Tag: Data
Competing for Free
A feature of many digital platforms is that they offer services to one side of the platform “for free.” In some instances, the business...
When “Free” Is Not “Free”
Consumers on the Internet routinely give away data — information about their habits, preferences, purchasing patterns, contacts and more — in return for “free”...
Free as Air?
“Free” once had a simple meaning – something without constraint whatsoever, as in “free as air.” At times, some have suggested that antitrust enforcement...
FTC Tells Health Apps The Need to Tell Consumers Of Data...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stated health apps and connected devices must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule, making it so they...
Chinese Watchdog Wants Tight Regulations On Connected Vehicles
China's industry ministry published a notice on Thursday telling companies to step up cyber and data security oversight over connected vehicles, saying that security...
DoorDash Continues NYC Legal Battle Over Data
DoorDash has filed a federal lawsuit against New York City, arguing that its law that mandates food delivery services to share consumer data with...
TikTok Faces Two EU Data Probes
The lead data privacy regulator in the European Union has opened two inquiries into the Chinese-owned short-video platform TikTok, related to the processing of...
Italy Data Watchdog Wants More Info From Facebook On Smart Glasses
Italy's data protection authority announced on Friday, September 9, it has asked Facebook to provide clarifications over the social media giant's newly launched smart...
China May Ban Overseas IPOs For Tech Firms With Data Risks
China is framing rules to ban internet companies whose data poses potential security risks from listing outside the country, including in the United States,...
Data in Antitrust: Conceptions and Misconceptions
By Elisa V. Mariscal & Alexander Elbittar (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas; CIDE)
Digitization has not only changed the physical means by which we...
