MLex Senior Correspondent
@mattholehouse
has been shortlisted for the prestigious British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media for his coverage of the
#Brexit
negotiations.
Apple CEO Tim Cook to be first Silicon Valley tech chief as keynote speaker at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels (ICDPPC). MLex conference coverage starts in 6 days, Oct. 22nd.
MLex welcomes
@KhushitaVasant
, who is starting today with us as a Sr Antitrust Correspondent with our DC bureau. Khushita brings years of experience and a well-deserved reputation for top-class
#antitrust
reporting on
#tech
and
#patent
policy developments.
The European Commission is planning to temporarily suspend tariffs & value-added tax on imported protective medical equipment in response to the worsening
#Covid19
crisis, MLex has learned: by
@JoannaSopinska
#trade
#regulation
The FTC again defended its authority to enforce prohibitions against deceptive and unfair business practices, as the agency seeks to nullify Meta’s bid to restrain the FTC from reopening its 2020 privacy settlement with the social media giant
Read
@Swiftstories
story here ⬇️⬇️
UK's Brexit planning for chemicals sector is fertile ground for court disputes – UK government contingency plans for a standalone chemicals regulator after Brexit face a major stumbling block by
@mattholehouse
#Brexit
- Read full article
Last week,
@JakubKrupa
chaired a panel at the Annual Automotive Law Update. The panel discussed the most topical issues within the automotive industry.
MLex is the premium provider of investigative reporting and analysis on the major trends shaping the
#FutureOfMobility
.
Restrictions on how Apple’s iPhone & iPad interact with "wearable" devices like smart watches, fitness bands & wireless headphones have triggered questions from EU
#enforcers
investigating potentially
#anticompetitive
conduct: By
@lewis_crofts
#antitrust
TikTok, a video-sharing app service run by ByteDance, is expected to receive a request from the South Korean communications
#regulator
for information about how the service handles personal data of South Korean users: by
@Wooyoung52
#dataprivacy
#security
In case you missed our Brussels Acting Managing Editor
@MrSamWilkin
on
@euronews
last night, you can listen to his discussion on how more than 100 companies may be violating EU online privacy laws, here: .
#GDPR
#DataProtection
A ruling by the EU’s top court on credit scoring and the consumer protections contained within the
#gdpr
against automated decisions has far-reaching implications for
#AI
systems.
Check out our deep dive by
@sgclark92
now:
Join MLex and
@Orrick
next week for a webinar on The European Commission’s Article 22 Policy: A New EU Approach to Non-Notifiable Deals. Register here:
Google's eight-figure fine from French
#dataregulator
CNIL for breaching EU
#privacyrules
is proportionate & should be upheld, Alexandre Lallet, a magistrate at the French State Council, told judges at a hearing on 12 June: by
@YAArezki
#enforcement
In case you missed
@nicholashirst_
on BBC World today, you can still catch up on MLex exclusive coverage on the hearing with
#Apple
and
#Ireland
regarding the European Commission’s 2016 decision that the Irish tax break was an illegal subsidy. Read more:
MLex sent its largest-ever team of journalists to Washington to report from the
@PrivacyPros
IAPP Global Privacy Summit '24, with insights spanning
#AI
, privacy-enhancing technologies, US state privacy law, child privacy, healthcare privacy & more👇
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter & Coca-Cola will be closely watching arguments at an EU court this month in a case that could lead to sweeping changes in how companies transfer personal data to countries outside the
#EU
. Read more: by
@NewmanMLex
@vesela_g
Watch out for MLex
#regulatory
expert
@lewis_crofts
who is moderating a panel "Killer"
#Mergers
? at Liege Competition & Innovation Institute (LCII) - A New "Consensus" on
#Competition
Policy in Digital Markets? conference in Brussels today:
As she marks her first year at the helm of the FTC, Chair Lina Khan isn't backing off her ambition to push the agency to be an active, forward-looking antitrust and privacy enforcer.
Read more here:
By
@Swiftstories
#FTC
#Antitrust
New MLex Special Report. Ahead of the 1 year anniversary of the
#GDPR
tomorrow, read our in-depth coverage here: . Don't forget to listen to the podcast on this subject here:
Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s attempts to disband the
#SFO
undermined the agency and led to resources being diverted from fighting financial crime, its former head has said. Read more: by
@annierobertsn
#corruption
#antibribery
Between conference moderation at today's
#CLC2023
, Editor-at-Large took to the BBC again today to discuss the big updates from the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard acquisition. Watch here:
Our very own
@KhushitaVasant
was recently interviewed by
@Slate
as an MLex reporter covering the Google trial, who like many other journalists have faced the same secrecy issues and have been forced to jump through hoops to cover this landmark case.
The current legal safeguard for
#whistleblowers
in the UK is "toothless, overly complex & lacks the backing it needs to be effective," Mary Robinson, chair of the All Parliamentary Group for Whistleblowing, said: by
@annierobertsn
#antibribery
#regulation
Watch MLex correspondent
@NatMcNelis
join the debate with European Parliament MEPs on
@FRANCE24
around the options open to the EU & other jurisdictions following the US tariffs on steel imports (recorded March 21, broadcast March 26).
We're thrilled that MLex has made the shortlist for
@pressgazette
's Future of Media Awards, under 'Digital Media Excellence – Specialist/B2B'.
A great recognition of the work done by our journalists and product team.
Read the full shortlist here:
🎧 Dive deep into the EU's draft Artificial Intelligence Act with Eva Maydell, MEP, and MLex. Discover how this groundbreaking bill could set a global standard for AI innovation and investment. Don't miss this exclusive conversation! 🌐
#AI
#Innovation
#EUAIAct
Podcast exclusive: Hoan Ton-That, chief executive of facial recognition start-up Clearview AI, speaks to
@swiftstories
about regulatory opposition to its technology, and the road ahead for the US company. With reporting by
@JamesPanichi
and
@ryan_cropp
👇
On October 27, MLex
#dataprivacy
experts
@Swiftstories
&
@NewmanMLex
will be joined by an expert panel to discuss the fallout from the court’s ruling and the mitigating factors that may influence how to resolve this vexing issue. Register here:
#regulation
Analysis by
@nicholashirst_
,
@tonogil_
&
@lewis_crofts
on what 2024 might hold for EU fines against cartelists & dominant firms, after a muted 2023.
Plus links to insights on cloud services & AI, in-vehicle data, climate targets and telecoms👇
Newly unsealed transcripts of FTC interviews with former chiefs of privacy and data security at Twitter/X illustrate how the FTC is increasingly focusing enforcement probes on the responsibility of CEOs. Check out exclusive insights from
@Swiftstories
👇
Australia's competition minister, Andrew Leigh, is focused on the high degree of concentration seen across the economy, in an effort to ensure the competition landscape in the future is healthier
Read the exclusive interview here:
By
@L_K_Henning
#GDPR
MLex exclusive from more than six years ago set out the core elements of the anticipated law. So, scrambling to get yourself GDPR-compliant? MLex users have had years to prepare…
Data privacy regulation affects all businesses, no matter the size. Check out these two MLex special reports which delve into the regulation enactment, enforcement & expected impacts of
#GDPR
: &
#CCPA
:
#DataPrivacyDay
#dataprivacy
A relatively small jurisdiction, more than 12,000 km from Silicon Valley, is about to launch a regulatory experiment that could have a lasting effect on the business models of platforms like
#Facebook
&
#Google
. Read more: by
@JamesPanichi
@LaurelHenning
#DataPrivacyDay
1 of MLex’s favs! Our global team has been at the forefront; covering this emerging area of risk that has now become a focus for any company handling personal, sensitive data. Learn more about our experts & Data Privacy & Security coverage
Those hoping for the UK to become a light-touch
#regulatory
regime after
#Brexit
are likely to be disappointed. Far from ushering in a great liberalization, the UK is building a "single market in one country. Read more: by
@mattholehouse
#trade
The Serious Fraud Office still sees prosecuting
#corruption
as a “very big priority,” its head Lisa
#Osofsky
told MLex, despite the dearth in new bribery cases since she took the top job.
#SFO
by
@coylester10
. Read here
#GDPR
enforcement is in full swing & our experts will be reporting on every fine. Subscribe to ensure you never miss a fine, formal guidance, official complaint or investigation. Learn more:
#dataprivacy
#dataprotection
MLex’s data-privacy and security team was out in force at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023. There was no shortage of stories for our reporters to cover. In today's special podcast the team look at big-picture themes to emerge from the conference.
The Daimler-Nokia
#patentlicensing
dispute has drawn a third round of questions to market participants from the European Commission, in a sign that the EU
#antitrust
#regulator
is pushing ahead with its informal investigation into technology in connected cars. By
@KhushitaVasant