Report: Microsoft Unbundling Teams From Office 365 Won’t Prevent Formal EU Complaint

Microsoft unbundling Teams from Office 365 in Europe reportedly won’t be enough to get the company out of the EU Commission’s crosshairs.
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EU Designates Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Google, Meta, and Microsoft as ‘Gatekeepers’

Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have been designated as “gatekeepers” by the EU Commission, and they now have six months to make changes to some of their services to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
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Margrethe Vestager is Stepping Aside to Bid on a New Job

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced today that she is stepping down temporarily so she can pursue a new job.
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How EU lawmakers can make mandatory vulnerability disclosure responsible

There is a standard playbook and best practice for when an organization discovers or is notified about a software vulnerability: The organization works quickly to fix the problem and, once a fix is available, discloses that vulnerability for the benefi… Continue reading How EU lawmakers can make mandatory vulnerability disclosure responsible

Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Probe Over Teams/Office 365 Bundling

The EU Commission opened an antitrust investigation to determine if Microsoft bundling Teams with Office 365 is anti-competitive.
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European Commission adopts adequacy decision for safe EU-U.S. data flows

Today, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The decision concludes that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the European Union – for personal data tr… Continue reading European Commission adopts adequacy decision for safe EU-U.S. data flows

EU Hits Google With Antitrust Complain Over its Ad Tech Business

Two years after opening an investigation into Google’s anticompetitive practices in the digital advertising business, the European Commission formally accused Google of breaching EU antitrust rules. In a preliminary opinion released today, the Commissi… Continue reading EU Hits Google With Antitrust Complain Over its Ad Tech Business