Apple hit with first ever EU fine following Spotify complaint

Apple has been hit with a fine of €1.84 billion (about $2 billion) by European Union antitrust regulators over its App Store rules, and has been told it cannot stop music services from advertising cheaper subscription deals outside of Apple’s store. News of today’s fine was earlier reported by the Financial Times, and comes ahead … Read more

South Korea Files Criminal Complaint Against Alleged Doctors Strike Leaders

As South Korea’s health care system reels from a doctors’ strike that has left hospitals desperately understaffed for a little over a week now, authorities have issued their first legal crackdown on alleged organizers of the collective action. On Tuesday, the health ministry lodged a criminal complaint against five doctors affiliated with the Korean Medical … Read more

Wisconsin elections commission rejects complaint against Trump fake electors for second time

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission, for a second time, has unanimously rejected a complaint against fake presidential electors who attempted to cast the state’s ballots for Donald Trump in 2020. The Wisconsin Elections Commission first rejected the complaint in March 2022. But a judge in May ordered the commission to rehear the … Read more

Musk’s X hit with complaint alleging it broke Europe’s privacy laws

Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City.  Slaven Vlasic | Getty Images Elon Musk’s X has been hit with a complaint from privacy activist Max Schrems, which alleges the platform broke the European Union’s hard-hitting privacy rules. … Read more

EU faces privacy complaint over CSAM microtargeting ads it ran on X

A microtargeted advertising controversy which has implicated European Union lawmakers in privacy-hostile practices banned by laws they had a hand in passing is the subject of a new complaint by privacy rights not-for-profit, noyb. The complaint against the EU Commission’s Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs is being filed today, with the European Data … Read more

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI accused of string of knowledge safety breaches in GDPR grievance filed by privateness researcher

Questions on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI’s capability to adjust to European privateness guidelines are within the body once more after an in depth grievance was filed with the Polish knowledge safety authority yesterday. The grievance, which TechCrunch has reviewed, alleges the US based mostly AI large is in breach of the bloc’s Normal Knowledge Safety Regulation (GDPR) … Read more

Candidate who misplaced Guatemala’s presidential election information criticism alleging voter fraud

GUATEMALA CITY — The social gathering of former first woman Sandra Torres, who misplaced Guatemala’s presidential election this week, filed a criticism Friday alleging fraud in the best way the votes had been counted. The criticism is the newest try and eradicate competitors to Guatemala’s political elite in one of the tumultuous elections within the … Read more