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Do Internet Companies Protect Data Well Enough?

Written on: January 24th 2008
Author: Alternative Media

The fact that privacy laws differ markedly from country to country, whilst internet use knows no borders, complicates any attempt at a definitive answer, but a common EU, or even transatlantic, approach on how to protect internet users’ data is badly needed, stressed Sophia in’t Veld (ALDE, NL). On the [...] more...

EU Watching Microsoft Again

Written on: January 14th 2008
Author: Editor

The European Commission makes another headline today by opening a new antitrust investigation against Microsoft on whether the company has unjustly attached its web browser to the Windows operating system which makes the system harder to work with for other software makers, reports Reuters. The new probe comes after the decision [...] more...

Apple Lowers iTune Prices

Written on: January 9th 2008
Author: Editor

After a deal was met between Steve Jobs and the EU, Apple will lower the price of iTunes in Britain. British users have been paying almost 10% more than other European countries, reports Reuters. Apple will cut prices within the next six months as “the direct result of talks that have [...] more...

EU Rallies For Single Market For Online Services

Written on: January 4th 2008
Author: Editor

The EU announced yesterday that it will be making a proposal in the middle of the year to create a single European market in the divisions of online music, films and games. A large focus of the initiative is illegal downloads. The commission has said that this greatly discourages content [...] more...

FTC Approves DoubleClick Acquisition

Written on: December 20th 2007
Author: Editor

Today, the FTC has made the announcement that it has approved Google’s proposal to acquire DoubleClick for $3.1 billion. Google currently dominates the PPC online ad market, and with the inclusion of DoubleClick’s position in the display advertising arena, the firm is left open to scrutiny not only from other [...] more...

EU Says Google/Click Merger Hurts Privacy

Written on: December 20th 2007
Author: Reuters Group

Google Inc’s planned takeover of rival DoubleClick for $3.1 billion would harm European citizens through greater intrusion of privacy, the EU’s top consumer lobby BEUC said on Thursday. “The Google/DoubleClick merger would harm consumer welfare by creating a structure that almost certainly will be less respectful of user privacy,” BEUC said [...] more...

U.S. Makes Deals On Internet Gambling

Written on: December 18th 2007
Author: Reuters Group

The United States has reached a deal with the European Union, Japan and Canada to keep its Internet gambling market closed to foreign companies, but is continuing talks with India, Antigua and Barbuda, Macau and Costa Rica, U.S. trade officials said on Monday. “We are pleased to confirm that the United [...] more...

Microsoft Gets Accused Of Abuse

Written on: December 14th 2007
Author: Editor

Oslo-based Opera Software ASA, a web-browser maker has accused Microsoft of abusing its dominant position in online browsers. This is the first major new antitrust complaint against the company since the EU case in September. The complaint detailed that Microsoft hurts other makers of browsers because its protocols used in Internet [...] more...

Google Will Not Get DoubleClick…Yet

Written on: November 14th 2007
Author: Editor

Yesterday, the EU administrative division decided to refuse the acquisition of DoubleClick for $3.1 billion by Google… for now. They will be conducting a deeper investigation. The merger brings concern over competition which is the focus of the impending investigation, much to the dismay of competitors hoping to have a review [...] more...

EU Says No Privacy Investigation

Written on: October 15th 2007
Author: Telegraph

Google’S $3.1bn (£1.5bn) purchase of online ad business Doubleclick will push up prices for advertisers and hit the income of web publishers, rival operator Yahoo! has told the European Commission. Concerns are mounting that Google could become as dominant in online display advertising as it is in the £4.5bn European search [...] more...

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