Monday, April 29, 2019

Dynamic Competition in Dynamic Markets - A Path Forward

Conference, Live Stream (00:30 AM, 30 April 2019), here.  

Datenschutz-Aufsicht: Nutzung von Drohnen rechtlich "in der Regel nicht möglich"

Heise.de, hier

AI and decision making in organizations

D. Bouiller, Video here

Mastercard and Visa to slash inter-regional fees for tourist cards in EU

FinExtra, here

The impact and effectiveness of Innovate

FCA, here

Deeds not words: the next stage of the FCA’s innovation journey

C. Woolard, here

Werbebetrug mit Apps: Google wirft Hersteller aus Play Store

Heise.de, hier

New institutions are needed for the digital age

J. Tennison, FT, here

Friday, April 26, 2019

Barley unterstützt Vestager-Vorstoß gegen Digitalkonzerne

Hasepost.de, hier

Are (US) regulators out of ideas when it comes to Facebook’s unprecedented power and reach?

NYTimes, here

Regulators Around the World Are Circling Facebook

NYTimes, here.

Not hard to figure out who the dissenting FTC member might be.

Put Another Zero on Facebook’s Fine. Then We Can Talk.

K. Swisher, here

Some Amazon Sellers Are Paying $10,000 A Month To Trick Their Way To The Top

BuzzFeedNews, here

Facebook says it filed a US lawsuit to shut down a follower-buying service in New Zealand

TechCrunch, here

How Google treats Meredith Whittaker is important to potential AI whistleblowers

Venture Beat, here

Pons und Langenscheidt dürfen fusionieren

FAZ, hier (und hier).

EU-Wettbewerbskommissarin Vestager will Macht der Weltkonzerne neu regulieren

Handelsblatt, hier

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Amazon's Alexa Team Can Access Users' Home Addresses

Bloomberg, here

TAKING THE LEAD IN ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT: EVALUATING INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

G. Gürkaynak, here

THE BRAVE BROWSER WILL PAY YOU TO SURF THE WEB

Wired, here

JD.com says putting chickens on the blockchain was great for business

TNW, here

Canada: Privacy Investigation of Facebook

Here

What is machine learning and why should I care?

CJR.org, here

Telematik-Versicherung: Ein Algorithmus entscheidet, wer sicher fährt

Netzpolitik.ord, hier

As Amazon Gets Bigger, Sellers Feel the Squeeze

Decrypted, Podcast here

Walmart unveils an A.I.-powered store of the future, now open to the public

TechCrunch, here

What has the EU ever done for us?

          Here


   "Oooh - peace...Shut up!"

La CNMC lanza una consulta pública sobre la publicidad online en España

Aquì

Accenture sued over website redesign so bad it Hertz: Car hire biz demands $32m+ for 'defective' cyber-revamp

The Register, here.  See also here.

Tesla plans to launch an insurance product ‘in about a month’

TechCrunch, here

Slapping Facebook's Wrist


Labor AI centre set for Melbourne

Innovationaus.com, here

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

FTC Charges Surescripts with Illegal Monopolization of E-Prescription Markets

Here

Digital Health Data and Information Sharing: A New Frontier for Health Care Competition?

J. Adler-Milstein, M. Gaynor, here

Warren v. Amazon on Twitter

Thread Here.

From the Dark Side to the Bright Side: Exploring Algorithmic Antitrust Compliance

A. Deng, here

Monopolkommission empfiehlt, die von Miba und Zollern beantragte Ministererlaubnis nicht zu erteilen

Stellungnahme, hier

Just like that

HT @UGambini

Apple muss Erben Zugang zu iCloud-Account eines Verstorbenen gewähren

Spiegel Online, hier

Brazil's antitrust watchdog probing banks over competition hurdles to fintech

Reuters, here. Nota técnica aqui

Nicknames come with the job

M. Vestager, Video here

Will Netflix eventually monetize its user data?

J. Mittell, here

THE DISTINCTIVE DNA OF EU ANTITRUST?

A. Ezrachi on CompetitionLore, here

One Country Blocks the World on Data Privacy

Politico EU, here

Building an AI workforce

A. Ng, Podcast here

Google & Amazon reach an agreement to bring their streaming video apps to each others’ platforms

TechCrunch, here

Shaping Choices in the Digital World

LINC, here

Google to suggest 10 browser and search engine alternatives for Android users in Europe

Venture Beat, here

BEUC calls for a cross-institutional scrutiny of Facebook’s data practices

BEUC, here

Broadband firms and government to hold talks over Google Chrome update

The Drum, here

Understanding the development of contemporary economics through major controversies : syllabus, lecture summaries and reflections

B. Cherrier, here

Event Recap: European AI Strategies

Center for Data Innovation, here

Singapore's "FinTech Fast Track" initiative is doing swimmingly well, thank you

IPKat, here

Revolut promises to grow up as it seeks new investment

FT, here

The privacy and antitrust worlds are starting to cross over

Iapp, here

Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android adds single sign-in, can now block Chrome and Safari access to some apps

ZDNet, here

Privacy, Obscurity and Keeping Economics Where it Belongs

G. Hull, here

Spotify lodges antitrust complaint against Apple: it’s ‘time to play fair’ in the music streaming industry

F. Bostoen, here

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

CPI Audio Interview with Philip Marsden

Here

The EDPB’s Narrow View of Contractual Necessity

HogamLovells, here

Guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of personal data under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects

EDPB, here

‘A Convenient Life and a Good Life May Not Be the Same Thing’

The Atlantic, here

Data trusts: lessons from three pilots

ODI, here

German competition authority pushes the boundaries of abuse of dominance with infringement finding on online data collection

Bristows, here

The battle of Fintech is over, the battle of TechFin is about to begin

Daily Fintech, here

vzbv klagt erfolgreich gegen Google

vzbv, hier.

Competition watchdog strengthens ties with FBI to fight cartels

The Sydney Morning Herald, here

BMW, Qualcomm Battle Against VW, Renault on Connected Car Rules

Bloomberg, here

Former Mozilla exec: Google has sabotaged Firefox for years

ZDNet, here

Political Economy of the Quantum Information Age

C. Hoofnagle, here

Mastercard ruling: almost every UK adult could receive payout

TheGuardian, here

Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show

NBC News, here

Facebook says it never sells your data but these internal documents show exactly how much they value your data in dollars

BoingBoing, here

Apple and Qualcomm Settle All Disputes Worldwide

NYTimes, here

Elektronische und digitale Zahlungsdienstleistungen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Antwort der Bundesregierung, hier.  

Thursday, April 11, 2019

President of E-Commerce Company Pleads Guilty To Price Fixing

DoJ, here

Leave, Remain & Common Ground: Pragmatism in Dealing with Tech Giants

P. Marsden, here

Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa

Bloomberg, here

Google’s Next Big Money Maker Could Be the Maps on Your Phone

Bloomberg, here

CMA alleges piano supplier illegally prevented price discounts

CMA, here

Sector inquiry on comparison websites - Bundeskartellamt wants to terminate infringements of consumer rights and demands new competences

Bundeskartellamt, here.

Rakuten, Booking.com and Expedia raided by Japan's antitrust watchdog over lodging price policy

Japan Times, here

How Capitalism Betrayed Privacy

T. Wu, here

ACM launches investigation into abuse of dominance by Apple in its App Store

ACM, here

Market study into mobile app stores

ACM, here

Monday, April 08, 2019

European data supervisor investigates Microsoft software used by EU

Reuters, here

The case against Facebook: A 'dataopoly' with too much market power

CBC, here

Competition in a globalised world: the role of public policies

Banque de France, Video here.
Interesting observations by the Governor on Fintech and Techfin start at 8:58:52.

Competition Policy for the Digital Era

J. Crémer Y.-A. de Montjoye, H. Schweitzer, here

Australia Passes Law to Punish Social Media Companies for Violent Posts

NYtimes, here

IMF warns that tech giants stifle innovation and threaten stability

The Guardian, here

Landlord 2.0: Tech’s New Rentier Capitalism

OneZero, here

CCPA public comments

Here

Facebook’s ad system seems to discriminate by race and gender

The Economist, here

Amazon Alexa is now HIPAA-compliant. Tech giant says health data can now be accessed securely

Stat News, here

Elizabeth Warren claims credit as Amazon demotes private label ads

FT, here

VW, BMW and Daimler Hindered Clean-Air Technology, European Regulator Says

NYTimes, here. See also here.

Changes to EU antitrust enforcement on Big Tech urged

FT, here

EU goes after Valve for ‘geo-blocking’ Steam activation codes

TechCrunch, here.
See also here.

Does Google meet its users’ expectations around consumer privacy? This news industry research says no

NiemanLab, here

Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI

EC, here

Online Harms White Paper

UK Gov, here

The Problems with (Dominant) Platforms

G. Crawford, presentation here

Friday, March 29, 2019

Data sharing as pro-competition policy tool


Die Facebook-Entscheidung zum Nachlesen

Bundeskartellamt, hier

Wir Nutzerinnen sind der Kadaver

Matrix, heute hier

Apple Card raises pressure on banks — and fintechs

Payments Source, here

The Legal Challenges of the Data Economy

Conference, video here.
Randy Picker's presentation at 5:34:04, his slides are here

BBC pulls its podcasts from Google Podcasts and Assistant

The Verge, here

Skepsis bei EU-Ministererlaubnis

WiWo, hier

Consumer Data Right Draft Rules

ACCC, here

How big tech designs its own rules of ethics to avoid scrutiny and accountability

D. Watts, here

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Amazon Pay inks Worldpay integration as it branches out in the wider world of e-commerce

TechCrunch, here

Kaspersky Lab files antitrust complaint over iOS Screen Time

The Verge, here

European Commission fines Google €1.49 billion for abusive practices in online advertising

Here

Is Brave The Next Chrome?

Nasdaq, here

Third EU Google decision announced today

Google overhauls European search results to avoid probe

FT, here

Open banking explored in Canada

Law Times, here.
Consultation document here

“I have HIV, now what?” Tracking cookies found on NHS advice pages

Newstatesman, here

Supporting choice and competition in Europe

Google, here.

Monday, March 18, 2019

Google Changes How It Displays Ads in Bid to Please EU

Bloomberg, here

Les abus de dépendance économique seront davantage sanctionnés

Lecho.be, ici

An Analysis of Pre-installed Android Software

J. Gamba et al., here

Google's Display Advertising Stack (simplified)


Why are fintechs getting a regulatory pass?

American Banker, here

Tech: economists wanted

AEA, here. The article is here.

Argumente gegen ein Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger

MPI for Innovation and Competition, hier

"Wir brauchen einen faireren globalen Wettbewerb"

Der Tagesspiegel, hier

EU Industrial Policy After Siemens-Alstom

EPSC, here

The Cambridge Analytica scandal changed the world – but it didn't change Facebook

The Guardian, here

Tech investors include #MeToo clauses in start-up deals

FT, here

Margethe Vestager on Recode Decode

Recode Decode, here

Germany's Competition Agency Cracks Down On Facebook: But Is Antitrust The Right Tool For The Job?

Forbes, here

Das schlaue Örtchen – Die Toilette wird Hightech- und Designerprodukt

Heise.de, hier

ACM to complete market study into mobile app stores in April

ACM, here

Margrethe Vestager to hit Google with another fine

FT, here

PSD2: Banken müssen Drittanbieter-APIs für Testphase freigeben

Heise.de, hier.

Trusting in Antitrust: Actions Against Big Tech Are Now Palatable

NYTimes, here

Platforms and the Rule of Reason: The American Express Case

H. Hovenkamp, here

EU citizens being tracked on sensitive government sites

FT, here

Antitrust and Silicon Valley: New Themes and Direction in Competition Law and Policy

Santa Clara University, Schedule and Video.

A Brief History of "Silicon Valley Antitrust" from 3:33:05.






Monopolization and the Problems of Dominance and Anti-competitive Performance from 5:41:50.

Facebook’s Biblically Bad Week

K. Swisher, here

Apple responds to Spotify with words, but no real answers

Charged, here

Break up Google, says News Corp

InnovationAus.com, here

Apple Defends App Store Policies After Spotify’s Antitrust Complaint

NYTimes, here

Antitrust Limits on Startup Acquisitions

K. Bryan, E. Hovenkamp, here

GDPR and AdTech with Brave

The Capitol Forum, here

Addressing Spotify’s claims

Apple, here

Investment platforms market study: Consultation Paper

FCA, here

Furman Review: Access to data is a new tool against monopoly

ODI, here.

Competition and Europe’s digital future

M. Vestager, here

How big data really fits into lending

FT, here

Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users

TechCrunch, here

UK competition regulator to examine digital advertising

FT, here

ACCC Preliminary report submissions: selected extracts and key points

NewsMediaWorks, here

Competition policy must change to help startups fight ‘winner takes all’ platforms, says UK report

TechCrunch, here

Spotify files EU antitrust complaint against Apple

Reuters, here.
See also here.

CMA welcomes Furman Review recommendations

CMA, here.
Furman Review here

Amazon, MFNs, and Second-Best Antitrust

R. Woodcock, here

Why regulation needs an overhaul

Nesta, here

Calling on Apple and Google to improve information on personal data in their app stores

Forbrukertilsynet, here

Google Gets Serious On Travel Bookings

AdExchanger, here

WILL DELIVEROO AND UBER BE CAPTURED BY THE PROPOSED EU PLATFORM REGULATION? YOU’D BETTER WATCH OUT…

P. van Cleynenbreugel, here

Amazon to end price practice critics said could violate antitrust law

Axios, here

Digital Conglomerates and EU Competition Policy

Cerre.eu, here

HEARING ON “LOWERING THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: REDUCING BARRIERS TO MARKET COMPETITION”

Video, here

Technology vs. trust: Why this Wharton professor thinks blockchain’s time is yet to come

The Inquirer, here

Mark Zuckerberg announces his firm’s next business model

The Economist, here

Four possible loopholes in the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA)

Brave, here

Hearing on Exploring the Effects of Consolidation and Anticompetitive Conduct in Health Care Markets

Video here

Since when is Apple owning the App Store a problem?

J. Gans, here

Google Search Dominance Has Businesses Paying for Their Name

Bloomberg, here

Beware of the Update Uproar (bit more than one week)


Friday, March 08, 2019

OSS AND FRAND: COMPLEMENTARY MODELS FOR INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

V. Lindberg, here

When breaking up makes no sense

J. Gans, here

Here’s how we can break up Big Tech

E. Warren, here

This could be the beginning of the end for Facebook’s social network

Recode, here

Zuckerberg’s new privacy essay shows why Facebook needs to be broken up

MIT Technology Review, here

FCO Facebook Quadriptych

V. Robertson, A. Burnside, D. Auer, R. Nazzini, here

Cookie walls don’t comply with GDPR, says Dutch DPA

TechCrunch, here

12 women shaping AI

Nesta, here

The Servant Economy

The Atlantic, here

Data Trusts

K. O'Hara, here

Thursday, March 07, 2019

‘The industry has to hit the reset button’: Advertisers’ annual gathering sees new solutions to old problems

DigiDay UK, here

SCALABILITY, INTEROPERABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF BLOCKCHAINS

The European Union Blockchain Observatory & Forum, here

The Limits of Ethical A.I

J. Ito, Video here

What does the world look like to AI?

The Verge, here

EC accepts commitments by Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Sky on cross-border pay-TV services

EC Press Release, here

How and why consumers buy cryptoassets

A Report for the FCA, here

Trump’s Big Tech Bluster

Open Markets Institute, here

German fintech Raisin buys bank

FinExtra, here

The political economy of Facebook’s platformization in the mobile ecosystem: Facebook Messenger as a platform instance

D. Nieborg, A. Helmond, here

The case against Amazon

Politico.eu, here

Facebook’s pivot to privacy has huge implications — if it’s real

The Verge, here. See also here.
Some more background, perhaps: here.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Mexican central bank in talks with Amazon about new mobile payments

Reuters, here

Just desserts: CADE fines company for exclusivity practices in ice cream market

ILO, here

Autokonzerne sahen Dieselkrise kommen – „Ohne Bescheißen werden wir es nicht schaffen“

Handelsblatt, hier

RPT-Indian central bank fines 19 lenders for non-compliance on SWIFT use

Reuters, here

Companies Falsely Labeled Products ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Their Financial Penalty? $0.

NYTimes, here

ACCESS TO CASH REVIEW

Here

False negatives' recalibration

D. Malamed, here

Binge-Bying and the Rest

J. Kwoka, here

COMESA Competition Commission Closes Investigation into Resale Price Maintenance in the Distribution Agreements between Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Proprietary Limited and its Distributors

COMESA, here

Who’s Really Winning the Direct Booking Wars Between Hotels and Online Travel Agencies?

Skift, here

Missing Link: KI - die Künstlichen Idioten des digitalen Kapitalismus

Heise.de, hier.

Autokonzerne suchen Heil in Koalitionen

StN.de, hier

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

The State of AI 2019: Divergence

MMC Ventures, here

El poder popular i la ciutat

F. Bria, Video here.

"Industriepolitik der Bundesregierung würde deutsche Exportunternehmen gefährden"

M. FRATZSCHER, T. DUSO, hier.

Platforms, American Express, and the Problem of Complexity in Antitrust

C. Sagers, here

Audizione della Commissaria europea per la Concorrenza, Margrethe Vestager

Documentazione per le Commissioni, qui.  

10 Ans Autorité de la concurrence: Félicitations!

"La" Conférence ici en direct

Global Data Privacy: The EU Way

P. Schwartz, here

Unfair Disruption

M. Lemley, M. McKenna, here

Exclusionary Conduct in Data-Driven Markets: Limitations of Data Sharing Remedy

V. Kathuria, J. Globocnik, here

Is Ethical A.I. Even Possible?

NYTimes, here

Theranos: How a broken patent system sustained its decade-long deception

ArsTechnica, here

Google rejects ACCC's calls to have tougher scrutiny over Australian operations

ZDNet, here.
And the other submissions here

Keep Politics Out of Europe’s Competition Decisions

J. Tirole, P. Rey, here

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Facebook and Telegram Are Hoping to Succeed Where Bitcoin Failed

NYTimes, here

Chris Sagers on United States v. Apple & the Purpose of Antitrust Law

Ipse Dixit Podcast, here

Algorithms and Collusion: Has the CCI got it wrong?

B. Chandola, here

Understanding the Sharing Economy

D. Coyle & S. O'Connor, here

Non-Price Competition in Digital Markets

OECD Panel, Video here

A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist

MIT Technology Review, here

California could be first state to bar drug makers from paying competitors to delay release

LATimes, here

When competition law met data protection: the Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook decision

F. Bostoen, here

European Champions

IGM Forum, here

BMW und Daimler wollen Roboterauto-Allianz schmieden

FAZ, hier

Why data flows matter to M&A

Cliffordchance.com, here

The left needs to get radical on big tech – moderate solutions won't cut it

E. Morozov, here

Insights and Impacts of the ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry

R. Sims, Video here

Olympische Spiele - auch Sportler dürfen werben

Sportschau.de, hier

SOLIDARITÉ AVEC LES PROFS DE PARIS 13 REMPLACÉS PAR GOOGLE

La Quadrature du Net, ici

Ever seen an Unwinding Order before?

CMA. Tobii AB / Smartbox Assistive Technology Limited and Sensory Software International Ltd merger inquiry, here

Why an OECD Competition Open Day (journée porte ouverte) *now*?

A. Capobianco, Video here

Néo-fordisme, retour de l'empire romain... 6 scénarios sur le futur du travail

Usbek & Rica, here

On Price Geysers

P. Marsden, Video here (from 50:25). Do watch it!












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And yes, this is the Jet d'Eau (59:58) - it'll always remind me of pills from now on - unsure it's a good thing...








...and this looks like the Lac Vert facing the Mont Blanc Chain (Mer de Glace on the left) (1:00:03) - nice, easy hike if you know the short cut to skip the crowd...

















Antitrust Enforcement Needs to Evolve for the 21st Century

EFF, here

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

DSGVO-Bilanz: Erstklassiges Gesetz, mangelhafte Durchsetzung

Heise.de, hier

Experian pulls planned purchase of start-up rival ClearScore

FT, here. More here.

Cade aprova compra da Fox pela Disney com restrições

CADE, aqui

Policy Principles for a Federal Data Privacy Framework in the United States

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, here

Governing the Game Changer – Impacts of artificial intelligence development on human rights, democracy and the rule of law

COE, Video here

HSBC forges partnership with commercial lending platform NepFin

FinExtra, here

The Responsible Consumer in the Digital Age: On the Conceptual Shift from ‘Average’ to ‘Responsible’ Consumer and the Inadequacy of the ‘Information Paradigm’ in Consumer Financial


C. Stănescu, here

I asked an online tracking company for all of my data and here's what I found

PrivacyInternational, here

Reform des Urheberrechts birgt auch datenschutzrechtliche Risiken

bfdi.bund.de, hier

Google Assistant aura doit à son propre bouton sur plusieurs smartphones

Numérama, ici

This Japanese news app quietly pushes traffic to millions

Axios, here

NO, DATA IS NOT THE NEW OIL

Wired, here

A Skeptical View of Information Fiduciaries

L. Khan, D. Pozen, here

Third-Party Data Is A Bad Habit We Need To Kick

AdExchanger, here

Why 65 Intellectual Property Scholars Filed an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Google’s Petition for Cert in the Oracle Case

P. Samuelson, here

Brave Will Reward Its Browser Users With a Way to Earn Offers From Brands

AdWeek, here

US drugmakers defend pricing under fire in Senate

FT, here

Let’s Tackle Real Antitrust Problems. AT&T Isn’t One.

Bloomberg Opinion, here

FTC brings its first case against fake paid reviews on Amazon

TechCrunch, here

Equifax and harm created by data breach

Enlightening Video Clip, here

Key Antitrust Lawmaker Sees ‘Reawakening’ in Congress to Perils of Big Tech

Variety, here

Google completely terminated our new business via our Google Play Developer Account

M. Dodson, here

Platforms, promotion, and product discovery: Evidence from Spotify playlists

L. Aguiar, J. Waldfogel, here

Comments/critiques on the EU's High Level Expert Group on AI's "ethical guidelines"

J. Bryson, here

More Internal Facebook Documents Leak Online, Revealing How Facebook Planned to Sell User Data

GizModo, here

Bundeskartellamt erwirkt Öffnung der Werbemöglichkeiten für deutsche Sportler und ihre Sponsoren während der Olympischen Spiele - IOC und DOSB verpflichten sich zu Änderung der Werberegeln

Bundeskartellamt, hier

Innovation in the mass entertainment industry: maybe ask the Romans

IPKat, here

EU-Kommission will Gegengewicht zu Mastercard und Visa schaffen

Handelsblatt, hier

New FTC task force to tackle competition in tech sector

FT, here

Examining the impact of digital platforms on competition in media and advertising markets

R. Sims, here

The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook Decision- What’s not to like? Well…

ChillingCompetition, here

Confessions of a location data exec: ‘It’s a Ponzi scheme’

DigiDay UK, here

How Amazon took 50% of the e-commerce market and what it means for the rest of us

TechCrunch, here

Online advertising

OECD Digital Economy Paper, here

USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN AND ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC POLICIES

OECD Digital Economy Paper, here.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Mozilla Asks Supreme Court to Protect App Development

Mozilla, here

FTC’s Bureau of Competition Launches Task Force to Monitor Technology Markets

FTC, here.

Appeals court upholds decision allowing AT&T to buy Time Warner

CNBC, here.  Ruling here

The "Vestager Effect"


Data Portability

Personal Data Protection Commission in collaboration with Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, here

APPLICATIONS MOBILES : clôture de la mise en demeure à l’encontre de la société VECTAURY

CNIL, ici

OECD Competition Open Day 2019

27 Feb. 2019, Live Webcast here: don't miss it! 

BRIEF OF MICROSOFT CORPORATION AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF GOOGLE

Google v. Oracle, here

California wants Silicon Valley to pay you a data dividend

Cnet, here

Uber Under The Antitrust Microscope: Is There A 'Firm Exemption' To Antitrust?

Forbes, here.

Monday, February 25, 2019

EDPS Guidelines on assessing the proportionality of measures that limit the fundamental rights to privacy and to the protection of personal data

EDPS, here

UK cannot examine Facebook until it has clarity on Brexit timing - CMA

Reuters, here

The Shaping of a European Consumer Welfare Standard for the Digital Age

A. Reyna, here

India proposes new e-commerce regulations with focus on data rules

Reuters, here

Summary of proposals from Andrew Tyrie, CMA Chair, to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

CMA, here.
And the whole letter here (HT @RegCom_UChile)

What consumers need to know about the upcoming credit card from Apple and Goldman Sachs

MarketWatch, here

Schmutzige Tricks und Betrug: So brutal ist der Kampf auf dem Amazon-Marktplatz

Etailment, hier.

UK competition regulator seeks more power

FT, here

EC salmon price-fixing probe

UCN, here.

Lina Khan, a Top Antitrust Thinker, Joins Democratic Staff in the House, Putting Silicon Valley On Alert

Daily Beast, here

How Big Data Is Changing The Nature of Consumer Lending

Smart Data Collective, here

The real reason why Facebook and Google won’t change

S. Zuboff, here

A mixed manifesto for EU industrial policy

FT, here

Facebook needs regulation – here’s why it should be done by algorithms

E. Giovannetti, here

Bosses face tougher sanctions under radical CMA overhaul

SkyNews, here

What is the economic value of data?

Mydex, here

Up and Down the Stack Through a Nerd’s Eyes: Making The Internet Better the Internet Way

A. Sullivan, here

Les API c’est bien… en abuser ça craint !

C. Quest, here

Apple closes two Dallas stores in apparent bid to ward off patent trolls

ArsTechnica, here

Everyone can have an opinion, but to write an Opinion you need conviction

N. Wahl, here

Consumer Data Right in Energy

ACCC, here

Datenschutz ist wichtiger als Eigenstumsrechte an Daten

FAZ, hier

Digital platforms: The need to restrict surveillance capitalism

G. Greenleaf at al., here

Facebook and Google Are the New Data Brokers

C. Hoofnagle, here

WhatsApp wird 10: Wie ein Messenger die Welt eroberte

Heise, hier

Facebook verweigert trotz BGH-Urteil den Zugriff auf das Konto einer Toten

Heise, hier

Facebook decided which users are interested in Nazis — and let advertisers target them directly

Los Angeles Times, here

California leads the way on data regulation

FT, here

Friday, February 22, 2019

Eigentlich sind die beiden deutschen Luxusautohersteller Konkurrenten. Nun machen sie gemeinsame Sache

FAZ, hier

The new ecosystem of trust

Nesta, here

Decision 19-MC-01 of 31 January 2019 on the request by Amadeus for interim measures

Autorité de la concurrence, here

Wer hat ApplePay das verraten?

BargeldlosBlog, here

EPIC demand: It's time for Google to fly the Nest after 'forgetting' to mention home alarm hub has built-in mic

The Register, here

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