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Russia Fines Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Twitch for Not Storing Data Where the Kremlin Can Get It
A number of Silicon Valley darlings are in hot water with Russian authorities for violating the country’s data protection laws, which
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Google Drops Fight Against $694 Million Fine Over News Ad Revenue
After Google fought tooth-and-nail to weasel out of paying news publishers more ad revenue, journalists in France claimed victory on Tuesday. The Silicon Valley giant agreed to a new slate of licensing deals with publishers across the country and even quietly dropped its attempt to appeal a fine by the country’s competition authority of more than $US500…
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Apple’s Pro-Privacy Stance is Anti-Competition, German Regulator Says
Another day, another antitrust investigation into a tech giant. This time, it’s Apple: Germany’s competition watchdog on Tuesday announced a new probe into Apple’s slate of anti-tracking tech that the company rolled out last year.
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EU Courts Order Apple to ‘Think Different’ About Its Iconic Slogan
On Wednesday, the European Union’s highest court officially ruled that Apple isn’t the only company that can “think different” anymore. The bloc’s Court of Justice on Wednesday officially rejected the tech giants’ bid to hold onto its EU trademark of its once-iconic slogan, giving any non-Apple company in the region the right to poach the…