Monday, September 28, 2020

The App Marketplaces’ Battle Royale

S. Vezzoso (self-preferencing and with a selfie), here

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Spotify criticizes new Apple services bundle on antitrust grounds

Reuters, here

The High Privacy Cost of a “Free” Website

The MarkUp, here

A Far Reach

Global Finance, here

Converging Disruptions

EPRS, here

Erneuter Vorwurf: Amazon soll bei Eigenprodukten Konkurrenz behindern

Heise, hier

FTC Petition for Ninth Circuit Rehearing in Qualcomm Antitrust Case

Here

A framework for mission-oriented innovation policy roadmapping for the SDGs: The case of plastic-free oceans

M. Miedzinski, M. Mazzucato, P. Ekins, here

Interoperability as a competition remedy for digital networks

M. Kades, F. Scott Morton, here

Digital Finance Package: Commission sets out new, ambitious approach to encourage responsible innovation to benefit consumers and businesses

EU Commission, here

Die Corona-Transformation – Wie die Pandemie die Globalisierung bremst und die Digitalisierung beschleunigt

BertelsmannStiftung, hier

UK regulator says Google not doing enough about scam ads

FT, here

Video del seminario: “Competencia, Privacidad y Datos Personales”

Capítulo América Latina de la Academic Society for Competition Law, Video aquì.










Is it game over for the console?

FT, here

New farm bill 2020: Who is protesting & why

Times of India, here.

And CCI 2012 Onion Study here

Monday, September 21, 2020

Russischer Internetriese Yandex zieht sich aus Türkei zurück

Heise.de, hier

Aline Blankertz: «Das Internet wird zum geopolitischen Spielball»

SRF.ch, hier

DIE ZUKUNFT DER DATENSCHUTZAUFSICHT

Stiftung Datenschutz, hier

Humanising Machine Intelligence

Conference Videos, here. 👀

Google to pass on [regulatory operating cost] to advertisers

CityAm, here

Data institutions play critical role in solving global social problems

ComputerWeekly, here

Amazon staffers took bribes, manipulated marketplace, leaked data including search algorithms – DoJ claims

The Register, here

Ireland’s data watchdog slammed for letting adtech carry on ‘biggest breach of all time’

TechCrunch, here

This Deal Helped Turn Google Into an Ad Powerhouse. Is That a Problem?

NYTimes, here

U.S. app maker Blix in letter to EU's Vestager says Apple not playing fair

Reuters, here.
"The founders of Blix, an email app maker that has fought with Apple, suggested to me that Apple create an independent app review process to make sure it isn’t unfairly punishing rival apps" here

Privacy Experts Alarmed at Oracle’s Role in Proposed TikTok Deal

Digital Privacy News, here

The impact of algorithms for online content filtering or moderation

Study for the EP, here

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

BIg Tech Hearing: GAFA’s responses for the record

 Here.

FTC takes aim at Google’s OS monopoly

The Korea Herald, here

Investiga COFECE posibles prácticas monopólicas relativas en el mercado de servicios de publicidad digital y servicios relacionados

COFECE, aquì

Rise of the central bank digital currencies: drivers, approaches and technologies

BIS, here

How to destroy surveillance capitalism

C. Doctorow, here

The ACCC’s ‘bargaining code’: A path towards ‘decentralised regulation’ of dominant digital platforms?

C. Caffarra, here

The effects of narrow price parity clauses on online sales – Investigation results from the Bundeskartellamt’s Booking proceeding

Bundeskartellamt, here

Competition in digital markets: a review of expert reports

F. Lancieri, P. Sakowski, here

On concentration screens in horizontal merger review

V. Nocke, M. Whinston, here

Statement on Facebook

ACCC, here

Emerging health data platforms: From individual control to collective data governance

T. Kariotis et al., here

Wie Europas digitale Wettbewerbspolitik verschärfen?

With A. Fletcher, here

Digital platform services Inquiry – March 2021 report on app marketplaces: Issues Paper

ACCC, here

Apple iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox probed over ‘unfair’ T&Cs in Italy

TechCrunch, here

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EVALUATION of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation

EC, here

Remèdes aux problèmes posés par les plateformes numériques structurantes

Arcep, ici

Arcep’s contribution to the public consultation on the DSA Package and the New Competition Tool

Here

Altmaier: Mit dem GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz schaffen wir neue Wettbewerbsregeln für große Internetunternehmen und entlasten den Mittelstand

BMWI, hier

How competition impacts data privacy

A. Blankertz, here

Industrie 4.0: Innovationen im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung

BMBF, hier.

Traitement de la DMLA : l'Autorité sanctionne 3 laboratoires pour des pratiques abusives

ADLC, ici

5G: a cosa serve davvero? Quintarelli: “Ecco quale sarà il vero traino delle nuove reti”

AgendaDigitale, qui

The technical components of interoperability as a tool for competition regulation

I. Brown, here

Essential requirements for establishing and operating data trusts: practicalguidance co-developed by representatives from fifteen canadian organizationsand initiatives

A. Paprica et al., here

The future of EU merger control

M. Vestager, here

CMA: EC public consultations on the Digital Services Act package and the New Competition Tool

CMA, here

ICN 2020 Virtual Annual Conference

ICN, here

À VOTRE ÉCOUTE

CNIL, here

Evidence and scenarios for global data systems

Gov Office for Science, here

GOOGLE’S SUBMISSION IN RESPONSE TO SUBCOMMITTEE QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD FOLLOWING JULY 29, 2020 HEARING

Google, here

BGH setzt Facebook Grenzen für die Datennutzung

Noerr, hier

AI Governance through Political Fora and Standards Developing Organizations

Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, hier

Nvidia's CEO argues that buying Arm won't threaten CPU neutrality

PCWorld, here

La justice européenne confirme que le « trafic gratuit » enfreint les règles sur la neutralité du net

Numérama, ici

Radical Restorative Remedies for Digital Markets

N. Petit, M. Gal, here

Russian Apple decision(s)

FAS, here

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Oh what a feeling: New Toyotas will upload data to AWS to help create custom insurance premiums based on driver behaviour

The Register, here

Market Investigations for Digital Platforms: Panacea or Complement?

A. Fletcher, here

Oracle’s Ellison [does not step] out of character with approach for TikTok

FT, here

'Surveillance Capitalism' and the Angst of the Petit Sovereign

F. Johns, here.

Girocard in Apple Pay mit Beschränkungen

Heise, hier

Concorrência em mercados digitais: uma revisão dos relatórios especializados

CADE, aqui

What if Apple was forced to allow app sales outside of the iOS store?

Engadget, here

Killer Acquisitions and Beyond: Policy Effects on Innovation Strategies

I. Letina et aliud, here

Should we be paid for our data?

LiveMint, here

The Monopoly Harms That Antitrust Keeps Missing

H. Singer, here

This app could end Apple's monopoly — and Steve Jobs would love it

InputMag, here

Commission approves acquisition of Nets' account-to-account payment business by Mastercard, subject to conditions

EC, here

Google spreading 'misinformation' about new rules, says ACCC chief

SMH, here

How the European Commission Lost Its Tax Battle Against Ireland and Apple

ProMarket, here

Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California

NYTimes, here

The EU is launching a market for personal data. Here’s what that means for privacy.

Technology Review, here.

Big Tech’s Domination of Business Reaches New Heights

NYTimes, here

How Duolingo uses AI in every part of its app

VentureBeat, here

Our response to Google: Privacy isn't a Luxury

Privacy Int, here

Nvidia boss sets out plan to rule the data centre

FT, here.

Datenschützer wollen Cookie-Banner prüfen

Heise, hier

Monday, August 10, 2020

Servus, Amazon

Wiener Zeitung, hier

Apple’s antitrust woes stem from its obsessions with control and money

VentureBeat, here

India data-curb plan 'anathema', U.S. tech giants plan pushback

Reuters, here.
Submissions will be published here, eventually. 

Digital technologies in the public-health response to COVID-19

J. Budd et al., here

For Amazon, Mall Is Beautiful (Amazon se come al retail físico)

E. Dans, here

Germany's 'Lex Apple Pay': Payment Services Regulation Overtakes Competition Enforcement

J.-U. Franck, D. Linardatos, here

Market Power, Inequality, and Financial Instability

Federal Reserve Board, here

Advance notification of order to rectify unfairly processed and incorrect personal data - International Baccalaureate Organization

Norwegian Data Protection Authority, here.

Google Search Mobile Market Share Likely to Drop Around 20% through Search Preference Menus

DuckDuckGo, here

Facebook, Amazon and Google Emails Make an Antitrust Case...

Bloomberg, here (and here). 

Amazon Is a Private Government. Congress Needs to Step Up.

The Atlantic, here

ФАС признала Apple злоупотребившей доминирующим положением на рынке распространения приложений

ФАС, здесь

Friday, August 07, 2020

Banning TikTok: Are We Reproducing the Chinese Internet in America?

M. Stoller, here

Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong

Ars Technica, here

Jack Dorsey on Twitter’s Mistakes

The Daily, here

To Head Off Regulators, Google Makes Certain Words Taboo

The Markup, here

"Jeder Nutzer soll Herr über seine eigenen Daten sein"

SZ, hier

Economic Rents and the Contours of Conflict in the Data-driven Economy

D. Ciuriak, here

Google-Fitbit deal to be scrutinized in Europe over data competition concerns

TechCrunch, here

Antitrust Policy in the 21st Century: Is There a Need for Reform?

CPI, here

Make AI Enhance Your Productivity—Not A ‘Surveillance State’

C. Makridis, here

Platform for Disruption

With P. Malik, here

Letter: Europe is right to worry about Big Tech power

J. Eskanazi, here

SPARTOO : sanction de 250 000 euros et injonction sous astreinte de se conformer au RGPD

CNIL, ici

How open data could tame Big Tech’s power and avoid a breakup

P. Leblond, here

Data is an economic resource. Gopalakrishnan committee report shows how its value can be shared, governed

The Indian Express, here

Managing Privacy & Data Governance for Next Generation Architecture

InfoQ, here

Warum wir unsere Daten zurückfordern müssen

SZ, hier

Apple using machine learning for almost everything, and privacy-first approach actually better

B. Lovejoy, here

Microsoft expands TikTok takeover ambitions to entire global business

FT, here

WEBINAR ON THE “EX-POST ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF EUROPEAN COMPETITION POLICY”

EC and Lear, here

Dominant Tech Companies Should Live Under Enhanced Privacy Rules

Forbes, here

IS COVID-19 ACCELERATING AUTOMATION? LESSONS FOR THE ADVENT OF AI

Uva Darden, here

Redesigning Data Privacy: Reimagining Notice & Consent for human technology interaction

WEF, here

Facebook: Apple-Regeln führen zu minderwertigen iPhone-Apps

Heise.de, hier

Google launches Recommendations AI ecommerce tool in public beta

Venture Beat, here

Microsoft and Facebook blast Apple for restrictive rules on gaming apps

CNBC, here

Some thoughts on the Conseil National du Numérique interoperability study

I. Brown, here

Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines

The Verge, here

Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong

ArsTechnica, here

Friday, July 31, 2020

Amazon investing $10 billion to compete against SpaceX in satellite broadband

ArsTechnica, here.

Technology Theatre

CIGI, here.

Commission clears Alstom's acquisition of Bombardier, subject to conditions

EC, here

Top 10 Admissions from Tech CEOs Secured at the Antitrust Hearing

Tech(no)Bosses - click on image
H. Singer, here. 

Emails detail Amazon’s plan to crush a startup rival with price cuts

ArsTechnica, here

In a world first, Australia plans to force Facebook and Google to pay for news (but ABC and SBS miss out)

Rob (Nicholls), here

„Das Informatikstudium war eher langweilig“, sagt KI-Star Sepp Hochreiter

FAZ Digitec-Podcast, hier

Evaluating competition in the Internet’s infrastructure: a view of GAFAM from the Internet exchanges

J. Sowell, here

Documents from the Hearing on “Online Platforms and Market Power: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google

US House Committee on the Judiciary, here

Guidance on AI and data protection

ICO, here

Google and Facebook to be forced to share revenue with media in Australia under draft code

The Guardian, here

Die Wichtigkeit von Transparenz im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung

FAZ, hier

London Stock Exchange may sell Milan bourse to secure Refinitiv deal

Reuters, here

China's central bank urges antitrust probe into Alipay, WeChat Pay - sources

Reuters, here

Regulating the Digital Economy

 Competition Commission of India, here.

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Favorable ad search terms for Apple considered in deal with Amazon: documents

Reuters, here

Lego propose à l’Autorité des engagements afin de modifier sa politique de remise tarifaire

Autorité de la concurrence, ici

Google Search: Summer Read

Here

"Congressman, I'm really focused on getting users what they want"

Why it matters that TikTok wants to reveal its algorithms

Recode, here

Antitrust finally gets its hearing

C. Newton, here

The Triumphant Return of Congress

D. Dayen, here.

A New Paradigm for Business of Data

WEF, here

Big Tech Hearing: My Modest Take in a Tweet



Telegram is the latest company to make antitrust complaint against Apple

B. Lovejoy, here

Google’s $2bn Fitbit deal faces longer EU probe

FT, here

Interoperability as a tool for competition regulation

I. Brown, here

‘This Is a New Phase’: Europe Shifts Tactics to Limit Tech’s Power

NYTimes, here

Lawmakers want privacy protections included in coronavirus stimulus package

CNET, here

Margrethe to David

Here

Big Tech’s leaders squirm as documents reveal their power

FT, here

MYDATA OPERATOR 2020 STATUS AWARDED TO 16 ORGANISATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

MyData, here

Examining the dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

D. Ciciline, here.

Google’s business model ‘is the problem,’ David Cicilline says

The Verge, here

Amazon and aggregate data

Today’s Congressional Hearing Will Test Big Tech’s Simplest Algorithm: If An Ex-Regulator, Then Hire [either directly or indirectly - via a law office/thinktank/consulting firm]

The Ringer, here

"Indirectly the Buy Box does favor products that can be shipped with Prime"

Here

Google-Fitbit: In-depth merger control

C. Caffarra, here

‘INSTAGRAM CAN HURT US’: MARK ZUCKERBERG EMAILS OUTLINE PLAN TO NEUTRALIZE COMPETITORS

The Verge, here

Baidu's Review Fast Track

Here

Neutralize a potential competitor?

On Apple’s monopoly power to destroy HEY

DHH, here

WHO, WIPO, WTO launch updated study on access to medical technologies and innovation

WTO, here

Google’s ‘no choice’ screen on Android isn’t working, says Ecosia — querying the EU’s approach to antitrust enforcement

TechCrunch, here

Lawmakers From Both Sides Take Aim at Big Tech Executives

NWTimes, here

Amazon: Diapers.com

Here

Everything you need to know from the tech antitrust hearing

The Verge, here.

Canadian smart glasses going 'offline' weeks after company bought by Google

CTV News, here

Telegram files EU antitrust complaint against Apple’s App Store

FT, here

Apple Copycats

Here

Bezos Admits To Serious Issues For Retail Brands In Antitrust Inquiry. What Will Change?

Forbes, here

Monday, July 27, 2020

Bureau Symposium: Consumer Access to Financial Records

U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, here.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 2040

Fraunhofer, hier.

Monday, July 20, 2020

Fiona, Apple, and Amazon: How Big Tech Pays to Win the Battle of Ideas

D. Dayen, here.

Applied IO Policy Panel: What should IO economists be working on in tech? [Answer: it depends]

CEPR, here.
💰 1:13:30.

Addressing trust in public sector data use

UK Gov, here

The social imaginaries of data activism

T. Lehtiniemi, M. Ruckenstein, here

Application « StopCovid » : la CNIL tire les conséquences de ses contrôles

CNIL, ici

EU Regulators Halt LSE, Refinitiv Probe, Await Data

NYTimes, here

Fintech Strategic Review: Terms of Reference

UK Treasury, here

The Impact of Law and Economics on American Justice

E. Ash et al., here

BIDEN-SANDERS UNITY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS

Here

Applying new models of data stewardship to health and care data

ODI, here

Uber drivers to launch legal bid to uncover app's algorithm

The Guardian, here

EDPS Statement following the Court of Justice ruling in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximilian Schrems (“Schrems II”)

EDPS, here

A proxy for privacy uncovering the surveillance ecology of mobile apps

S. Lai, S. Flensburg, here

Plateformes coopératives

Caisse des Dépôts, ici

The Dark Side of Public Innovation

A. Meijer, M. Thaens, here

Seeing the forest for the trees: Visualizing platformization and its governance

J. Van Dijck, here

Thursday, July 09, 2020

Online platforms and digital advertising market study: An Overview

CMA, here

Mind Your Own Business: Protecting Proprietary Third-Party Information From Digital Platforms

H. Feld (Public Knowledge/Omidyar Network), here

EU MARKET STUDY ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN THE EU

Tender specifications, here

FAIRE DES DONNÉES ENVIRONNEMENTALES DES DONNÉES D’INTÉRÊT GÉNÉRAL

CNNum, ici

Sektoruntersuchung im Bereich öffentlich zugänglicher Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektrofahrzeuge

Bundeskartellamt, hier

In Novel Ruling, 5th Circ. Curbs Privacy On Bitcoin Exchanges

Law360, here (and here).

REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ICN SURVEY ON DOMINANCE/SUBSTANTIAL MARKET POWER IN DIGITAL MARKETS

ICN, here

EUROPEAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY: MAPPING THE INSTITUTIONAL LANDSCAPE

Data Justice Lab, here.

ICN Conglomerate Mergers Project Report

ICN, here

Mobile applications to support contact tracing in the EU’s fight against COVID-19: Progress reporting June 2020

EC, here

Statement on ACM public consultation on sustainability guidelines

EC, here. ACM, hier.
See also Giovanni's Manifesto, here (p. 13).



Live tweeting from a great Webinar (and there's also the video link)!



Tweets Here.
Video here.


Don’t ask if artificial intelligence is good or fair, ask how it shifts power

Nature, here

Publication de l'étude sur l'interopérabilité suivie d'un panel

CNNum, vidéo ici

Monday, July 06, 2020

For a Few Dollars More (Section)

Per un pugno di dollari (Original motion picture soundtrack) de Ennio  Morricone sur Amazon Music - Amazon.fr  A Lawyer's Tribute to Ennio Morricone, here (here).