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Unfair Data Protection Practices May Constitute an Abuse of Market Power

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The Situation: An investigation launched in 2016 by the German competition authority was meant to determine if Facebook was abusing its market position with its imposition of "misleading" data protection policies. The...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Federal Cartel Office vs. Facebook: When Data Privacy and Competition Law Collide

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On 7 February 2019, the German competition law regulator, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO), concluded a lengthy investigation into Facebook. It found that the company abused its dominant market position by making the use of...more

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German Antitrust Authority Finds Antitrust Infringement on the Basis of a Data Protection Breach

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The German antitrust authority (FCO) has ordered Facebook to stop collecting data outside Facebook’s platform without the user’s “voluntary consent.” The decision breaks new ground because it links data protection and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

German Competition Authority Investigates Amazon

The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has opened abuse proceedings against Amazon for practices related to the German marketplace amazon.de. ...more

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German regulator alleges abuse of dominance by Facebook over data usage policies

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On 19 December 2017, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO), issued a press release alleging that Facebook had abused its dominant position on the market for social networks in Germany. It specifically alleges that it...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"German Competition Regulator Investigates Facebook for Alleged Violation of Data Protection Laws"

The German Federal Cartel Office (the FCO) has announced that it has initiated proceedings against Facebook for the company’s alleged abuse of its dominant position in a market for social networks. The FCO appears to...more

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