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Publishers like all the traffic Google and Facebook have the power to send to news content, but they’re less delighted being beholden to the tech giants and at the mercy of their policies. But Google is aiming to build a friendlier and more productive relationship with content producers, announcing a plan Thursday (Oct. publishers.

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JUNE 17, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

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MARCH 19, 2019

The Mississippi Attorney General (AG) revealed that his office is preparing an antitrust case against Google , accusing the tech giant of controlling a “pipeline” of data. “We Hood said he wants all the major tech companies to adopt practices similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Google users in the U.K. Google will require its users in the U.K. Ireland, which hosts the headquarters of Google and other big U.S. companies, is staying in the EU and will keep some of the EU’s famously stringent data protection rules, the General Data Protection Regulation. Recent U.S. Recent U.S. Britain and the U.S.

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MAY 20, 2020

European Union (EU) regulators want feedback from users and digital service providers before they craft new rules that could manage giant tech firms Google, Facebook, Amazon and Uber, Reuters reported. Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published “Charting the Way Forward: Online Content Regulation.”

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A representative for the eCommerce retailer told Reuters that the company calls for an international approach in lieu of taxes levied by different nations. Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia. Google Makes Deal to Pay Media Companies for Content in France. 21, according to the report. .

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The United Kingdom will create a technology regulator next year after Brexit is completed, according to a report by the Financial Times. There is an emerging international consensus around the scope of new regulation. Members of BEIS have been meeting with lawyers and different academics to determine how the regulator will operate.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms. Regulators also called out the tech company’s warranty terms for not covering water damage. According to the U.K. a lab with pure water).

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Regulators’ influence over non-banks is limited, and banks are left to vet their own vendors. Bank regulations hadn’t “sufficiently modernized to accommodate cloud and other innovative technologies,” according to a U.S. Tech giant oversight is progressing despite objections from companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook.

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MARCH 15, 2018

New rules loom in the European Union for tech giants like Apple , Amazon and Google, Reuters reported. The proposal is set to be published next month and then must be approved by the European Parliament and by national governments, said Reuters.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google , among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. that are more modern, but urged lawmakers to approach the issue nationally. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the U.S.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Google has inked a pact with China’s multinational investment holding conglomerate Tencent Holdings in a deal that cross-licenses a number of patents. On the Tencent side, the work with Google would follow a number of investments made over the past several months, including funds for both Tesla and Spotify, among others.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. They argue that the OCC would oversee the new charter holders — but not as rigorously as state regulators would.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. In the U.K.,

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JANUARY 25, 2019

25) that a teen can sue Six Flags amusement park over violation of an Illinois privacy law, in a case that could have repercussions for tech giants like Google and Facebook. It could potentially set a precedent and affect biometrics cases across the nation. The Supreme Court in Illinois ruled on Friday (Jan.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The National Payments Corp. The review will determine if and when WhatsApp can enter the country’s crowded digital market, where it will compete with more than 80 rivals on the NPCI platform, including Google and Amazon. of India is reviewing an audit report to ensure WhatsApp complies with local rules. “We

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Plus, the State Administration for Market Regulation in China has fined Luckin Coffee and other firms. The idea of a digital token has been touted by a number of nations and firms lately. Chinese Regulator Fines Luckin, 43 Other Companies In Fraud Case. The regulator said on Tuesday (Sept.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulation. Firms such as Google and Amazon “shall not use data collected on the platform?.?.?.?for Google Increases Collaboration With Smaller Rivals.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Australian financial regulators are feeling pressure to ensure financial institutions treat customers properly and have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in an attempt to improve compliance, according to a report by the Financial Times. The trend is starting to appear nationally.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

9), Michigan became the first state in the union to pass statewide, comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations that allow autonomous vehicles to drive … well, autonomously. Additionally, these companies can also have vehicle prototypes approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Regulation. Two government officials from European nations have advocated to have watchdogs engage in preventative measures against Big Tech to reduce their strength and handle on the market, according to reports. The new regulations would also reshape the manner in which these companies collect and harness information.

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JULY 16, 2018

New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. In another nod toward privacy, Microsoft wants to see government regulation of facial recognition technology. Bloomberg reported that the top 10 regulated banks in the U.S. Facial Recognition’s Need for Legislation?

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. High-interest consumer loan services are now prohibited from having apps on the Google Play store.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

watchdog proposed that the nation considers creating a new regulatory unit. Plus, European Union (EU) regulators are drawing a list of large internet companies to be targeted with more stringent regulations. In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s central bank is issuing $1.5

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Closer to home, Canada said it plans to impose a tax on corporations providing digital services — such as Facebook and Google — starting in 2022. “Of course, we hope for a global taxation agreement, but it does not mean we cannot collect the taxes,” Indrawati said, as quoted by Reuters.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Czech tax is aimed at firms like Facebook, Google and others that have more than $750 million in global revenues, and derive at least 3.9 Google has said that content will show up in search results only if the media groups agree to let Google use the content for free. Health Records and Google.

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JULY 23, 2019

The European Commission says it isn’t concerned about the lack of major fines against tech companies during the first year of its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). National data-protection authorities have adopted a balanced approach to enforcement powers,” said the commission, according to the Financial Times.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Scrutiny of tech firms is spreading across the globe, hinting at broader regulations over privacy and, possibly, bigger tax bills. As reported last week , Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan governor, on Tuesday, said that international regulators must cooperate when it comes to regulating stablecoins like Libra, Reuters reported.

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AUGUST 9, 2020

A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon , Facebook and Google and advocates for freedom and competition in business, Reuters reported. The idea is for the companies to share data so as to spur research, national security and policymaking.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. PayPal’s Remittance Arm Xoom Enables Low-Fee Wallet Transfers Across Africa. Xoom, PayPal's money transfer arm, is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, U.K. Sending money to Africa through traditional channels has always been expensive.

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MAY 31, 2018

It’s still early — hardly minute one — in the unfolding history of the General Data Protection Regulation , but a winner is emerging that is both familiar and big: Google. According to The Wall Street Journal , Google is an early beneficiary of changes in online behavior so far. billion in damages. billion in damages.

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MAY 28, 2019

A year after the debut of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a total of €56 million ($62 million) in fines have been doled out. Outside of Google, GRPR fines were relatively small sums.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Regulations. Facebook first let American and Canadian users move their videos and pictures to Google Photos in April. Facebook Supports Data-Portability Law.

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JULY 16, 2020

The top court of the 28-nation bloc ruled the transfer of personal data to platforms in the U.S. s Google and Apple Inc. In a surprise win for privacy advocates, the European Court of Justice has ruled companies will face restrictions on storing information about European Union (EU) residents on U.S. including Facebook Inc.,

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Mastercard and Google Fend Off Fines. According to a reports, the antitrust-regulating European Commission has been working for some time to stamp out fees that U.S. And Mastercard wasn’t the only big brand feeling the sting of European regulators wrath. s Google was hit with a $57 million fine Monday (Jan. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Financial Stability Board (FSB) Chair Randal Quarles has warned global financial regulators that they must accelerate the creation of a framework for cryptocurrency and other forms of digital money, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Feb. The daily calculated bank-to-bank interest rate is a benchmark for trillions of U.S.

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