| Internet Governance Apple to Face Additional EU Antitrust Charges: Apple reportedly will face additional antitrust charges from the European Commission following a complaint from music streaming company Spotify, which alleges that Apple’s 30 percent commission on in-app purchases stifles competition among companies that attempt to compete with Apple Music. |
| Privacy Google Removes Apps With Hidden Data-Harvesting Code: Dozens of apps, including several Muslim prayer apps, a highway speed trap detection app, and a QR reader, contained code written by a Panana-based company that surreptitiously collects user data. |
| Information Security and Cyberthreats Senior EU Officials Were Targeted by Israeli Spyware: The European Commission became aware of the targeting in November 2021, after Apple sent a message to thousands of iPhone users warning that they had been “targeted by state-sponsored attackers.” It is still unclear who was behind the scheme. |
| Intellectual Property The Metaverse Is Reshaping Fashion: Today, digital fashion is mainly used as a marketing tool for tangible clothing brands such as Balenciaga, who teamed up with Fortnight, or Lacoste, who had a collaboration with Minecraft. However, Morgan Stanley predicts that digital fashion could be a $50 billion industry by 2030. |
| Freedom of Expression and Censorship By Pulling Out of Russia, Big Tech Might Be Hurting More Than Helping: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, companies like MailChimp, Google, Visa, and Mastercard have suspended some or all services in Russia, leaving some Russian dissidents without access to their clients and livelihoods. |
| Practice Note Google Instigates Lawsuit Over Puppy Fraud: The breach-of-contract suit accuses the defendant of using Google products like Gmail and Google Voice to lure would-be adopters to pay for puppies that would never arrive. |
| On the Lighter Side John Oliver Tackles Data Brokers: The Last Week Tonight host called for a federal data privacy law but acknowledged the challenges of passing such a piece of legislation when many politicians rely on personal data on the campaign trail. |
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