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Facebook asks to be regulated kinda like a newspaper, kinda like telco
Zuckerberg is in Brussels right in time for the European Commission’s release of its manifesto on regulating AI.
EU raises eyebrows at possible US encryption ban
EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.
EU to offer nearly $1m in bug bounties for open-source software
Rewards on 15 bug bounty programs start at $28,600 and include open source software such as KeePass, FileZilla, Drupal and VLC media player.
Is Google’s Android app unbundling good for security?
If you live in the EU, turning on a new Android device after 29 October 2018 could look quite different…
Social networks to be fined for hosting terrorist content
Draft EU legislation, due out next month, will likely incorporate a one-hour takedown window for extremist content flagged by law enforcement.
Google hit with $5.1b fine in EU’s Android antitrust case
This could mean the end of free Android. In the meantime, Google plans to appeal.
Google accused of rigging search results by India’s competition cops
“Yep, Google’s a search bully,” agree Facebook, Nokia’s maps division, MakeMy-Trip.com, Flipkart and several other companies.
EU accuses Google of abusing search dominance, opens Android investigation
The European Commission has accused Google of abusing its status as the 800-lb. search gorilla and has launched a separate investigation into its Android mobile operating system. 
Google grapples anew with EC in the search/advertising antitrust swamp
The EC’s poked the sleeping dragon, yet again reopening a four-year antitrust investigation that puts Google in the hot seat. The surprise move comes after rivals fumed loud and hard about getting unfairly shut out in the most recent settlement. This time, Android may be up for investigation, too. 