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European Commission opens competition investigation into Amazon

European Commission opens competition investigation into Amazon

The EC will assess whether Amazon's use of sensitive data from independent retailers using its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules.

Ofcom publishes its annual net neutrality report

Ofcom publishes its annual net neutrality report

The report shows improved quality and good level of compliance, but monitoring is still necessary.

French parliament finalises Digital Services Tax

French parliament finalises Digital Services Tax

The 3% levy has upset the US, which announced an investigation.

Facebook hit by €1m fine by the Italian data protection authority

Facebook hit by €1m fine by the Italian data protection authority

The Garante issued the sanction for data breaches related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

EU Cybersecurity Act comes into force

EU Cybersecurity Act comes into force

The regulation strengthens the role of ENISA and sets up a European certification scheme.

EC publishes policy and Investment recommendations for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

EC publishes policy and Investment recommendations for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

The High-Level Expert Group on AI puts forward a set of 33 recommendations.

European Data Protection Board adopts new sets of guidelines

European Data Protection Board adopts new sets of guidelines

The guidelines relate to codes of conduct, accreditation, and certification.

Swedish data protection authority launches investigation against Spotify

Swedish data protection authority launches investigation against Spotify

The Data Inspectorate has launched a review of how Spotify handles users’ requests to know what information it holds about them.

One year of GDPR: a high degree of awareness, a small number of fines levied

One year of GDPR: a high degree of awareness, a small number of fines levied

Happy Birthday to the GDPR, the thing that made us want to unsubscribe from all email lists last year…

SkypeOut is a telecoms service according to the ECJ and should be regulated as such

SkypeOut is a telecoms service according to the ECJ and should be regulated as such

The VoIP telephony service could now face the same regulation as traditional voice calls.