The two companies’ app stores are accused they used an “anti-competitive” behaviour, according to senators in the United States. They organised a hearing in Washington. Representatives from three other companies accused the two giants for charging exorbitant fees…
Media companies join their forces to start an online revolution against the fees imposed by Google, Facebook and Apple. This could be effective, as it might change the way people will search and see ads, at the same time.
Google Australia scares its users, as it gets scared…
Apple users were disappointed with the release of iOS 12.4 in July.
Along with the necessary bug fixes and feature enhancements, the update opened the gates for jailbreaking into iPhone devices.
The security flaw was a big turn off for the iOS users and left their data at…
Important civil groups and universities call for the right of users to sue big tech, when these breach EU rules. Thus, Privacy International, the European Consumer Organisation and some academics involved in this. Their action comes when EU lawmakers and countries talk about…
Big Tech companies are under fire, after the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved a new bill. This addresses the abuse of the outsized market power. At first, the bill would prevent tech giants from favoring their own businesses. And this happened despite the lobby…
Google is under pressure almost simultaneously in Moscow and Washington. Thus, a Moscow court ordered a new fine for the giant. So, Alphabet should pay 4 million roubles ($52,526) because it did not remove access to content banned in the country. Moreover, the U.S. Senate…
New EU tech laws received a green light and go to the Parliament. These would impose tougher rules for tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. Frustrated by the slow pace of antitrust investigations, Margrethe Vestager late last year proposed the Digital…
The UK Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit against Google. The claimant had sought billions in damages from Google. But the judge said they had failed to prove damage caused to individuals by the data collection. Future lawsuits may have a chance of being successful if they can…
Russia recently announced it would fine Google for refusing to remove content deemed illegal. Russia’s decision comes after months of foreign tech firms like Google refusing to delete some pieces of content, unpleasant for the authorities. The measure might be the…
Three senators introduced a bipartisan bill that would rein in both Google app store and the Apple one. They blame too much control on the market. Stricter rules for any big app store The bill should block any big app store from requiring app providers to use their…