Restrictions Are Slowing Coronavirus Infections, New Data Suggest

NYTimes, here. 

The Law of Informational Capitalism

A. Kapczynski, here. 

Data To Go: An FTC Workshop on Data Portability

FTC, here (hopefully on Zoom as alternative venue)

Der Handel sucht die Rettung auf Online-Plattformen

FAZ, hier. 

Tim Wu's THE CURSE OF BIGNESS reviewed by Lina Khan

Here. 

Medtronic Shares Ventilation Design Specifications to Accelerate Efforts to Increase Global Ventilator Production

Medtronic, here.
Permissive license here. 

Ventilator Maker’s 2012 Merger Spurs Query From FTC Official (1)

Bloomberg Law, here. 

New York Attorney General Looks Into Zoom’s Privacy Practices

NYTimes, here.

Mylan/Upjohn: Commitments submitted

Competition by Design, Compliance by Design oder Antitrust by Design?

S. Louven, hier. 

Data collaboratives and the COVID-19 pandemic: an interview with Alberto Alemanno

EuroConsumers, here. 

Access to In-Vehicle Data by Third-Party Service Providers: Is there a Market Failure and, if so, How Should it be Addressed?

D. Geradin, here. 

The Competitive Effects of the GDPR

M. Gal, O. Aviv, here. 

Zoom Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Sharing Data with Facebook

Vice, here. 

Hansel and Gretel and the Virus: Privacy Conscious Contact Tracing

J.-H., Hoepman, here. 

Economic Competition in a Time of Crisis

F. Scott Morton, here. 

Financial Operating Systems

Zetzsche et al., here. 

On the scope and limits of antitrust when it comes to policing dominant tech platforms.

H. Singer, Here. 

Competition Law in Isolation Series

Startup Acquisitions, Error Costs, and Antitrust Policy

K. Bryan, E. Hovenkamp, here. 

The Race to the Bottom: What Competition Overdose Does to Our Wallets and Well-Being

M. Stucke, A. Ezrachi, here (two Bolsheviks?).

Neglected infectious diseases: are push and pull incentive mechanisms suitable for promoting drug development research?

F. Mueller-Langer, here. 

Selecting a data sharing structure: a value-based choice

S. Delacroix et al., here. 

Joint statement by the European Competition Network (ECN) on application of competition law during the Corona crisis

Here. 

EU Competition Law and COVID-19

F. Costa-Cabral et al., here. 

Competition Law as a Form of Social Regulation

I. Lianos, here. 

Antitrust rules and coronavirus

EC, here. 

The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed.

NYTimes, here. 

Joint Statement on the right to data protection in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Council of Europe, here. 

Bottomline/EPG: Final Report

CMA, here. 

Covid-19 and the comeback of compulsory licensing

Medicine Law & Policy, here. 

Global Innovation, Local Regulation: Navigating Competition Rules in the Digital Economy

C. Wilson, here. 

Google v. Oracle: What is the Case About?

Santa Clara University, Video here.

WHO is asked to create a voluntary intellectual property pool to develop Covid-19 products

StatNews, here. 

Review of the two Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations

EC, here. 

Roche releases recipe, after European Commission considers intervention due to lack of coronavirus tests

FTM.nl, here. 

Society as a Broadband Network

W. Davies, here. 

Plattformökonomie: neue Wettbewerbsregeln – Renaissance der Missbrauchsaufsicht

J. Haucap, hier. 

Data Portability: Initial Reflections on an Ex Ante Approach

S. Vezzoso (me!), here. Very tentative first draft (any feedback?).

Riprendiamoci i dati

Speciale TG1, qui. 

Fair dealing and online learning in the time of coronavirus in South Africa

IPKat, here. 

Stellungnahmen der Bundesländer, Fachkreise, Verbände und Unternehmen zum GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz

Hier.

Open Data for SME finance

Bank of England, here. 

DPAs issue reports on data processing related to COVID-19

Iapp, here. 

The Man With 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer Just Donated Them

NYTimes, here. 

Coronavirus, l’ingegnere italiano che sfida le multinazionali per salvare la vita ai pazienti con le sue valvole in stampa 3

TPI.it, qui. 

Verily’s coronavirus screening website launches with very limited access

The Verge, here. 

Cade investigates Bayer and Monsanto for alleged anti-competitive conduct

CADE, aqui.

Apple, Tech Data et Ingram Micro sanctionnés

Autorité de la concurrence, ici.

Some 2000 thoughts on the abus de dépendence écononique (en italien), qui. 

Formal GDPR complaint against Google’s internal data free-for-all

Brave, here. 

Venture Capital and Antitrust

Stanford/DOJ, here. 

Sharing data to create value in the private sector

ODI, here. 

Defining Artificial Intelligence

JRC, here. 

LinkedIn Appeals Important CFAA Ruling Regarding Scraping Public Info Just As Concerns Raised About Clearview

TechDirt, here. 

Digital markets taskforce: terms of reference

UK Gov, here. 

How Google kneecapped Amazon’s smart TV efforts

Protocol, here. 

Ad Tech Inquiry: Issues Paper

ACCC, here. 

Key Elements and Functions of a New Digital Regulatory Agency

Public Knowledge, here. 

Competition in Digital Technology Markets: Examining Self-Preferencing by Digital Platforms

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

A Commons Approach to Smart City Data Governance

New America, here. 

AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER v FACEBOOK INC & ANOR

Complaint, here. 

The Economic Impact of Open Data

European Data Portal, here. 

Mark Lemley: Innovation in tech suffers when we focus on the “exit”

Recode Decode, here. 

Die Digitalisierung der Missbrauchsaufsicht durch das „GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz“ im Spannungsfeld von moderater Anpassung und Überregulierung

T. Körber, hier. 

Digital platforms and antitrust. Should competition law be updated and how?

Today, 13:00, Video here.

Copyright lessons on Machine Learning: what impact on algorithmic art?

T. Chiou, here. 

Go read about a law school’s ridiculous battle over YouTube copyright strikes

The Verge, here. 

On balancing personal privacy with public interest

Iapp, here.

All happy families are alike: The EDPS’ bridges between competition and privacy

S. Vezzoso, here (second draft, sorry folks).

Minor changes and new entries such as Cristina Caffarra, Agustin Reyna, A European strategy for data, etc.

Anti-competitive practices in specific social and economic conditions

Hellenic Competition Commission, here.

Should Antitrust Laws Tackle Privacy Issues? DOJ and State AGs Continue Google Investigations in Response to Privacy Concerns

BakerHostetler, here. 

Antitrust: sanzione di 116 mln a TIM per aver ostacolato lo sviluppo della fibra

AGCM, qui.

Technology with purpose

M. Vestager, here. 

The Myth of the Privacy Paradox

D. Solove, here. 

WIE DIE EUROPÄISCHE UNION IM GLOBALEN WETTBEWERB BESTEHEN KANN

Gastbeitrag von A. Schwab auf D'Kart, hier. 

„Soll das staatliche Geldmonopol gesichert werden? Ja!“

Dezernat Zukunft, hier. 

Draft Competition (Amendment) Bill Proposes Extension of Protection to IPR Holders in Abuse of Dominance Cases

V. Kathuria, here. 

IP and Artificial Intelligence: More than 250 Submissions to WIPO Consultation

EU IP Desk, here. 

THE ROMANO-GERMANIC SYSTEM OF LIABILITY AND ITS FORMULAS APPLIED TO AN ANTITRUST TRIAL, REGARDING THE FACEBOOK CASE

M. Velandia, here. 

Banking landscape in the 21st century

S. Das, here. 

Die Industrie für digitale Werbung verletzt die Privatsphäre der Verbraucher

Digitale Gesellschaft, hier. 

Tech and democracy

Pew, here.

Google and health data – Fitbit acquisition: privacy, GDPR and competition concerns in the activity-tracking wearable technology sector

EP Question, here. 

Defeating Tech Giants With Open Protocols, Interoperability, And Shared Stewardship

TechDirt, here. 

Cybersecurity: Hacking victims are uncovering cyberattacks faster - and GDPR is the reason why

ZDNet, here. 

Tech-over: Mergers and merger policy in digital markets

E. Argentesi et al., here.

...en anglais: The Autorité de la concurrence’s contribution to the debate on competition policy and digital challenges

Adlc, ici. 

The Search for (Artificial) Intelligence, in Capitalism

F. Engster, P. Moore, here. 

Réinventer la régulation pour le numérique : Regards croisés législateur-régulateur

P. Forteza, S. Soriano, ici. 

Why fairness cannot be automated: Bridging the gap between EU non-discrimination law and AI

S. Wachter et al., here. 

Case Studies on Principles for a Data Economy

 ALI-ELI Project, here. 

Programmable Infrastructures

TU Delft, here. 

Data Protection in the Time of Coronavirus: Business As Usual?

Iapp, here. 

Designing an EU Intervention Standard for Digital Platforms

P. Alexiadis, A. de Streel, here.

(With Vodafone's financial support).

Google/Fitbit review: Privacy IS a competition issue

C. Caffarrra, T. Valletti, here. 

Soft power with a hard edge: harnessing the benefits of fast-moving markets

A. Tyre, here. 

Antitrust Conference in the Time of Coronavirus

Keeping the EU competitive in a green and digital world

M. Vestager, here. 

The crystal ball: implications for future competition policy and practice

CMA, Live stream today at 3.00PM Trento Time,  here.

My crystal ball at Ascola NYU 2018

My notes on the run:

Big Tech Acquisitions: Competition & Innovation Effects and EU Merger Control

M. Bourreau, A. de Streel, here. 

Verlening vergunning onder voorschriften voor concentratie Sanoma Learning B.V. en Iddink Holding B.V.

ACM, hier. 

The Brussels Effect— The EU’s Digital Strategy Goes Global

Covington, here. 

Stellungnahmen der Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht

 Zu den mit dem Referentenentwurf vorgeschlagenen Änderungen im Kapitel 2 „Bußgeldsachen“ im dritten Teil des GWB, hier; zu den Regeln des EU-Kartellrechts für horizontale Vereinbarungen, hier.

10.GWB-Novelle: Unternehmen mit überragender marktübergreifender Bedeutung für den Wettbewerb

Competition Cast, hier.

ACCC Goes After Fitbit Google Deal Full Investigation

ChannelNews, here. 

Brink’s fica proibida de realizar novas aquisições no mercado de transporte de valores por três anos

CADE, aqui.

Coronavirus, l’Autorità interviene nel settore della vendita di prodotti igienizzanti e di mascherine

AGCM, qui.
V. anche here. 

Première victoire en France devant la justice contre la reconnaissance faciale !

La Quadrature du Net, ici. 

Consumer Data Rights rollout now a full-blown crisis

New Economy, here. 

The Value of Data

 Bennett Institute for Public Policy & Open Data Institute, Report here; Accompanying Literature Review here. 

Le canadien Shopify rejoint l’association Libra

Cryptonaute, ici. 

Who's responsible for what you buy on Amazon? A court is about to decide

CNN, here. 

FIRST ANALYSIS OF THE EU WHITEPAPER ON AI

Allai, here. 

Artificial Intelligence [What Think Tanks Are Thinking]

EPRS, here. 

Data Ecosystems: Sovereign Data Exchange among Organizations

C. Cappiello et al., here. 

AI and Facial Recognition: Challenges and Opportunities

EDPS, here. 

PSD2: So geht es mit den Banking-Schnittstellen weiter

Heise.de, hier. 

It’s Now or Never for National Data Strategies

D. Coyle, here. 

Gutachten zu 5G-Patenten: "Nicht vorhersehbare" Risiken für Automobilindustrie

Heise.de, hier. 

Study on Blockchains: Legal, governance and interoperability aspects

EC, here. 

Trust and the competition delusion

N. Gruen, here. 

„Wir sind auf dem direkten Weg ins digitale Mittelalter“

Tagesspiegel, hier. 

Wir brauchen EU-Regeln für die Digitalisierung

A. Wambach, hier.

Competition Policy and Data Sharing on Data-driven Markets

J. Prüfer, here. 

A Maussian bargain: Accumulation by gift in the digital economy

M. fourcade, D. Kluttz, here. 

Failure to enforce the GDPR enables Google’s monopoly

Brave, here.

OECD Competition Open Day 2020

Videos here (in case you need to watch them on your treadmill).

Bundeskartellamt begrüßt die vom BMWi geplante Modernisierung des Kartellrechts

Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

The economics of Business-to-Government data sharing

JRC, here. 

GAFAM: le Sénat défend le libre choix du consommateur

Challenges, ici. 

Contribution au débat sur la politique de concurrence et les enjeux numériques

Autorité de la concurrence, ici.

SELF "PREFERENCING" ALERT: Recht und Ökonomie

J. Haucap, O. Budzinski, Vorwort hier. 

MyData Global’s comment on the European data strategy released 19 February 2020

MyData, here. 

Google's decision to shift control of UK user data to the US looks like a calculated political bet that Brexit will be a privacy disaster

Business Insider, here. 

"vestagerly" - adj.

Adjective

Pronunciation: 📢 here  and -ly at the end

Examples for vestagerly



1. Such a vestagerly speech...

2. Another vestagerly decision.

3. Watch out for a vestagerly reaction!

4. A vestagerly interaction with Students.

5. Vestagerly European champions: "the champions we need are not just the biggest companies. What we need are businesses, big or small, that are the best in the world at what they do - and that share that success with Europeans, by creating jobs and paying taxes here"

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Two-hour film, here.
Q&A: ‘Amazon Empire’ Director on the World’s Richest Man and His Mega-Company, here. 

Statement on privacy implications of mergers

EDPB, here. 

Apple Weighs Letting Users Switch Default iPhone Apps to Rivals

Bloomberg, here.

CONFERENCE DEBRIEFING (18): GWB10-VERBÄNDEANHÖRUNG

D'Kart, hier.

"Wer das Tiefste gedacht, liebt das [l]ebendigste (Kartellrecht)"

Competencia ha rastreado el algoritmo de Idealista desde hace años y a nivel nacional

El Mundo, aquì. 

BLOCKCHAIN AND THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS

 European Union Blockchain Observatory & Forum, here. 

Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin and other exchange tokens

House of Commons Library, here. 

EDPB on Google/Fitbit

Here.

Facebook Dating launch blocked in Europe after it fails to show privacy workings

TechCrunch, here. 

Big Tech will have to share data under EU proposals [perhaps]

FT, here. 

Draft Issues Paper of the World Intellectual Property Organization on Intellectual Property Policy and Artificial Intelligence: A Comment

MPI for competition and innovation, here. 

Taking a dive into Google’s Chrome cookie ban

D. Geradin, D. Katsifis, here. 

Antitrust proceedings against seven firms for suspected price coordination in the real estate intermediation market

CNMC, here. 

"EU Super Digital Wednesday"

Shaping Europe's digital future, here.
White Paper: On Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust, here.
Communication: A European strategy for data, here.

And
Report on the safety and liability implications of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics, here.
Towards a European strategy on business-to-government data sharing for the public interest, here.

Between Truth and Power: The Legal Constructions of Informational Capitalism

J. Cohen, Video here.

Lasst uns Daten „sozialisieren“!

Tagesspiegel, hier. 

The Economic Consequences of Data Privacy Regulation: Empirical Evidence from GDPR

G. Aridor et al., here.

Kudos, leaderboards, QOMs: how fitness app Strava became a religion – podcast

The Guardian, here.

(Without it, "I feel freer" but...).

Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop

NYTimes, here. 

Protecting privacy in an AI-driven world

Brookings, here. 

Margrethe's actual "favourite": The films of Bong Joon-ho

ArsTechnica, here. 

Haldex files antitrust complaint against Knorr-Bremse

Automotive News Europe, here. 

The Diffusion of the Sandbox Approach to Disruptive Innovation and Its Limitations

C. Tsai, C.Lin, H. Liu, here. 

Anonymisierung unter der DSGVO unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der TK-Branche

BfDI, hier. 

Internet privacy: the apps that protect you from your apps

The Guardian, here. 

From a 'Race to AI' to a 'Race to AI Regulation' - Regulatory Competition for Artificial Intelligence

N. Smuha, here. 

How the BBC’s Netflix-killing plan was snuffed by myopic regulation

WIRED, here. 

Australian consumer watchdog to examine anti-competitive behaviour by Google and Facebook

The Guardian, here. 

Smartphone startups take on Google, Apple and put privacy first

DW, here. 

Competition and Privacy in Online Markets: Evidence from the Mobile App Industry

E. Kesler, M. Kummer, P. Schulte, here. 

Key Elements and Functions of a New Digital Regulatory Agency

Public Knowledge, here.

Online platforms and digital advertising market study: Observations on CMA’s Interim Report

D. Geradin, D. Katsifis, here. 

Designing Data Trusts

Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, here. 

Google/Looker: CMA's feu vert

Here.

Stellungnahme zum GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz

Mittelstandverbund, hier. 

Google Shopping: Report for the Hearing

Here. 

The End of Privacy as We Know It?

The Daily, here. 

Facebook quietly acquired another UK AI startup and almost no one noticed

TechCrunch, here. 

Au Canada, une procédure inédite contre Facebook sur les données personnelles

Le Monde, ici. 

Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten raided by anti-monopoly officials

Reuters, here. 

Google’s Fitbit Deal Tests Merger Cops Eyeing Data Giants

Bloomberg, here. 

Klassifizierung, Bias, Risikoklassenmodell, algorithmenkontrolle

Enquete-Kommission KI, Video hier. 

Peter Alexiadis and Alexandre de Streel ‘Designing an EU Intervention Standard for Digital Gatekeepers’ (unpublished working paper)

Antitrsut Digest, here. 

Artificial Intelligence and Public Standards

The Committee on Standards in Public Life, here.

The WIRED Guide to the Internet of Things

Wired, here. 

Anonymisierung unter der DSGVO unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der TK-Branche

BfDI, Öffentliches Konsultationsverfahren, hier. 

INDAGINE CONOSCITIVA SUI BIG DATA

3 Autorità, qui. 

Guidelines 1/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications

EDPB, here.

Sabre/Farelogix

CMA, provisional findings, here; notice of possible remedies, here.

EU Regulators to Investigate EssilorLuxottica's 7.2-Billion-Euro Dutch Deal

NYTimes, here.

Case claiming antitrust manipulation of Bitcoin Cash network falls short, for now

Reuters, here.

Conseil d’État sur la proposition de loi n°48 visant à garantir le libre choix du consommateur dans le cyberespace

Avis, ici. 

China's mobile giants to take on Google's Play store - sources

Reuters, here. 

Our daily leaked draft document: Europe fit for the digital age: Towards a truly European digital society

EU circles, here. 

Big Tech Acquisitions Competition & Innovation Effects and EU Merger Control

M. Bourreau, A. de Streel, here.

“Lawmakers should provide rule-based descriptions of what it means not to be racist”

C. O'Neil, here.

The digitalization of payments and currency - some issues for consideration

L. Brainard, ici.

Paris and Berlin press Vestager on EU competition rules revamp

FT, here. 

Décision n°19-D-26 du 19 décembre 2019 publiée

Adlc, ici. 

Sonos at the USITC

Here.

POTS: protective optimization technologies

The Morning Paper, here. 

The SyRI case: a landmark ruling for benefits claimants around the world

Privacy international, here. 

Review of online targeting: Final report and recommendations

CDEI, here. 

ANTITRUST IN POP CULTURE: A GUIDE FOR ANTITRUST GURUS

Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies, here. 

Consumer Data Right: Explanatory Statement

ACCC, here. 

The promise of synthetic data

FT, here. 

Shaping a digital future for Europe

The EU Queen, here.

Keine Einwände gegen Start einer digitalen Agrarplattform

BKamt, hier. 

Google Stuck Between Privacy, Antitrust With Ad Data Limits

Bloomberg, here. 

Chrome 80: Einschränkungen für Cookies und Adblocker

Heise.de, hier.

The Old New (Or is it the New Old) Antitrust: “I’m Not Dead Yet!!”

D. Wood, here. 

Statutory Inquiry into Google’s processing of location data and transparency surrounding that processing

Irish Data Protection Commission, here. 

The von der Leyen Commission's priorities for 2019-2024

EP Briefing, here. 

The economic forces driving fintech adoption across countries

BIS, here.

FTC Files Suit to Block Edgewell Personal Care Company’s Acquisition of Harry’s, Inc.

FTC, here. 

Petition for Rulemaking Concerning Use of Artificial Intelligence in Commerce

EPIC, here. 

Fair Learning

M. Lemley, B. Casey, here.

The Next Big Privacy Hurdle? Teaching AI to Forget

Wired, here. 

Leaked: A European strategy for data

EU, here. 

Innovation Brokerage

Nesta, here. 

REGULATOR APPROACHES TO FACILITATE, SUPPORT AND ENABLE INNOVATION

UK BEIS, here. 

Uber says goodbye Colombia after competition ruling

FT, here. 

Audition de M. Olivier Guersent, Sénat FR

Vidéo, ici (Brexit:10:06:00; Numérique: 10:11:30 et 10:57:22).

The EDPB on unfair algorithms

EDPS, here.

Why Google Backtracked on Its New Search Results Look

NYTimes, here.

GWB10: DIE LAGE (1)

D’Kart, hier. 

“Should We Block This Merger? Some Thoughts on Converging Antitrust and Privacy”

J. Phillips, here. 

2019 by the numbers

Open Banking, here. 

Blockchains, DLTs and Privacy-Enhancing Technology for the Common Good

Decode, panel discussion, here. 

The Internet in Everything

With Vint Cerf, here. 

Always United

EC fines NBCUniversal €14.3 million for restricting sales of film merchandise products

Here. 

COLLABORATIVE SPACES PROMOTING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

S. Boutillier et al, here. 

Non c'è due senza tre, but what will it be?

D'Kart im FAZ Podcast

Hier, ab 39:19.

8 days later: The CJEU Judgment

Case C‑307/18, Generics (UK) and Others, here.
Opinion, 22 January 2010, here.

Discussing AI with our beloved Queen et al

STOA Panel, Video here. 

MONITORYOU: the MilliONs beIng spenT by the eu on develOping surveillance tech to taRget YOU

Privacy International, here. 

Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property Policy Considerations

USPTO, Conference Recordings here (1 year after the event,  sorry IMI but still fresh).

Nichts ist so diskret wie Bargeld

FAZ, hier. 

10. GWB-Novelle – Herausforderungen auf digitalen und regionalen Märkten begegnen!

Monopolkommission, hier. 

The Economics of International Competition Policy: New Challenges in the Light of Digitization?

O. Budzinski, here. 

Tech in 2020

B. Evans, Presentation here. 

Text and Data Mining: Articles 3 and 4 of the Directive 2019/790/EU

C. Geiger et al, here.

Search Preference Menus: Improving Choice With Design

DuckDuckGo, here. 

E-Commerce: Datenschutz auf dem Bauernhof

Hier und hier. 

Google Rival Attacks Search Giant’s Bid to Stoke Android Choice

Bloomberg, here. 

EPO publishes grounds for its decision to refuse two patent applications naming a machine as inventor

EPO, here. 

POTs: Protective Optimization Technologies

B. Kolynych, here. 

The concept of Fairness in the GDPR

G. Malgieri, here. 

Google acquires Pointy, a startup to help brick-and-mortar retailers list products online, for $163M

TechCrunch, here.

EU Competition Law and the Digital Economy: United Kingdom Report

A. Kalintiri, R. Stones, here. 

Building a Conceptual Framework for Decentralised Digital Ecosystems

Machine Lawyering, here. 

Facebook-Kryptowährung: Libra erwägt Verzicht auf Devisenkorb

Finance FWD, hier. 

WEF: Libra’s Marcus emphasizes network over digital currency

Ledger Insights, here. 

Les Rendez-vous de l'Autorité : Les algorithmes

Video here (en anglais).

Ungezähmte Internetgiganten

Oxfam et al, hier.

CSIRO wants our laws turned into computer code. Here’s why that’s a bad idea

J. McIntyre, here. 

Entwurf eines Zehnten Gesetzes zur Änderung des Gesetzes gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen für ein fokussiertes, proaktives und digitales Wettbewerbsrecht 4.0 (GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz)

Hier. 

Clayton Christensen, author of ‘The Innovator’s Dilemma’, 1952-2020

FT, here. 

Avviato procedimento di inottemperanza per Facebook

AGCM, qui.

BigTech vs BigBang: Competition in Financial Services

SuperChanger, here. 

Les consommateurs sont mieux protégés dès aujourd'hui grâce aux nouveaux pouvoirs des autorités nationales de protection des consommateurs et de la Commission

EC, ici. 

Facebook verstößt gegen Datenschutzrecht

VZBV, hier. 

AdTech: Broken by Default

Slide (by ?), at CPDP2020, here. 

You Are Now Remotely Controlled

S. Zuboff, here. 

Impending arrival – a sequel to the survey on central bank digital currency

BIS, here. 

An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus

Wired, here. 

Structure for the White Paper on artificial intelligence

EC leak, here. 

LEAK: EU charts 6G future in ambitious industrial plan

Euractiv, here. 

Expertenanhörung zur Datenstrategie im Kanzleramt

Hier.

Competition policy in transition: exploring data portability’s roles

This is the extended abstract of an upcoming paper: I'd love to hear if you have any suggestion with regard to further questions the paper could investigate. Thank you!

Plateformes numériques et concurrence

DG Trésor, ici.

Opinion of the Data Ethics Commission

Here.

6 reasons smaller companies want to break up Big Tech

Recode, here. 

Court of Appeal upholds CMA decision on online sales

CMA, here. 

Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-307/18 Generics (UK) and Others

Here.

Google and IAB’s inadequate proposals to reform RTB

Brave, here. 

Artificial intelligence needs global ground rules

D. Coyle, here. 

Innovation and Competition in Financial Markets

OECD, here. 

Wettbewerbsvorwürfe: Apple bringt "Immer erlauben" für Standortzugriff zurück

Heise.de, hier. 

We can't possibly trust Google with our health data

FT, here. 

Governance models for redistribution of data value

M. Savona, here. 

RTB evidence

Brave, here. 

Amazon partners with thousands of mom-and-pop stores in India

TechCrunch, here. 

The Sandbox Paradox

B. Knight, T. Mitchell, here. 

BEHAVIOURAL REMEDIES

Adlc, here.

People shouldn't have to trade their privacy and security for access to a smartphone.

Privacy International, here.

Privacy experts slam UK’s “disastrous” failure to tackle unlawful adtech

Techcrunch, here.

Facebook Sued in U.S. Federal Court for Alleged Anticompetitive Conduct

NYTimes, here.

Competitors in the Digital Economy

House Antitrust Subcommittee, Hearing 17 January 2020, 6 pm Trento Time here; live streaming here.

Why are drug prices so high? Investigating the outdated US patent system

P. Krishtel, TedTalk here.

EBA REPORT ON BIG DATA AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS

EBA, here.

The Schism at the Heart of the Open-Source Movement

The Atlantic, here.

Broad Support for Google in the First Round of Supreme Court Briefing

J. Band, here.

Review of De Filippi, Primavera and Wright, Aaron, Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of Code

T. Cutts, here.

What's in Google's Privacy Sandbox? Nothing, For Now

AdExchanger, here..

Grindr and OkCupid Spread Personal Details, Study Says

NYTimes, here.

Mécanismes et (r)écueil du consentement

LINC, ici.

Mergers in the Digital Economy

A. Gautier, J. Lamesch, here.

Google Chrome et disparition des cookies tiers : une annonce en trompe-l’œil

Numerama.com, ici. 

Addressing the Growing Need for Algorithmic Transparency

H. Watson, C. Nations, here.

Ethical algorithm design should guide technology regulation

Brookings, here.

Here are the best blockchain products at CES 2020

Decrypt, heer.

Mayor calls for new vision for using data to tackle city's challenges

Mayor of London, here.

Apple's privacy update impacts location-based ad market

Digiday, here.

The Theory of Granularity: A Path for Antitrust in Blockchain Ecosystems

T. Schrepel, here.

Welcome to India, Mr. Bezos. Here’s an Antitrust Complaint.

NYTimes, here.

Why Elizabeth Warren Feels ‘Very Uneasy’ Online

NYTimes, here.

Concurrence et risque algorithmique : quelle régulation des algorithmes ?

S. Harnay, F. Marty, J. Toledano, ici.

Data Protection Day 2020: Facing New Challenges

EDPS, here. 

Algorithmen und Wettbewerb

Bundeskartellamt, hier.

The changing face of UK merger control: getting the deal done in 2020

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Rachat d’Itas par TDF : saisie par Towercast, l’Autorité considère que l’abus de position dominante de TDF n’est pas établi

Adlc, ici.

All happy families are alike: The EDPS’ bridges between competition and privacy

S. Vezzoso (thig blog’s curator), here.

Please let me know, dear @wavesblog Reader (human or bot alike), if you have any comment, thank you!

Data Protection Commission criticised as WhatsApp decision nears

Irish Times, here. 

Google to phase out most invasive internet tracking

FT, here. 

The benefits of sharing personal data – what can we learn from Open Banking?

ICO, here. 

Waterfront Toronto, Sidewalk Labs strike genial tone ahead of key board vote

Financial Post, here. 

Datenschatz an Maschinendaten

Morgenpost, hier. 

EBA report identifies key challenges in the roll out of Big Data and Advanced Analytics

EBA, here. 

Out of Control

Forbrukerradet, here. 

India orders antitrust probe of Amazon, Walmart's Flipkart

Bloomberg, here. 

Blockchain consortium technology considerations

Deloitte, here. 

Kryptowährungen: Dezentralisierte Apps bei Apple wohl unerwünscht

Heise.de, hier. 

Open Banking year two: Insights from the CMA9

FinExtra, here. 

Acquisition for Sleep

L. Persson et al., here. 

Exit Strategy

M. Lemley, A. McCreary, here. 

Noch gibt es die Chance, Digitalisierung zu steuern – dafür braucht Deutschland Mut

Focus, hier. 

Mayor calls for new vision for using data to tackle city's challenges

London, here. 

Chinese court rules AI-written article is protected by copyright

VB, here. 

Amicus Brief in Google v. Oracke

M. Lemley et al. here. 

DuckDuckGo still critical of Google’s EU Android choice screen auction, after wining a universal slot

The Verge, here. 

What rules should be set?

S. Soriano, here. 

A Preliminary Opinion on data protection and scientific research

EDPS, here. 

CHALLENGING ALGORITHMIC PROFILING: THE LIMITS OF DATA PROTECTION AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION IN RESPONDING TO EMERGENT DISCRIMINATION

M. Mann, T. Matzner, here. 

Sonos’ Google feud is really about platform power

The Verge, here. 

Artificial intelligence needs global ground rules

FT, here. 

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism - Shoshana Zuboff, Carole Cadwalladr, Paul Hilder & Shahmir Sanni

IIPP, Video here.

MERGER CONTROL IN DYNAMIC MARKETS – Contribution from Egypt

OECD, here. 

Urheberrechtliche Grenzen des Web Scrapings (Web Scraping under German Copyright Law)

T. Klawonn, here. 

EC on Irish DPA

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White House encourages hands-off approach to AI regulation

The Verge, here. 

The End of the Beginning

Stratechery, here. 

FCA and Bank of England announce proposals for data reforms across the UK financial sector

FCA, here. 

Aadhaar at 10: taking stock – The unfinished work lies with the most vulnerable sections of society

Times of India, here. 

La renaissance de Mark Zuckerberg via le vrai-faux projet Libra

M. Bidan, ici. 

Democratizing technology

E. Morozov, Podcast here. 

From Ethics Washing to Ethics Bashing: A View on Tech Ethics from Within Moral Philosophy

E. Bietti, here. 

Blockchain Intermediation

A. Walch, Video here. 

Russian competition watchdog opens investigation into Booking.com

Reuters, here. 

If Data Portability is the Solution, What's the Problem?

TPI, here. 

Java API Classes as Fictional Characters―A Proposal for Google v. Oracle

M. Trimble, here. 

Symposium Consumer and Data Privacy: The Digital Revolution of Legal, Social and Economic Interaction

Maastricht University, 24 January 2020, here. 

EU Patent Office Rejects Two Patent Applications In Which An AI Was Designated As The Inventor

TechDirt, here. 

Digital in 2020: A geopolitical programme

EurActiv, here. 

Is Revolut leading a FinTech revolution … or destroying it?

The Finanser, here. 

Illumina Inc. has Abandoned Its Proposed Acquisition of Pacific Biosciences of California

FTC, here. 

What Tech Needs to Do Better in 2020, According to the People Who Build It

OneZero, here. 

Datenschützerin besorgt über Sicherheitslücken im Gesundheitsnetzwerk

Handelsblatt, hier. 

THE UK’s “OTHER” BIG EXPERIMENT: REGULATING ONLINE PLATFORMS

C. Caffarra, here. 

Adversarial Interoperability

N. Grossman, here. 

Herausforderungen der künstlichen Intelligenz

CH SBFI, hier. 

Challenge-Driven Innovation Policy: Towards a New Policy Toolkit

M. Mazzucato et al., here. 

Technology by Design

Podcast here.

Technology Industries Finland

EUDataSharing, here. 

La decisión de la SIC en el caso Uber

ElTiempo, aquì. 

ADAC fordert Kontrolle von Autobesitzern über ihre eigenen Daten

FAZ, hier.

Amazon/Deliveroo: Summary of the decision on relevant merger situation and substantial lessening of competition

CMA, here.

Not-so-free markets

D. Coyle, here. 

Protecting data privacy needs constant evolution

FT, here. 

Mergers, Product Prices, and Innovation: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry

A. Bonaime, Ye (Emma) Wang, here. 

Pentagon wants open-source 5G plan in campaign against Huawei

FT, here. 

Bitcoin: the good and the bad

M. Rauchs, here. 

How contextual targeting will replace cookies in the privacy age

Venture Beat, here. 

It Is Time to Break Up the Disney Empire

Pro Market, here. 

EPO refuses DABUS patent applications designating a machine inventor

EPO, here. 

The DAO Model Law

Coala, here. 

China may be just about to launch its digital currency in two cities

MIT, here. 

Comment Ring est passée d’une start-up de domotique au premier réseau de surveillance des Etats-Unis ?

LINC, ici. 

The rise of “infomediaries” in support of individual autonomy: a matter of trust and (joint) responsibility

N. Zingales, here. 

Illumina has abandoned its anticipated $1.2 billion takeover of PacBio

CMA, here.
FTC, here. 

MIT Platform Strategy Summit Report 2019

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One of Amazon’s first employees says the company should be broken up

Vox, here. 

Pentagon wants open-source 5G plan in campaign against Huawei

FT, here. 

Google and Apple remove alleged UAE spy app ToTok

BBC, here. 

Trump might help free science that’s locked behind paywalls

Vox, here. 

Booking.com commits to align practices presenting offers and prices with EU law following EU action

EC, here. 

T-MOBILE’S MERGER TRIAL HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT DISH

The Verge, here. 

How a Top Antitrust Official Helped T-Mobile and Sprint Merge

NYTimes, here. 

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

USPTO, DOJ, and NIST, here. 

Brief Amici Curiae of 82 Law, Economics, Business, and Medical Professors in Support of Respondent

M. Carrieret al., here. 

Adtech and the data protection debate – where next?

ICO, here. 

Apple, Cisco, Daimler and BMW complain to Brussels over patents

FT, here. 

(In)formal Blockchain Governance

A. Urlichs, here. 

The 2019 Stratechery Year in Review

Stratechery, here. 

Saga launches its cryptocurrency as Libra waits in the wings

FT, here. 

Comparing Privacy Laws: GDPR v. CCPA

FPF, here. 

AB InBev beer trade restrictions

EC, Decision here.

What do we mean by data empowerment?

Medium, here. 

Why Facebook’s Libra Hangs in Limbo—and What’s Next in the Digital Currency Race

Fortune, here. 

How Ring Went From ‘Shark Tank’ Reject to America’s Scariest Surveillance Company

Vice, here. 

Sparkassen im Apple-Pay-Rausch. Offenbar >200.000 Aktivierungen

Finanz-Szene.de, hier. 

Whatsapp Conversations Getting Under Antitrust Scrutiny: The Dutch Case

Mondaq, here. 

The BIS Innovation Hub

Podcast, here. 

An Introduction to Complex Systems Science and its Applications

A. Siegenfeld, Y. Bar-Yam, here. 

Connected Cars

EDPS, here. 

Top EU Court's Adviser Says Personal Data Can Be Transferred Using 'Standard Contractual Clauses' -- But Also Suggests That Privacy Shield Should Be Ruled Invalid

TechDirt, here. 

Wie Tiktok seine Nutzer überwacht

SZ, hier. 

Researchers were about to solve AI’s black box problem, then the lawyers got involved

TNW, here. 

Release of the “Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that Provide Personal Information, etc.”

Japan FTC, here. 

Künstliche Intelligenz vollendet Beethovens 10. Symphonie

Heise online, hier. 

IBM to Google: Istio, Knative, TensorFlow should be under 'open governance'

The Register, here. 

The design of digital financial infrastructure: lessons from India

BIS Paper, here ; podcasr, here. 

L'Autorité sanctionne Google à hauteur de 150 M€ pour abus de position dominante

Autorité de la concurrence, ici.