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PremiumExperts: U.K. digital market reforms a ‘watershed moment,’ could speed up enforcement
The U.K.’s competition regulator has outlined new plans to regulate Big Tech firms that will enable it to take a much more flexible and proactive approach towards investigations.
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News BriefCPSC fines Google-owned Fitbit $12M for failing to report smartwatch burn hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered Google-owned Fitbit to pay more than $12 million and comply with certain undertakings to settle allegations the company knowingly failed to report a serious burning hazard with its Ionic smartwatches.
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PremiumGoogle’s fate under Trump could be a sign of antitrust battles to come in 2025
As Donald Trump begins his transition to become president, there are questions about the fate of tech companies, as well as regulators from multiple administrations. Google in particular is fighting a high-profile antitrust ruling after an investigation started by Trump in 2020 could be resolved in his next administration.
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News BriefDOJ offers antitrust compliance guidance in ECCP update
The Department of Justice has added antitrust compliance guidance in an update to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.
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News BriefDOJ recommends Google sell Chrome browser to break up monopoly
Three months after a U.S. district judge declared Google to be running a monopoly, the Department of Justice recommended the tech giant be forced to sell off its popular Chrome browser as part of an effort to resolve antitrust concerns and reshape the power of tech’s biggest companies.
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News BriefFinal CFPB rule requires Big Tech pay apps to comply with bank rules
Big Tech digital payment apps will be subjected to increased oversight and requirements–similar to that of banks and credit unions–under a finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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News BriefFTC to monitor compliance at AI-enabled product review platform after misleading ratings
Artificial intelligence-enabled product review platform Sitejabber agreed to a 10-year compliance monitorship with the Federal Trade Commission following allegations that it inflated product ratings and misled the public.
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PremiumCompanies are slowing AI launches in Europe, some say European Union regulations are why
The European Union’s Digital Markets Act is forcing many Big Tech companies to postpone the launch of artificial intelligence-powered features, like Apple Intelligence, over user privacy and data security concerns.
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PremiumBig Tech practices draw early scrutiny under DSA, DMA
TikTok and X are under investigation related to their respective compliance with the European Union’s Digital Services Act, while the first three companies probed under the Digital Markets Act include Apple, Alphabet, and Meta.
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News BriefAlphabet to pay shareholders $350M over Google+ privacy lapses
Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, agreed to pay $350 million in a preliminary settlement with shareholders over alleged data privacy violations and materially false and misleading statements linked to now-defunct social media site Google+.
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News BriefGoogle to pay $93M in California location data settlement
Google agreed to pay $93 million as part of a settlement with the state of California regarding its location data privacy practices. The agreement is separate from a related $391.5 million settlement Google previously reached with a coalition of other states.
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News BriefTech giants, White House agree to AI risk management guidelines
Technology companies including Google, Meta, and OpenAI agreed to a series of voluntary commitments they’ll make regarding their management of risks when developing artificial intelligence systems.
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PremiumGoogle Cloud touts impact of new AML AI product
Google Cloud launched a new anti-money laundering product for financial institutions that utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to replace manually defined rules used to spot suspicious transactions.
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PremiumGoogle, Uber CCOs share approaches to data analytics
The chief compliance officers of Google and Uber offer insight into how their data analytics compliance programs have evolved amid enhanced scrutiny on use of technology from the Department of Justice.
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News BriefSens press telehealth firms on alleged sharing of patient data for ads
A bipartisan group of senators is leaning on three telehealth firms accused of tracking and sharing patients’ sensitive personal information with advertising platforms like Google and Facebook.
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ArticleGoogle to pay record $391.5M in settlement with states over location tracking
Google agreed to pay $391.5 million to settle charges it misled millions of users regarding a setting that tracked location data without their knowledge, according to an agreement the company reached with a coalition of 40 state attorneys general.
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ArticleGoogle agrees to legal compliance monitor under novel DOJ settlement
Google reached a first-of-its-kind settlement with the Department of Justice requiring the tech giant to hire an outside compliance expert and overhaul its legal compliance process.
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ArticleState Street recruits global CCO from Google
State Street Corp. hired Yvette Hollingsworth Clark to be its global chief compliance officer and executive vice president. Hollingsworth Clark joins from Google, where she served as head of compliance for the consumer trust business.
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South Korea data regulator fines Google, Meta combined $72M
South Korea’s data regulator fined Google and Meta a total of ₩100 billion (U.S. $72 million) for violating the country’s personal data collection law, which forbids the collection and use of personal information without user consent.
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ArticleGoogle fined $42M for misleading Australian customers on data collection
Google was ordered to pay 60 million Australian dollars (U.S. $42 million) to resolve charges levied by Australia’s competition regulator it misled its Australian customers about how to opt out from the collection of their personal location data.