investigation

Tesla Stops Gaming While Moving, Amid US Safety Investigation

Amid US safety investigation, Tesla says it will stop allowing computer games to be played on the car’s central touchscreen

2 years ago

US Opens Tesla Investigation Over In-Car Computer Games

US safety regulators begin probe over complaint that drivers can actually play computer games on central touchscreen when driving

2 years ago

FBI Investigates After Internal Server Sent Fake Emails

Investigation begins after internal server at the FBI sends thousands of fake email messages warning of possible cyberattack

2 years ago

Apple ‘Very Likely’ To Face DoJ Antitrust Lawsuit – Report

Two year investigation by Department of Justice of tech giants has seen acceleration of Apple probe, reportedly increasing likelihood of…

3 years ago

US Watchdog Questions Tech Giants On Electronic Payments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau questions Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, and Square over electronic payments

3 years ago

CMA Competition Probe Into Music Streaming Market

British competition watchdog announces investigation into music streaming market, and issues recommendations for anti-virus industry

3 years ago

Apple Risks South Korean Clash After Investigation Warning

South Korean government official warns of possible investigation into Apple's compliance with new App Store payment law in that country

3 years ago

Facebook Oversight Board To Examine Free Pass For High-Profile Users

Facebook's Supreme Court, the Oversight Board, is to investigate the 'cross-check' system used for content decisions for high-profile users

3 years ago

O2 Subject Of Bribery Investigation By SFO – Report

Serious Fraud Office is investigating UK mobile operator O2 over “possible violations of anti-bribery laws and regulations”

3 years ago

US Agency Investigates Two Complaints From Apple Staff

Two Apple staff members in the US file separate complaints that are now being reviewed by officials at a US…

3 years ago

FCC To Investigate T-Mobile Data Breach

Data breach that impacted more than 40 million former, prospective, and current customers will be investigated by US regulator

3 years ago

European Commission Opens Google Advertising Probe

Official antitrust investigation opened into alleged anticompetitive conduct by Google in the online advertising tech sector

3 years ago

Facebook Faces UK, European Antitrust Probes

Double whammy. The United Kingdom and European Commission have launched two seperate, but formal antitrust investigations of Facebook

3 years ago

Irish Regulator Investigates Facebook Over ‘Data Leak’

After the discovery last week of a dataset of 533 million Facebook users, Irish regulator warns firm it may have…

3 years ago

Ericsson Claims Samsung Infringed 4G, 5G Patents

Round two. Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson claims Samsung has infringed some of its 4G and 5G patents – US ITC…

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

Alibaba Faces Antitrust Probe By Chinese Authorities

China's answer to Amazon - Alibaba - faces antitrust investigation for preventing merchants from selling their goods elsewhere

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

EC Hits Amazon With Competition Rule Violations

European Commission charges Amazon with breaking competition in retail space, but the firm insists consumers have choice

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

DoJ Investigates Google Search Domination, Approaches DuckDuckGo

US competition authorities have approached Google search rival DuckDuckGo, in a sign its antitrust investigation is advancing

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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

5 years ago

ICO Investigates Kings Cross Facial Recognition Use

UK data protection watchdog to investigate why Kings Cross developer is using facial recognition

5 years ago

DoJ Announces Anti-Trust Probe Of Tech Firms

'Market leading online platforms' face DoJ investigation over alleged anti-competitive practices

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

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

5 years ago