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OpenAI’s Video-Making Service Under Data Privacy Scrutiny in EU
OpenAI faces further scrutiny from Italy’s data protection watchdog over concerns that the firm’s new artificial intelligence video creation system would process people’s personal data. It’s the second time OpenAI has come to the attention of the Italian regulator, which is already investigating possible data violations by the tech company...
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Microsoft Likely to Face EU Antitrust Investigation in Coming Months
Microsoft is likely to face an EU antitrust investigation in the coming months after remedy discussions with the EU watchdog to avert such a move appear to have hit a roadblock, people familiar with the matter said.
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AI Draft Rules: EU Lawmakers Agree to Make Changes in Draft Artificial Intelligence Regulations
EU lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to changes in draft artificial intelligence rules proposed by the European Commission in a bid to set a global standard for a technology used in everything from automated factories to bots such as ChatGPT. They will now have to detail out the regulations with European Union countries before the draft rules become le...
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Microsoft Fined EUR 60 Million by French Privacy Watchdog Over Advertising Cookies on Bing Website
Microsoft was fined EUR 60 million (roughly Rs. 530 crore) by the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) for forcing advertising cookies on users on its Bing website. The French regulator said Microsoft's search engine Bing did not allow users to refuse cookies as simply as accepting them.
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Microsoft Activision Deal: Firm Said to Offer EU Concessions Soon to Secure Early Clearance
Microsoft is said to offer EU regulators with antitrust remedies soon, as part of the company's efforts to avoid formal objections to its $69 billion bid (roughly Rs. 56,350 crore) to acquire Activision Blizzard. The Redmond company's remedy is said to consist mainly of a 10-year licensing deal to PlayStation owner Sony, ahead of the scheduled Apri...
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Microsoft Faces Full EU Antitrust Investigation Into $69 Billion Bid to Acquire Activision Blizzard
Microsoft will face a full EU probe into the publisher's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,62,500 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, after regulators warned about the deal's impact on competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stated that it would work with the EU antitrust watchdog to ...
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"Will Make Changes": Microsoft Moves To Avert EU Antitrust Clash
Microsoft, which had been fined a total 1.6 billion euros ($1.7 billion) by EU antitrust regulators in the previous decade, will address competition complaints about its cloud computing services, its president Brad Smith said on Wednesday.
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Facebook, Big Tech Face EU Blow in National Data Watchdogs Ruling
Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants could face more scrutiny and sanctions in the European Union after the bloc's top court backed national privacy watchdogs to pursue them, even when they are not their lead regulators.
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Japan Says It Will Join US, Europe in Regulating Big Tech Firms
Japan will join forces with the US and Europe to take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech companies, the new head of its antitrust watchdog Kazuyuki Furuya has said.
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TikTok Faces Preliminary Investigation by French Data Privacy Watchdog CNIL
TikTok, the Chinese short-form video sharing app owned by ByteDance, is subject to a preliminary investigation by French data privacy watchdog CNIL. TikTok is already under investigation over privacy concerns by the US, European Union, and Dutch authorities.
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Windows 10's New Privacy Settings Still Raise Concerns, EU Watchdogs Say
The EU privacy group said it was not clear to what extent users would be informed about the specific data being collected.
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EU Privacy Watchdogs Keep Open Mind on New US Data Pact
The previous such data transfer framework, Safe Harbour, was struck down by the EU's top court last October.
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EU Privacy Watchdogs Could Seek US Data Pack Review in 2 Years: Reports
European data protection authorities are assessing whether to endorse the EU-US Privacy Shield.
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EU 'looking at' Apple practices following queries
European Union competition watchdogs said Friday they were "looking into" potential anti-trust issues at iPad and iPhone giant Apple, following queries raised by telecommunications operators.
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OpenAI’s Video-Making Service Under Data Privacy Scrutiny in EU
OpenAI faces further scrutiny from Italy’s data protection watchdog over concerns that the firm’s new artificial intelligence video creation system would process people’s personal data. It’s the second time OpenAI has come to the attention of the Italian regulator, which is already investigating possible data violations by the tech company...
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Microsoft Likely to Face EU Antitrust Investigation in Coming Months
Microsoft is likely to face an EU antitrust investigation in the coming months after remedy discussions with the EU watchdog to avert such a move appear to have hit a roadblock, people familiar with the matter said.
-
AI Draft Rules: EU Lawmakers Agree to Make Changes in Draft Artificial Intelligence Regulations
EU lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to changes in draft artificial intelligence rules proposed by the European Commission in a bid to set a global standard for a technology used in everything from automated factories to bots such as ChatGPT. They will now have to detail out the regulations with European Union countries before the draft rules become le...
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Microsoft Fined EUR 60 Million by French Privacy Watchdog Over Advertising Cookies on Bing Website
Microsoft was fined EUR 60 million (roughly Rs. 530 crore) by the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) for forcing advertising cookies on users on its Bing website. The French regulator said Microsoft's search engine Bing did not allow users to refuse cookies as simply as accepting them.
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Microsoft Activision Deal: Firm Said to Offer EU Concessions Soon to Secure Early Clearance
Microsoft is said to offer EU regulators with antitrust remedies soon, as part of the company's efforts to avoid formal objections to its $69 billion bid (roughly Rs. 56,350 crore) to acquire Activision Blizzard. The Redmond company's remedy is said to consist mainly of a 10-year licensing deal to PlayStation owner Sony, ahead of the scheduled Apri...
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Microsoft Faces Full EU Antitrust Investigation Into $69 Billion Bid to Acquire Activision Blizzard
Microsoft will face a full EU probe into the publisher's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,62,500 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, after regulators warned about the deal's impact on competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stated that it would work with the EU antitrust watchdog to ...
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"Will Make Changes": Microsoft Moves To Avert EU Antitrust Clash
Microsoft, which had been fined a total 1.6 billion euros ($1.7 billion) by EU antitrust regulators in the previous decade, will address competition complaints about its cloud computing services, its president Brad Smith said on Wednesday.
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Facebook, Big Tech Face EU Blow in National Data Watchdogs Ruling
Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants could face more scrutiny and sanctions in the European Union after the bloc's top court backed national privacy watchdogs to pursue them, even when they are not their lead regulators.
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Japan Says It Will Join US, Europe in Regulating Big Tech Firms
Japan will join forces with the US and Europe to take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech companies, the new head of its antitrust watchdog Kazuyuki Furuya has said.
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TikTok Faces Preliminary Investigation by French Data Privacy Watchdog CNIL
TikTok, the Chinese short-form video sharing app owned by ByteDance, is subject to a preliminary investigation by French data privacy watchdog CNIL. TikTok is already under investigation over privacy concerns by the US, European Union, and Dutch authorities.
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Windows 10's New Privacy Settings Still Raise Concerns, EU Watchdogs Say
The EU privacy group said it was not clear to what extent users would be informed about the specific data being collected.
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EU Privacy Watchdogs Keep Open Mind on New US Data Pact
The previous such data transfer framework, Safe Harbour, was struck down by the EU's top court last October.
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EU Privacy Watchdogs Could Seek US Data Pack Review in 2 Years: Reports
European data protection authorities are assessing whether to endorse the EU-US Privacy Shield.
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EU 'looking at' Apple practices following queries
European Union competition watchdogs said Friday they were "looking into" potential anti-trust issues at iPad and iPhone giant Apple, following queries raised by telecommunications operators.
