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☆ Google says shared network costs is 10-year-old idea, bad for consumers
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/BRUSSELS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google on Monday rebuffed a push by European telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help fund network costs, saying it was a 10-year-old idea that was bad for consumers and that the company was already investing millions in internet infrastructure. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe idea, floated more than 10 years ago, could disrupt Europe's net neutrality or open internet access, Brittin said. "In 2021, we invested over 23 billion euros in capital expenditure - much of which is infrastructure," Brittin said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ EXCLUSIVE With eye on Big Tech, energy crisis, EU telcos call for shared network costs
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/BRUSSELS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE), Orange (ORAN.PA), Telefonica (TEF.MC) and 13 other European telecoms providers on Monday made their strongest push for Big Tech to share network costs, citing the energy crisis and EU climate change goals. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"Costs of planning and construction works are increasing. Similarly, the hikes in energy prices and in the prices of other inputs are also hitting the connectivity sector," they said. Big Tech has rebuffed such requests, saying they are already investing in equipment and technologies to deliver content more efficiently. ($1 = 1.0301 euros)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Foo Yun Chee;Editing by Elaine HardcastleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Europol data practices target of EU privacy watchdog lawsuit
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Eva PlevierBRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - EU data protection watchdog EDPS has asked Europe's top court to scrap amended rules allowing Europol to retroactively legalise its processing of personal data of people with no links to criminal activity, saying the rules undermine its authority. EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor), which ensures that EU institutions and bodies comply with the bloc's privacy rules, took its grievance to the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Sept. 16. At issue are two amendments to rules governing Europol agreed by EU countries and EU lawmakers which came into force on June 28. EDPS' request to the CJEU is "to make sure that the EU legislator cannot unduly 'move the goalposts' in the area of privacy and data protection," EDPS head Wojciech Wiewiorowski said in a statement. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Meta's privacy obligations may be added to German antitrust probe, court adviser says
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
At issue is whether the German antitrust agency overstepped its authority by using its antitrust power to address data protection concerns, which are the remit of national data protection authorities. A German court subsequently sought guidance from the CJEU. "A competition authority may, in exercising its powers, take account of the compatibility of a commercial practice with the General Data Protection Regulation," he said in a non-binding opinion. He said antitrust watchdogs however need to consult with the lead privacy enforcers as well, which in Meta's case is the Irish data protection agency as its European headquarters is based there. In May, it was designated by the German authority as of "paramount importance for competition across markets" subject to tougher rules.
☆ Indiscriminate data retention is illegal, EU top court says
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterEuropean Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File PhotoLUXEMBOURG, Sept 20 (Reuters) - EU governments cannot hold indiscriminately personal data unless there is a serious threat to national security, Europe's top court said on Tuesday, dealing a setback to EU countries banking on mass data retention laws to combat crime and safeguard national security. The German court subsequently sought the advice of the CJEU which said such data retention can only be allowed under very strict conditions. "The Court of Justice confirms that EU law precludes the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data, except in the case of a serious threat to national security," the judges said. ($1 = 0.9984 euros)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Volkswagen-led consortium files for EU antitrust clearance in Europcar deal
  + stars: | 2022-04-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
REUTERS/Charles PlatiauFRANKFURT, April 19 (Reuters) - A Volkswagen-led (VOWG_p.DE) consortium that has made a bid to buy Europcar (EUCAR.PA) has filed for antitrust clearance with the European Commission, it said on Tuesday, confirming that it expects the deal to be completed by the end of June. EU antitrust clearance is the only remaining obstacle standing in the way of the tender offer, the consortium, which also includes asset manager Attestor Limited and Dutch mobility group Pon Holdings BV, said in a joint statement. The consortium in July launched a bid for Europcar that values the French-listed firm at 2.9 billion euros ($3.1 billion). The 0.50 euros per share offer price can be topped up by 0.01 euros apiece if 90% of shareholders take it up. ($1 = 0.9260 euros)Reporting by Christoph Steitz and Foo Yun Chee, editing by Thomas EscrittOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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