EU needs to tackle 5G disinformation
It does not spread COVID-19
European Union leaders need to tackle urgently disinformation on 5G technology, which is central to the bloc's economic recovery from COVID-19 and its plans to catch up with the United States and China, a study by telecoms lobby group ETNO showed.
Big Tech might have to share data with rivals
EU ready to insist
The European Union is preparing to force big tech to share their customer data with smaller rivals, the Financial Times reported
US Big Tech ignoring EU transatlantic data transfer rules
Austrian privacy campaigner complains
Technology firms' compliance with European restrictions on transatlantic data transfers is shockingly poor, according to Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems.
EU could force Apple to open iPhone payment tech
Just working on the legislation
The European Union is weighing legislation that could force Apple to open iPhone payment technology to competitors.
EU plans to boot big tech
Could force break ups
The EU wants to arm itself with new powers to take on big technology companies, including the ability to force them to break up or sell some of their European operations if their market dominance is deemed to threaten the interests of customers and smaller rivals.
Apple blasted by Blix
Pens snottogram to Euro antitrust supremo
An American app creator has alleged Apple is not playing by the rule book and has taken its complaints offshore to the European bloc, said Reuters.
EU wants major concessions from Google on Fitbit
You can't steal the data or no acquistion
The EU has demanded that Google make major concessions relating to its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-tracking company Fitbit if the deal is to be allowed to proceed.
EU kills transatlantic data transfer deal
The US spies on EU data
Europe’s highest court ruled that a transatlantic data transfer deal is invalid because the US spies on it.
Apple’s tax win might bring long term pain
EU is not going to take this lying down
Apple’s win against a EU fine might bring more long term doom for Ireland and Jobs’ Mob.
EU Apple ruling rejected
Expect it to appeal
*update* The European Commission has had its decision to bash Apple with a hefty tax bill has been overturned. It's unclear yet whether it will appeal the decision Apple’s clash with EU competition regulators comes to a head on Wednesday as Europe’s second-highest court rules on whether it has to pay 13 billion euro ($15 billion) in Irish back taxes, a key part of the EU’s crackdown against sweetheart tax deals.