September 8, 2022 The Biden administration has said that U.S. technology companies that receive federal funding will be prohibited from building "advanced technology" plants in China for the next decade. This is part of a US$50 billion plan more...
September 7, 2022 According to the Washington state Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, a court ruled in a hearing before Judge Douglass North at King County Superior Court that Facebook owner Meta repeatedly and intentionally violated Washington's campaign finance more...
September 6, 2022 The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved NortonLifeLock's acquisition of software developer Avast for up to $8.6 billion, removing the last major obstacle after receiving approval in the US, Spain and Germany. The more...
September 6, 2022 Instagram has been heavily fined by Irish regulators after an investigation revealed that the social media platform mismanaged the confidential information of teenagers in breach of the European Union's strict data protection rules. The fine more...
August 30, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission has sued data broker Kochava for violating users' privacy by selling the exact location of millions of mobile devices. Kochava, it is alleged, gathers a wealth of consumer information by acquiring more...
August 30, 2022 Apple could face a major antitrust lawsuit in the United States soon. The Department of Justice's antitrust division is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, which it intends to file by the end of the more...
August 30, 2022 EU antitrust authorities have decided not to appeal against the ruling of Luxembourg's General Court, Europe's second highest court, which overturned Qualcomm's US$991 million fine. Apart from rejecting the fine, the court also rejected claims more...
August 29, 2022 China has agreed to allow U.S. regulators audit accounting firms in China and Hong Kong, allaying fears that 200 companies, including Alibaba Group, JD.Com Inc and others, will be barred from trading on U.S. exchanges. more...
August 26, 2022 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced plans to investigate mobile carriers' compliance with rules requiring them to explain to consumers how they use and share their location data. Telecommunication companies and social media platforms more...
August 25, 2022 The American Data and Privacy Protection Act will give users more control over their data, which has long been largely used by technology companies without consent. The bill has already passed the U.S. House of more...
