Round two. Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson claims Samsung has infringed some of its 4G and 5G patents – US ITC says it will investigate
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Google Begins Investigation Of AI Staffer Over Data Transfer
Google reportedly begins investigation and locks the corporate account of member of its ethical AI team, after sensitive data transfer
Alibaba Faces Antitrust Probe By Chinese Authorities
China’s answer to Amazon – Alibaba – faces antitrust investigation for preventing merchants from selling their goods elsewhere
California Asks Court To Force Amazon To Comply With Coronavirus Probe
Attorney General asks court to force Amazon to co-operate with state investigation into its handling of Covid-19 pandemic
Apple Pays $113 Million To Settle iPhone Slowdown Probe
Deliberately policy by Apple to slow down older iPhone models, results in another financial settlement for investigation by US states
EC Hits Amazon With Competition Rule Violations
European Commission charges Amazon with breaking competition in retail space, but the firm insists consumers have choice
California ‘Examines Amazon Business Practices’ In Latest Probe
The US state investigation adds to Amazon’s regulatory woes, which include investigations by the European Commission and three US federal agencies
DoJ Investigates Google Search Domination, Approaches DuckDuckGo
US competition authorities have approached Google search rival DuckDuckGo, in a sign its antitrust investigation is advancing
Uber Italia Hit By Labour Exploitation Probe
Milan court accuses Uber of using recruitment services that paid migrants as little as 3 euros per delivery to work as Uber Eats delivery riders
Tesla To Be Investigated After Police Car Crash
US government agency confirms it will investigate crash last week that saw a Tesla on autopilot rear end a stationary police car
Broadcom Ordered To Halt Exclusivity Deals By EC
Chip giant ordered to halt exclusivity deals after European watchdog utilises powers last used 18 years ago
ICO Investigates Kings Cross Facial Recognition Use
UK data protection watchdog to investigate why Kings Cross developer is using facial recognition
DoJ Announces Anti-Trust Probe Of Tech Firms
‘Market leading online platforms’ face DoJ investigation over alleged anti-competitive practices
Google Faces Irish Advertising Probe For GDPR Compliance
Irish data protection watchdog begins investigation to see if Google is obeying GDPR with its advertising services
Facebook Privacy Settlement To Include Federal Oversight – Report
Facebook reportedly faces having a federal privacy official on its board, as part of settlement deal with FTC
Criminal Investigation Into Facebook Data Sharing – Report
It never rains but pours. US federal prosecutors launch investigation of Facebook’s data sharing deals
US Regulator To Probe Facebook Over Data Concerns
News of the latest investigation has wiped 5 percent off Facebook’s share price, as the Cambridge Analytica data row continues to grow
Movette Closed Down For Claiming To Be Google
Manchester company misrepresented itself as Google, and is closed down after official investigation
ICO Raids More Houses As Part Of Nuisance Call Crackdown
Investigation into accident claims calls has been ongoing since May 2016
UK Police Look To Internet Of Things For Evidence
Police say washing machines and refrigerators will provide invaluable evidence as they log residents’ every move
Yahoo Investigates Cookie Powered Password Bypass Hack
The scope of knowledge Yahoo’s staff had of the 2014 data breach is also under scrutiny
EC Slaps Google With More Antitrust “Objections”
European Commission expands its probe of Google’s shopping and advertising services with additional “objections”
Mobile Security Update Probe Launched By US Authorities
Patchy mobile patching process? FCC and FTC begin smartphone security update investigation
Apple Faces Potential £5.6bn European Tax Bill
Apple could be facing a bill of more than $8bn (£5.6bn) over its tax practices, as European Commission decision looms
Kids Toys Could Be The Next Big Spying Tool
Expert warns Internet-connected toys can be hacked into and transformed into spying devices
Hillary Clinton Surrenders Email Server To FBI
FBI takes presidential hopeful’s private email server into custody to check for US government policy breaches
Darkode Hacking Forum Goes Dark
Notorious hacking forum used by Lizard Squad and other cybercriminals taken offline by the FBI
SEC Investigates Hackers For Insider Trading
Show me the money! US financial regulator hunts hackers who used stolen data for insider trades
Anthem Hack Investigators Cite Chinese ‘Fingerprints’
Investigators of Anthem attack pursue evidence pointing to Chinese state-sponsored hackers
WhatsApp Purchase To Face Brief European Scrutiny
Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp will be subject to a quick review by European regulators