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9:23am, 12th June, 2020

Facebook's Giphy deal draws UK competition watchdog's attention

Facebook's acquisition of popular GIF website Giphy is being scrutinised by Britain's competition watchdog for possibly reducing competition in the United Kingdom.

Facebook's deal for Giphy to be probed by UK watchdog

7:17am, 12th June, 2020

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Facebook's deal for Giphy to be probed by UK watchdog

Facebook's deal for popular GIF website Giphy has caught the eye of UK's competition watchdog, which said on Friday it had begun a probe into the deal for possibly reducing competition in the United Kingdom.

UK watchdog extends deadline for final ruling on Amazon's Deliveroo deal

11:14am, 10th June, 2020

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UK watchdog extends deadline for final ruling on Amazon's Deliveroo deal

Britain's competition regulator has given itself two more months to make a final ruling on Amazon's purchase of a minority stake in online delivery group Deliveroo so it can take full account of representations from all interested parties.

Facebook fined by Canada competition watchdog after privacy probe

12:43pm, 19th May, 2020

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Facebook fined by Canada competition watchdog after privacy probe

Canada's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined Facebook Inc C$9 million ($6.5 million) after an investigation found the social network made "misleading" claims about personal information of Canadians on Facebook and Messenger.

EU privacy watchdog calls for pan-European mobile app for virus tracking

8:19am, 6th April, 2020

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EU privacy watchdog calls for pan-European mobile app for virus tracking

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) called on Monday for a pan-European mobile app to track the spread of the coronavirus instead of the current hodge-podge of apps used in various EU countries which could breach people's privacy rights.

AT&T's Mexico unit loses class action lawsuit to consumer watchdog

10:19pm, 10th May, 2019

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AT&T's Mexico unit loses class action lawsuit to consumer watchdog

Mexico's consumer watchdog, Profeco, said on Friday it won a class-action lawsuit against the local unit of U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T Inc for undue charges and poor service.

Canada watchdog's investigation finds Facebook broke privacy laws

11:01am, 25th April, 2019

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Canada watchdog's investigation finds Facebook broke privacy laws

Facebook Inc broke Canadian privacy laws when it collected the information of some 600,000 citizens, a top watchdog said on Thursday, pledging to seek a court order to force the social media giant to change its practices.

South Korean watchdog cuts fine on Qualcomm after decade-old legal battle

11:28pm, 20th March, 2019

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South Korean watchdog cuts fine on Qualcomm after decade-old legal battle

South Korea's antitrust regulator has lowered a decade-old penalty imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc by 18 percent to $200 million, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Thursday.

Czech regulator: watchdog's Huawei warning no threat to 5G auction

10:16am, 7th March, 2019

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Czech regulator: watchdog's Huawei warning no threat to 5G auction

Czech telecom regulator CTU said on Thursday there was no threat to a planned auction of new-generation 5G frequencies from the country's cyber watchdog's December warning over possible dangers from technology of Chinese firms Huawei and ZT...

Czech cyber watchdog says its Huawei warning took U.S. by surprise

9:07am, 6th March, 2019

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Czech cyber watchdog says its Huawei warning took U.S. by surprise

The Czech cyber-security watchdog was not pressured by the United States or anyone else into issuing its warning about the possible security risks posed by Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei, Prague's cyber attache to Washington told Reuter...