Facebook Dropping Facebook News in France, UK, and Germany Drew Wilson | September 5, 2023 Facebook has announced that Facebook News will be going by the wayside in 4 European countries, throwing another wrench into link taxes.
Drew Wilson (and Many Others) Was Right: German Music Industry Calls for a German Version of Bill C-11 Drew Wilson | July 26, 2022 Other countries have begun exploring the possibility of having their own Bill C-11. The German music industry is already calling for it.
German Officials Finds Google Holds Significant Market Share in Antitrust Probe Drew Wilson | January 14, 2022 German officials have found in an antitrust probe that Google has significant control over the market. This enables special market abuse controls.
Germany Opposes COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver, France Flip-Flops, Canada Considers Drew Wilson | May 7, 2021 Other countries are reacting to the US backing efforts to implement a patent waiver. Some countries are also backing this move.
Canadian and German Regulators Probing Amazon for Possible Anti-Competitive Behavior Drew Wilson | August 20, 2020 Canadian and German regulators are looking into possible investigations into Amazon. The concern is that Amazon might be abusing its market dominance.
German Mass Surveillance of Foreign Nationals Declared Unconstitutional Drew Wilson | May 20, 2020 The German constitutional court has ruled that mass surveillance of foreign nationals is unconstitutional. The ruling is being seen as a victory.
Germany Joins US, UK, Australia in Calls to End Facebook Encryption Drew Wilson | October 18, 2019 Germany is the latest to join the war on encryption. They are now also calling on Facebook to end their efforts to increase user security.
Publishers Considers Anti-Trust Action Over Google Following the Law Drew Wilson | September 28, 2019 French and German publishers are teaming up, calling Google following the law a violation of competition laws. They doubled down on their “blackmail” comments.
Five Eyes Intelligence Organizations Continue to Demand Backdoors Drew Wilson | August 4, 2019 The five eyes spy agencies are continuing to push for backdoor access to encryption. This in the wake of another high profile data breach.
Freezenet’s Official Podcast: June 2019: 19 Lawsuits and Counting Drew Wilson | July 11, 2019 In this eighth episode of the Freezenet official podcast, “19 Lawsuits and Counting”, we check out the news and reviews for the month of June.
