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Professor Nicholas Economides, Stern School of Business at NYU, and his co-author Ioannis Lianos, University College London and Hellenic Competition Commission, examine the collection of personal information from online platforms, such as Google and Facebook, from an antitrust perspective.
January 8, 2020
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In the United States, “antitrust law” refers to the body of State and Federal laws that prohibits unlawful agreements and practices by firms with market power that harm competition. Europe, Asia and Latin America call the governance of market competition “competition law”.
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"It looks like the antitrust winter is over." — Tim Wu, Professor of Law, Columbia University
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This article analyzes the potential weaknesses of the European Union’s potential new right to data portability.
May 30, 2013
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