A Dutch consumer advocacy group is suing the country’s privacy regulator over a two-year wait for action on a complaint against Google, arguing there are flaws in the European system for handling data privacy and security cases involving multinationals that operate in many countries. The lawsuit highlights growing dissatisfaction among consumers, privacy advocates and some regulators about the way complaints against large companies are handled by the data protection authority in the country… Source link
Read More »After top staff exodus, Texas AG seeks $43M for Google suit
Records obtained by The Associated Press show Paxton signed contracts with the firms after eight of the Republican’s senior aides accused him of crimes. All eight have resigned or been fired, including the lawyer who was leading the Google investigation. Source link
Read More »After top staff exodus, Texas AG seeks $43M for Google suit
Records obtained by The Associated Press show Paxton signed contracts with the firms after eight of the Republican’s senior aides accused him of crimes. All eight have resigned or been fired, including the lawyer who was leading the Google investigation. Source link
Read More »Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks $43M for Google lawsuit
The mass exodus of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top staff over accusations of bribery against their former boss has left Paxton seeking $43 million in public funds to replace some of them with outside lawyers to lead a high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Google. Former Paxton aides told The Associated Press that before they reported him to the FBI in September and began resigning, the lawsuit against the search engine giant was set to be handled internally by what is one of the… Source link
Read More »After top staff exodus, Texas AG seeks $43M for Google suit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking $43 million in taxpayer money to pay outside lawyers to lead a 10-state antitrust lawsuit against Google By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press January 5, 2021, 8:50 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article DALLAS — The mass exodus of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top staff over accusations of bribery against their former boss has left the Republican seeking $43 million in public funds to replace some of them with… Source link
Read More »California Seeks to Join Justice Department Antitrust Case Against Google
California, home of the Google campus in Mountain View, would join a group of Republican-led states in the Justice Department lawsuit. Photo: Images by Cayce Clifford … Source link
Read More »Senator Seeks Answers From Google CEO Over IAC Feud
Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) asked for answers to nine questions in his letter to Google. Photo: Michael Brochstein/Zuma Press … Source link
Read More »Airtel seeks more clarity on AGR payments, Telecom News, ET Telecom
New Delhi: A top Bharti Airtel executive said the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) issue was more or less behind it, but the telecom operator still needed some clarity from the government over what was the actual amount to be paid from here on, given the Rs 18,000 crore it had already paid upfront. The telco has yet to make a decision on filing a curative petition seeking a correction in the computation of its AGR-based dues, said the executive, who spoke to ET on the condition of anonymity. “I… Source link
Read More »SoftBank-Backed Fintech Startup Seeks $3.5 Billion Value in IPO
(Bloomberg) — Online insurance platform Policybazaar aims to go public in 2021 at a valuation north of $3.5 billion, potentially becoming the first of India’s mega-startups to debut as its digital economy booms. The startup plans to secure about $250 million in a round of financing at a $2 billion-plus valuation before a September 2021 initial public offering, co-founder Yashish Dahiya told Bloomberg News. Policybazaar is now selecting two to three IPO lead underwriters from a roster that… Source link
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