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Lexology PRO | Brazil, China, European Union, etc. | 5 May 2021
Data protection: Key compliance updates (26 Apr – 5 May)
New cybersecurity guidance from the US DoL, a look at the EU’s proposed AI regulation, and how to manage privacy in the age of COVID-19 vaccine passports.
Lexology PRO | European Union | 30 Apr 2021
EU charges Apple with App Store abuse
The European Commission has accused Apple of abusing its dominance in the App Store distribution market, nearly two years after Spotify filed a complaint with the agency.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, Russia | 28 Apr 2021
Russia fines Apple €10 million for app store abuse
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service has fined Apple for favouring its own applications on its iOS operating system over rivals, eight months after the enforcer found that the company abused its dominance.
Lexology PRO | USA | 28 Apr 2021
Google sued over contact-tracing programme
Two Californians have initiated a class action lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of building a covid-19 contact-tracing system that leaves consumer data publicly exposed.
Lexology PRO | Australia, Global | 28 Apr 2021
ACCC puts Apple and Google on notice over app marketplace dominance
Australia’s competition watchdog has found that Apple and Google are dominant distributors of mobile apps and recommended that they provide consumers with greater choice to change pre-installed apps and allow developers to offer alternative payment options.
Lexology PRO | European Union, France, Germany | 26 Apr 2021
Apple faces second antitrust complaint over privacy update
A group of media and advertising associations has complained to Germany’s competition enforcer that Apple is breaching antitrust rules by giving iOS users the choice to opt-out of third-party personalised advertising.
PRO Compliance | India | 25 Mar 2021
WhatsApp’s privacy policy under fire in India
India’s competition watchdog has launched a full abuse of dominance investigation into Facebook-owned WhatsApp over its updated terms of service and privacy policy, which force users to consent to the sharing of their data across the company’s wider ecosystem.
PRO Compliance | Australia, Global, United Kingdom, etc. | 23 Mar 2021
Apple pushes to pause Australian fight against Epic Games
Apple has urged an Australian court to stay Epic Games’ allegations that it illegally maintains its monopoly over the distribution of apps and in-app payment on its mobile platform while nearly identical claims play out in US court.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Global, United Kingdom, etc. | 22 Mar 2021
Data protection: Key compliance updates (15 – 22 Mar)
A look at the fallout of the major Microsoft Exchange data breach, draft UK and US consumer privacy regulations, and an in-house checklist for drafting privacy notices.
PRO Compliance | European Union, France | 17 Mar 2021
Apple fights off interim measures request in France
Apple has successfully defeated an application asking France’s Competition Authority to temporarily suspend proposed changes to the company’s privacy policy, after the agency ruled that the planned amendments do not appear to infringe abuse of dominance rules.
