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EUGeneral Data Protection Regulation Discussion BroadcastThe Assistant European Data Protection Supervisor and the Rapporteur for the Data Protection Regulation have discussed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They noted that the timeline that had been set for the end of 2015 was nearing, but there was optimism that there could be political agreement in this time. There are still some core compromises needed: for example, in relation to the requirement for a mandatory data protection officer, the question of consent and other grounds for processing data (in particular legitimate interests for processing), but the position is moving toward a consensus. All parties foresee that the implementation period will be two years once the regulation is finalised.EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Report on SurveillanceThe EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published its report focussing on the legal framework governing surveillance by intelligence powers. The report also … [Read more...] about EU Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 23 November 2015

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Live Law November 12, 2018 12:48 pm Change Font Size “I t does not appear that any one player in the market is commanding any dominant position at this stage of evolution of market.”, the CCI observed. Holding that Flipkart and Amazon are not acting in violation of Competition Act, the Competition Commission of India rejected a complaint filed by All India Online Vendors Association alleging abuse of market dominance by the e-commerce platforms. The complaint alleged that Flipkart was giving preferential treatment to some of the retailers and was acting in violation of Section 4 of Competition Act by abusing market dominance. As an instance of alleged unfair practise, the complaint pointed out that Flipkart used to give preferential treatment to goods sold by WS Retail Services Ltd, which was owned by founders of Flipkart till 2012.  The complaint sought, inter alia, to thoroughly investigate … [Read more...] about Flipkart, Amazon Not Dominant Players In E-Commerce Market : Competition Commission [Read Order]

POLITICS 06/12/2018 07:43 pm ET City politicians were up against a corporate-funded opposition effort. So they caved. By Michael Hobbes SEATTLE ― In a 7-2 vote, the Seattle City Council voted to repeal a tax on large corporations to fund affordable housing and homeless services. The council had voted unanimously to pass the tax just over a month ago. Amid boos, cheers and chanting, three councilmembers who’d voted for the tax ― then voted to repeal it ― told a packed City Hall audience that they had no other option. Since the Employee Hours Tax passed in May, a coalition of companies led by Amazon and Starbucks have collected more than 40,000 signatures to repeal it. If the City Council hadn’t reversed its decision, a referendum to nullify the tax would have appeared on the ballot in November. Councilmember Lisa Herbold said she had seen polls indicating that the “vast majority” of Seattleites would support repealing the tax. … [Read more...] about Facing Pressure From Amazon, Seattle Repeals ‘Head Tax’

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: akanksha jain October 13, 2018 11:08 am Change Font Size Amazon India has been told to pay Rs 10,000, besides litigation costs of Rs 2,000, to a law student for causing mental agony by retracting an offer of a laptop for Rs 190 after the complainant had placed an order for the same. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ganjam, Berhampur in Odisha told Amazon to pay Rs 10,000 to Supriyo Ranjan Mahapatra besides the litigation cost of Rs 2,000, while holding that it was not only negligent in rendering proper service but also involved in unfair trade practice. Mahapatra is a final year student of Tamil Nadu National Law University. On December 12, 2014, he came across an offer on Amazon India website for a laptop of a certain company for Rs 190 as against the product’s original price of Rs 23,499. Mahapatra placed the order for the same and also received an e-mail confirmation of his order having been … [Read more...] about Retracting Offer Of Laptop For Rs 190 Costs Amazon Rs 12,000 [Read Order]

The head of the United Nations on Thursday called for a meeting of key countries late next month to tackle the Amazon forest fires, which he called a “very serious situation.” Speaking on the sidelines of an African development conference in Yokohama, Antonio Guterres urged the international community to do more to quell the more than 83,000 fires set this year, the greatest example of which are raging in the massive Amazon basin.“We are strongly appealing for the mobilisation of resources and we have been in contact with countries to see whether, during the high level session of the General Assembly, there could be a meeting devoted to the mobilisation of support to the Amazon,” Guterres told reporters. World leaders are expected to gather in New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly from Sep 23 to Sep 30. “I believe that the international community needs to be strongly mobilised to support the Amazon countries to do those things: stop the fires as … [Read more...] about U.N. Chief Moots Solution to Amazon Fires: Let’s Have a Meeting