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General Court of the EU annuls the EC decision on the Irish tax rulings in favour of Apple
In 2016, the European Commission (EC) decided that two tax rulings issued by the Irish tax authorities in favour of Apple companies constituted state aid unlawfully put into effect by Ireland. The EC …Update date
NY hospital uses Apple Watch to monitor healthcare workers’ health
According to a report, Mount Sinai COVID Informatic Center in New York, USA, which was established with a grant from Microsoft, is using Apple Watches to monitor health of doctors, nurses, and its sup…Update date
Italian DPA fines €16.7 million telecom company for GDPR violations
According to Compliance Week, the Italian data protection authority (DPA) has fined the telecommunications operator WINDTRE €16.7 million for violating data collection provisions of the EU’s General D…Update date
Canadian federal government interferes with provinces in cooperation with Apple and Google
The government of Alberta has introduced a contact tracing app in May 2020. In order to be fully functioning, this app needs an update which requires cooperation from Apple and Google. According to Al…Update date
Google fined 600,000 € by Belgian DPA over right to be forgotten case
According to Bloomberg, Google was fined €600 000 by the Belgian data protection authority (DPA) for failing to delete links deemed harmful to a person’s reputation under the EU’s right to be forgotte…Update date
Walmart faces lawsuit under California Privacy Law
According to Bloomberg, the company Walmart is now facing a proposed class action for having violated California’s privacy law and failed to protect customer data from an alleged hack. The complaint s…Update date
EPRS issues study on EU digital sovereignty
The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) issued a study on the European Union’s capacities and priorities for ‘digital sovereignty’. Digital sovereignty as a policy approach comes from fears…Update date
Google to invest USD$900 million in Italy to accelerate digital transformation
In order to accelerate digital transformation in Italy, Google has announced that it will invest more than USD$900 million over a period of 5 years. As part of this initiative, the tech giant plans to…Update date
Social media restricted in Mali amid protests against president
According to a report and network data shared by the Internet monitoring NGO Netblocks, Mali has since Friday 10 July, 2020 blocked partially social media and messaging services in the country. This f…
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