Swedish proposal for authority decision-making powers gets mixed response

– Opponents see no efficiency increases, bad court record – Agency director-general sees clear efficiency benefits – Proposal for implementing ECN+ directive expected later in… Read More

Singapore pegs breach notification threshold at 500 data subjects – analysis

Singapore’s recent move to finalize its data protection law amendment raised some interesting talking points, including the mandatory notification threshold for data breaches that impact… Read More

EC VBER study points to need to revise rules to keep pace with market changes

The European Commission’s (EC) final report on the evaluation of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulations (VBER) and vertical guidelines has indicated grounds for the possible… Read More

Virgin Media/O2: Bundled services likely focus of scrutiny in EC merger review – lawyers

Virgin Media and O2’s bundled fixed line and mobile services are likely to be a key focus of scrutiny when the European Commission’s (EC) carries out its… Read More

Philippine bureau of investigation to assess reports of anti-competitive conduct amid pandemic

The Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has started reviewing reported cases of alleged anticompetitive conduct during implementation of the nationwide enhanced community quarantine, as the… Read More

Fitbit/Google: EU consumer body says merger a “game-changer” in digital, health markets

EU consumer body BEUC has called on the European Commission (EC) to conduct an in-depth investigation of Alphabet‘s [NASDAQ:GOOGL] Google’s acquisition of Fitbit [NYSE:FIT] as the merger would strengthen… Read More

EU ex ante rules for platforms could contain do’s and don’ts for big tech – Vestager

The European Commission (EC) is considering a list of “do’s and don’ts” as part of a possible ex ante regulation on fair conditions for digital… Read More

EC looks to exploitative abuse on data, says official – ABA Spring Meeting

Competition enforcers may want to consider violations related to data-gathering or pooling in the context of exploitative abuse rather than privacy per se, a senior… Read More

EC looks to exploitative abuse on data, says official – ABA Spring Meeting

Competition enforcers may want to consider violations related to data-gathering or pooling in the context of exploitative abuse rather than privacy per se, a senior… Read More

US FTC likely to see rise in failing firm defense, official says – ABA Spring Meeting

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received a number of not “particularly persuasive” failing firm merger defenses before the coronavirus pandemic and it is likely… Read More