Recently, the main Google search page has changed. At first glance, it may look like it's back to the way it was, but it's actually no longer possible to click through to Google Maps directly from the results. This is not an accident, a mistake or a developer decision, but rather the result of new European laws that aim to ensure a fairer dig...
American legislators are concerned primarily about user data, hence their desire to ban TikTok. They fear that Beijing may leverage its influence over ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to obtain data from Americans and users worldwide. The proposed ban would not only affect government employees but, considering the potential risk, would b...
The Norwegian regulatory authority has assessed Meta Platforms a million-dollar fine, which it should pay every day, for collecting user data to target advertising. But the mother of Facebook and Instagram understandably doesn't like that, so it has asked the Norwegian court to stop enforcing the fine. The fine was set at NOK 1 million, which...
Google is facing the prospect of having to sell part of its internet empire, with the European Commission (EC) ordering the US company to "discontinue its lucrative digital advertising business". This is in direct response to concerns that Google could abuse its dominant position in the European market. This was reported by Reuters, citing an of...
The General Data Protection Regulation, known as GDPR, has been in force in the European Union (EU) for five years. Since its introduction - that is, since 25 May 2018 - a number of fines have been issued for breaches of the regulation. So far, the sovereign highest one was levied by the EU against Meta Platforms for sending European user data t...
