Chinese authorities launch antitrust investigation against Alibaba
China’s competition watchdog is investigating the world’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba on accusations of monopoly behaviours towards merchants.
China’s competition watchdog is investigating the world’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba on accusations of monopoly behaviours towards merchants.
Law firm Boies Schiller Flexner has filed a $5 billion class action lawsuit against Google in the Northern District of California for continuing to collect data while privacy mode is activated.
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
Only 7.6% of US consumers feel they get the benefits of user tracking behavioural data, as research demonstrates pessimism towards the digital economy.
While some of the buzz surrounding smart cities has quietened, NTT Data is boasting of a new initiative with the City of Austin to address traffic-related issues.
China’s parliament will legislate on privacy protection, while the state has vastly increased surveillance since the outbreak of COVID-19.
With the UK’s COVID-19 tracing application being tested on the Isle of Wight, only 24% of IT professionals believe the initiative will be successful.
In early November, Google announced it was acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion, a transaction which has polarised opinion. But why is Google interested in a faltering wearables brand?
The Finnish branch of Telia is supporting government policy making with real-time, but anonymised, user movement data and helping SMEs with ad minutes giveaways.
Two US Senators have gained the upper-hand over Facebook in a patient game of chess which could see further action from authorities.
Gartner has made the bold statement that personalised marketing will be a thing of the past by 2025 as consumers reject the data land grab.
Google has announced it has won out to host Vodafone’s strategic cloud platform for data analytics, business intelligence, and machine learning.
The technology world is becoming increasingly complicated and inaccessible for the majority, so it is of little surprise citizens are focusing on the negative.
To most people, Uber is just a cheap and convenient way to get home after a few drinks, but the scope of the business is extraordinary.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the latest organization to start singing the praises of greater regulation, transparency and accessibility for the internet giants.
Another week has passed, and we have another story focusing on privacy violations at Google. This time it has cost the search giant $170 million, but is that anywhere near enough?
IBM and Google executives should be bracing for impact as the comet of controversy heads directly towards their offices.
Two US Senators have suggested an interesting, if currently very currently ill-defined, idea for companies in the digital economy: list the value of data on the financial spread sheets during earning season.
Amazon is reportedly working on new technology which will be able to detect users’ emotional state by analysing their vocal patterns.
This weekend will mark the one-year anniversary of Europe’s GDPR and Microsoft has made the bold suggestion of bringing the rules over the pond to the US.
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