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Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations
- Friday November 15, 2024
- Eleanor Thomber, Bloomberg News
Apple is accused of abusing its market dominance by making it difficult for consumers to use alternative means of storing photos, videos and other data beyond that of its own service, according to lawyers at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, who filed the suit London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of Which? Ltd.
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40 Crore Children Face Violent Physical Discipline At Home: UN Data
- Tuesday June 11, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Nearly 400 million children under the age of five -- roughly 60 per cent in that age group globally -- experience violent physical or psychological discipline at home, from spanking to insults, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said late Monday.
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Women's Panel Received 28,811 Complaints Of Crime Against Women In 2023
- Monday January 1, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Commission for Women (NCW) registered 28,811 complaints of crime against women last year and about 55 per cent were from Uttar Pradesh.
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Google Vows Transparency on Ads, Says Will Provide More Data on Its Products as EU Content Rules Kick In
- Friday August 25, 2023
- Reuters
Google will provide more information on targeted advertisements and give researchers more access to data on how its products work, to comply with landmark European Union online content rules, the Alphabet unit said on Thursday.
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EU Regulators Rebuff Meta's Offer to Curb Use of Competitors' Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace
- Wednesday July 26, 2023
- Reuters
Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigation but regulators gave it the cold shoulder, people familiar with the matter said.
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Data Shows Tax Collection Source Mechanism Abused: Chief Economic Advisor
- Thursday May 25, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said that data available on usage of international credit cards points out that tax collection at source mechanism has been "abused" and these "volumes involved were fairly substantial".
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Twitter Says Indian Among Top 5 Countries That Sought Account Information of Users in First Half of 2022
- Thursday April 27, 2023
- ANI
India was among the top requesting countries to remove content from Twitter last year, the popular microblogging platform said in a blog post. On Tuesday, Twitter shared data on its health and safety efforts and said it received approximately 53,000 legal requests to remove content from governments across the globe from January 1 to June 30, 2022.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
- Wednesday March 1, 2023
- ANI
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep "our users safe on our platform," W...
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Facebook Asks UK Tribunal to Block $3.7 Billion Mass Action Lawsuit Over Market Dominance
- Tuesday January 31, 2023
- Reuters
Facebook has asked a London tribunal to block a mass action lawsuit against the firm that alleges the social media firm monetised users' personal data by abusing its dominant market position. The mass action lawsuit claims users should get compensation for the economic value they would have received if Facebook was not in a dominant position in the...
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Meta Warned of Potential Breach of EU Antitrust Laws Over Competition in Online Classified Advertising
- Monday December 19, 2022
- Reuters
Meta was warned by the European Commission on Monday that it was likely breaching EU antitrust laws. The social media firm will face an investigation into whether it abused its dominant position and distorted competition in markets for online classified advertising. EU antitrust regulators last month were said to be drawing up charges against Meta ...
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Google Antitrust Penalty Amount 'Provisional'; CCI Awaits Requisite Financial Details
- Friday October 21, 2022
- Press Trust of India
The Competition Commission's penalty amount of Rs. 1,337.68 crore imposed on Google is "provisional" as the regulator has asked the internet major to furnish requisite financial details since the data was not presented in a reliable manner. In a statement on Friday, Google said it will review the CCI order and termed it as a "major setback" for Ind...
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Twitter Slammed by Firms Over Ads Displayed Next to Child Pornography Accounts, Ad Campaigns Suspended
- Thursday September 29, 2022
- Reuters
Twitter was slammed by major advertisers like Dyson, Mazda, and Ecolab over the platform displaying their ads next to accounts and tweets related to child pornography. The companies said they have suspended or removed their ads from the microblogging service, after promotions for 30 brands ranging from Disney to Coca-Cola and NBC Universal to a chi...
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Google Faces Probe From Italian Competition Watchdog Over Data Portability
- Thursday July 14, 2022
- Reuters
Google is facing a probe from Italy's competition authority AGCM as part of an investigation into the Alphabet-owned firm over an alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability. According to the AGCM, the company allegedly hindered interoperability with other services, including Italian operator’s application Weople. Inspections were carr...
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Google Probed By Italy's Competition Watchdog Over Data Portability
- Thursday July 14, 2022
- Business | Reuters
Italy's competition authority AGCM said on Thursday it has launched an investigation against Google over an alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability.
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From Period Tracking Apps to Location Data: How Tech Affects Privacy in a Post Roe v. Wade World
- Wednesday June 29, 2022
- Associated Press
After the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalised abortion across the country, Big Tech is facing calls to limit surveillance and tracking of users. There is evidence that personal data that is collected can be misused and abused, including location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuo...
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Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations
- Friday November 15, 2024
- Eleanor Thomber, Bloomberg News
Apple is accused of abusing its market dominance by making it difficult for consumers to use alternative means of storing photos, videos and other data beyond that of its own service, according to lawyers at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, who filed the suit London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of Which? Ltd.
- www.gadgets360.com
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40 Crore Children Face Violent Physical Discipline At Home: UN Data
- Tuesday June 11, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Nearly 400 million children under the age of five -- roughly 60 per cent in that age group globally -- experience violent physical or psychological discipline at home, from spanking to insults, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said late Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Women's Panel Received 28,811 Complaints Of Crime Against Women In 2023
- Monday January 1, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Commission for Women (NCW) registered 28,811 complaints of crime against women last year and about 55 per cent were from Uttar Pradesh.
- www.ndtv.com
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Google Vows Transparency on Ads, Says Will Provide More Data on Its Products as EU Content Rules Kick In
- Friday August 25, 2023
- Reuters
Google will provide more information on targeted advertisements and give researchers more access to data on how its products work, to comply with landmark European Union online content rules, the Alphabet unit said on Thursday.
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EU Regulators Rebuff Meta's Offer to Curb Use of Competitors' Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace
- Wednesday July 26, 2023
- Reuters
Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigation but regulators gave it the cold shoulder, people familiar with the matter said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Data Shows Tax Collection Source Mechanism Abused: Chief Economic Advisor
- Thursday May 25, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said that data available on usage of international credit cards points out that tax collection at source mechanism has been "abused" and these "volumes involved were fairly substantial".
- www.ndtv.com
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Twitter Says Indian Among Top 5 Countries That Sought Account Information of Users in First Half of 2022
- Thursday April 27, 2023
- ANI
India was among the top requesting countries to remove content from Twitter last year, the popular microblogging platform said in a blog post. On Tuesday, Twitter shared data on its health and safety efforts and said it received approximately 53,000 legal requests to remove content from governments across the globe from January 1 to June 30, 2022.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
- Wednesday March 1, 2023
- ANI
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep "our users safe on our platform," W...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Asks UK Tribunal to Block $3.7 Billion Mass Action Lawsuit Over Market Dominance
- Tuesday January 31, 2023
- Reuters
Facebook has asked a London tribunal to block a mass action lawsuit against the firm that alleges the social media firm monetised users' personal data by abusing its dominant market position. The mass action lawsuit claims users should get compensation for the economic value they would have received if Facebook was not in a dominant position in the...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Warned of Potential Breach of EU Antitrust Laws Over Competition in Online Classified Advertising
- Monday December 19, 2022
- Reuters
Meta was warned by the European Commission on Monday that it was likely breaching EU antitrust laws. The social media firm will face an investigation into whether it abused its dominant position and distorted competition in markets for online classified advertising. EU antitrust regulators last month were said to be drawing up charges against Meta ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Antitrust Penalty Amount 'Provisional'; CCI Awaits Requisite Financial Details
- Friday October 21, 2022
- Press Trust of India
The Competition Commission's penalty amount of Rs. 1,337.68 crore imposed on Google is "provisional" as the regulator has asked the internet major to furnish requisite financial details since the data was not presented in a reliable manner. In a statement on Friday, Google said it will review the CCI order and termed it as a "major setback" for Ind...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Twitter Slammed by Firms Over Ads Displayed Next to Child Pornography Accounts, Ad Campaigns Suspended
- Thursday September 29, 2022
- Reuters
Twitter was slammed by major advertisers like Dyson, Mazda, and Ecolab over the platform displaying their ads next to accounts and tweets related to child pornography. The companies said they have suspended or removed their ads from the microblogging service, after promotions for 30 brands ranging from Disney to Coca-Cola and NBC Universal to a chi...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Faces Probe From Italian Competition Watchdog Over Data Portability
- Thursday July 14, 2022
- Reuters
Google is facing a probe from Italy's competition authority AGCM as part of an investigation into the Alphabet-owned firm over an alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability. According to the AGCM, the company allegedly hindered interoperability with other services, including Italian operator’s application Weople. Inspections were carr...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Probed By Italy's Competition Watchdog Over Data Portability
- Thursday July 14, 2022
- Business | Reuters
Italy's competition authority AGCM said on Thursday it has launched an investigation against Google over an alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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From Period Tracking Apps to Location Data: How Tech Affects Privacy in a Post Roe v. Wade World
- Wednesday June 29, 2022
- Associated Press
After the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalised abortion across the country, Big Tech is facing calls to limit surveillance and tracking of users. There is evidence that personal data that is collected can be misused and abused, including location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuo...
- www.gadgets360.com