The EU’s latest ruling against Meta is different than ATT because it is an attack on first party data and a company’s ability to make money.
The App Store and the Digital Markets Act, Third-Party App Stores, Messaging Interoperability Madness
The impact of the Digital Markets Act on App Stores and messaging.
Apple Earnings, Apple and Zero-COVID, Apple Pay and the EU
Apple’s earnings were dominated by supply chain issues in China, which are ultimately driven by COVID. Then, the EU gets it right in an antitrust case (for now).
Law Enforcement and User Data, Tradeoffs and Trust, Centralization and Encryption
A story about how hackers got data from tech companies illustrates the fundamental challenge of trust on the Internet, and gives insight into the challenges of interoperability.
The Digital Markets Act, The DMA and Advertising, Messaging Interoperability
The E.U.’s DMA has some good ideas, but is fundamentally misguided and will make things worse for everyone.
Facebook and Google Block Russian State Media, Crypto Exchanges and Sanctions
Facebook and Google bans probably don’t make much of a difference in the short-term, but will be a challenge in the long-term. Then, the structure of crypto drives a different response.
Metaverse Follow-up, Apple Denied Stay in Epic Case, Google Loses EU Shopping Case Appeal
Metaverse follow-up, and then both Apple and Google lose in court
Amazon and ATT, Amazon’s EU Fine, AppLovin and Zynga
iOS 14’s wide-ranging impacts are becoming more apparent, in companies from Amazon to Facebook to AppLovin to Zynga. Plus, Amazon’s EU fine.
Apple Versus Governments, Apple’s Legitimate Privacy Claims, Privacy and Paranoia
The pushback to Apple’s move suggests that people are more concerned about their devices spying on them than they are third parties tracking them.
More on Visa-Plaid, European Commission v. Amazon, Spotify Updates
Should regulators be able to see the future, and a reminder that Aggregators are good for customers and suppliers. Then, Spotify starts selling demand, and potentially podcasts.