The EU's top court ruled that tech giants regulated by privacy officials primarily in one EU country can still face legal action by privacy officials based in another member country. This opens the door to more litigation against Big Tech.
The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that tech giants regulated by privacy officials primarily in one EU country can still face legal action by privacy officials based in another member country. The ruling opens the door to more litigation against Big Tech by country-level European data watchdogs. Separately, the UK's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it is investigating Apple and Google 's dominance in mobile operating systems, app stores and web browsers.
Coscelli said the newly announced investigation is intended to give the new unit the evidence it needs to"hit the ground running" when its powers are finally established.Tuesday's ruling by the European Court of Justice, meanwhile, could create greater legal exposure for Facebook .Despite being primarily regulated by Irish data protection authorities, Facebook may still be held liable in Belgium for alleged violations of Europe's data privacy law, known as GDPR, the Court said.
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