence and robotics

European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019, here. 

Facebook mulled multi-billion-dollar acquisition of gaming giant Unity, book claims

TechCrunch, here. 

Jack Ma's Ant Buys U.K.'s WorldFirst in a Giant Step Abroad

Bloomberg, here. 

Agro-Chemical Mega-Mergers and Innovation – Between Competition Law, Regulation and IP Rights

I. Lianos, here. 

Online platforms required by law to be more transparent with EU businesses

EP, here. 

The Surveillance Industry and Human Rights

EPIC, here. 

Emojis and the Law

E. Goldman, video here. 

A heart-shaped logo cannot be registered as an EU trademark

T-123/18, here.

Amazon's Wish List with Stacy Mitchell

Art19.com, here. 

BEHAVIORAL FIRMS: DOES ANTITRUST ECONOMICS NEED A THEORETICAL UPDATE?

E. Bailey, here. 

Alexa, are you exploiting me?

BEME News, Video here. 

ENQUETE FRANCEINFO. COMMENT NETFLIX S’Y PREND POUR NOUS RENDRE ACCROS

Francetvinfo, ici. 

FinTech and market structure in financial services: Market developments and potential financial stability implications

FSB, here. 

Is Amazon Violating the Sherman Act?

S. Sussman, here. 

Economics for Inclusive Prosperity: An Introduction

S. Naidu, D. Rodrik, and G. Zucman, here. 

Economics After Neoliberalism

Boston Review, here. 

Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Final Report

House of Commons, here. 

Digital Ad Revenue Tops $26B In Q3 2018

MediaPost, here. 

Regulators Create Sandboxes as a Place to Foster Fintech

Bloomberg, here. 

Your Smart Light Can Tell Amazon and Google When You Go to Bed

Bloomberg, here.