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December 18, 2019 10:05 pm
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UK To Create Regulator To Police Big Tech Companies
The UK government will create a technology regulator next year to police companies such as Facebook and Google after Brexit, Financial Times reported Wednesday [may be paywalled], citing several people who were involved in the process. From the report: The regulator will be given powers to implement a range of new rules, including an enforceable code of conduct for the biggest groups and greater data accessibility for consumers. The decision follows widespread calls for a curb on big tech's power, including a report published on Wednesday by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority that outlined a new regulatory regime for the digital sector.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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