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ArticleCongress debates: Are tech giants bullies or saviors?
Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple were called before Congress this week to debate what critics perceive as the anti-competitive, entrepreneur-chilling effects they trigger with their size and scope.
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Google, Amazon fire back: Rising tide lifts all boats
A common refrain—and effective defense—from tech companies at the House Judiciary hearing this week was that rather than stifling competition, their size and scope is responsible for a tide that raises all boats in their wake.
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EU investigating Amazon over antitrust concerns
The European Commission is investigating Amazon over concerns that the company’s use of data gathered from independent retailers that sell on its marketplace breaches EU competition rules.
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Congress, Treasury take swings at Facebook’s Libra plan
A plan by Facebook to enter the world of virtual currency is attracting predictable skepticism in Washington. It could also expedite the slow emergence of national data protection laws.
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CCO salary benchmark reports
A newly released benchmark report from BarkerGilmore shows compliance annual salary trends by industry, education, and more.
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FTC looks worryingly timid in staying silent on Facebook
The FTC, by dragging its feet and keeping silent on a massive Facebook fine, raises concerns about its potential role as top cop on the data privacy beat.
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After another arrogant move, Facebook needs to be put in check
The social media company is hardly quiet about its crypto initiative, but nevertheless failed to see the materiality of creating a global payments system.
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Fed Chair urges caution with Facebook virtual currency venture
Count Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and several members of Congress as concerned observers of Facebook’s planned foray into the world of virtual currency.
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U.K.'s CMA mulls new regulator to tackle Big Tech
The CMA, U.K.’s competition watchdog, explores whether a separate regulator is needed to oversee leading digital firms that have become “data monopolies” that stifle competition.
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FTC expands scope of data security compliance requirements
The FTC is turning up the heat on the data security compliance requirements companies must meet in the event of an enforcement action following a data breach.
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ABB appoints new general counsel
Technology company ABB has appointed Maria Varsellona as general counsel and corporate secretary.
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Congress takes aim at Big Tech with new bills
Bills working through Congress would make it harder for tech companies to profit from consumer data and force them to better secure networked devices.
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NVIDIA names chief accounting officer
U.S. technology company NVIDIA has named Donald Robertson as vice president and chief accounting officer.
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Warner, Rubio urge no retreat from Huawei pressures
A bipartisan duo of senators has expressed concern that the White House might go easy on Huawei to achieve a favorable outcome on trade negotiations.
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Despite critics, Facebook plunges into virtual currency
Amid growing antitrust scrutiny and data privacy complaints, Facebook is nevertheless expanding into the cryptocurrency space.
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Breaking up is dumb to do
Is splitting up big tech companies a cure for their outsized influence? Probably not.
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Antitrust argument the latest attempt to regulate Big Tech
Congress and presidential candidates alike are escalating their efforts to thwart the dominance of the tech giants.
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States continue to fill federal data privacy void
While Congress largely remains mired in hearings and pre-election posturing, states are increasingly putting their own scrutiny on large tech companies and their data collection policies.
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Software problems exacerbate lease compliance
Nearing the end of their second quarter observing new lease accounting rules, many public company accounting departments are still cursing their software.
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Privacy groups launch GDPR complaints
European privacy rights groups have launched a campaign to stop social media platforms and internet search engines from “spying” on users through online advertising by filing GDPR complaints with nine EU data regulators.
