EU reaches agreement on rules to rein in tech giants

[rcjordan]

https://www.dw.com/en/eu-reaches-agreement-on-rules-to-rein-in-tech-giants/a-61253439

[Brad]

EU targets Big Tech with sweeping new antitrust rules set to become effective October

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/eu-targets-big-tech-with-sweeping-new-antitrust-rules-set-to-come-into-force-in-october/ar-AAVtqvU

This.

Firms that qualify as gatekeepers will be required to avoid setting their most important software — say, Google's Chrome web browser — as the default option when a user sets up their device. They will also be prohibited from giving preference to their own services over others.

Default browser, search engine, etc. should all be choices when you set up a new android device.  Of course this will be only in the EU, the rest of us remain serfs.

[rcjordan]

^{Sleepy Joe saves US profiling....}

EU and US agree to new data-transfer pact to replace Privacy Shield
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/03/25/eu-and-us-agree-new-data-transfer-pact-to-replace-privacy-shield.html

[rcjordan]

Lawmakers agree on Digital Markets Act to regulate Big Tech; final votes still pending.

EU announces Big Tech crackdown, demands interoperability between platforms | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/eu-to-regulate-gatekeepers-in-crackdown-on-google-apple-amazon-facebook/