Brussels: The European Union’s antitrust regulators on Wednesday fined Google 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) for abusing its dominance in the online search market by blocking rivals. Google has abused its market dominance by imposing a number of restrictive clauses in contracts with third-party websites which prevented Google’s rivals from placing their search adverts on […]
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European Union urges India, Pakistan to exercise restraint
Brussels : The European Union (EU) on Wednesday urged India and Pakistan to exercise “utmost restraint” and avoid any further escalation of the situation on their border, as it could lead to “serious and dangerous consequences” for both countries and the wider region. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, in […]
WhatsApp working on GDPR data privacy option for users: Report
New Delhi : As the European Union (EU) prepares to introduce the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May to harmonise data privacy laws, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new data privacy option in compliance with the new legislation. The new WhatsApp feature, to be remotely enabled by “no later than May 25” […]