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Global Glimpses

“Global Glimpses” follows compliance, risk, and corporate governance news both in Europe and around the world. It covers developments at the International Accounting Standards Board, as well as global regulation, anti-bribery, and corruption enforcement, along with other compliance developments abroad. Global Glimpses is written by contributor Paul Hodgson. Hodgson welcomes questions, comments, and statements from readers on global issues and will address them here when appropriate. Readers can contact him at paul.hodgson@complianceweek.com.
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French data regulator fines Google under GDPR
Neil Hodge | January 22, 2019
France’s data protection regulator recently slapped Google with a substantial €50 million (U.S. $57 million) fine for failing to provide users with clear, accurate, and informative details on its data use policies.
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Google fined $5 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules
Jaclyn Jaeger | July 18, 2018
The European Commission has fined Google €4.34 billion (U.S. $5.05 billion) for breaching EU antitrust rules.
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Consumer advocacy groups urge FTC to investigate Google, Facebook
Jaclyn Jaeger | June 27, 2018
Several consumer advocacy groups in the United States are urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate what they say are “misleading and manipulative tactics” by Google and Facebook in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Tech giants face first wave of GDPR complaints
Jaclyn Jaeger | May 29, 2018
Privacy advocates wasted no time filing numerous complaints against a handful of technology companies, including Facebook and Google, for violations of the EU’s General Data Protection regulation, which came into force May 25.
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European Commission fines Google €2.42 billion for antitrust violations
Jaclyn Jaeger | June 28, 2017
The European Union’s antitrust watchdog this week fined Google a record €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules.
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Google and its last-minute tax deals
Neil Hodge | May 16, 2017
There is a troubling trend for large companies to equate risk appetite with tax avoidance. Just ask Google, as the company is in talks to correct taxation of its Italian business.
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Google and Amazon’s Antitrust Woes Continue
Aarti Maharaj | June 17, 2015
This week, Europe’s Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager escalated a running regulatory battle with American tech giant Google—and Amazon is not too far behind. While the European Union launched an investigation into Amazon’s business practices last week, Vestager recently warned the online retailer about abusing its dominance in the marketplace by prohibiting publishers from offering better prices to competitors. As for Google, critics are expected to receive the EU’s full antitrust charge sheet against the search engine in the coming days. Details inside.
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Google’s Antitrust Investigation Continues
Aarti Maharaj | June 2, 2015
The European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager confirmed that the watchdog is continuing its investigation into Google for allegedly engaging in anti-competitive behavior. In an interview with BBC, Vestager said that more probes are ongoing into the tech giant’s role in mapping, travel, flight, and third-party data. Details inside.
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EU Postpones Further Action on Tax Probes
Aarti Maharaj | May 6, 2015
The European Commission has placed Amazon, Starbucks, Fiat Finance and Trade, and Apple’s tax probe on hold amid concerns about obtaining information relating to these cases, said European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in a testimony before the European Parliament. While Vestager did not give a new deadline for the completion of these cases, it does not mean they’ll be off the hook for long. Details inside.
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Google’s Antitrust Troubles May Cost Billions
Aarti Maharaj | April 15, 2015
The European Commission is expected to file a formal case against Google for abusing its dominance in the digital marketplace. Google now faces the possibility of being hit with $6 billion in fines, according to reports. Earlier this month, Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager made a pledge to “remove remaining barriers to ecommerce” to benefit European citizens and businesses. Details inside.
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Google Reorganizes to Address Regulatory Pressure
Aarti Maharaj | March 4, 2015
Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt met with the EU’s new antitrust chief on Monday. The search engine giant is being scrutinized by regulators for engaging in anticompetitive practices, potential antitrust violations, and oversight of privacy issues. In response to the mounting regulatory pressure, the company has realigned its European operations. Details inside.
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