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A competition law framework for data sharing agreements: striking a balance for EU data spaces
16 May 2022Data spaces are an important initiative to promote data sharing within the EU and across sectors and to make more data available for the benefit of society at large. At the same time, however, data spaces could be challenging under competition law. -
Tantalus in cyberspace: data is (not) everywhere
16 May 2022Data is intangible, non-rivalrous, and produced in vast quantities with little to no incentive. How then can it be a source of competition issues in digital markets? This blog seeks to explain. -
Algorithmic transparency in rankings - a possible expansion to personalisation?
2 May 2022In the digital economy, algorithms are the new air- they are everywhere, essential for survival online. Algorithms manage every keystroke, every search, every step on the web. Algorithms are a sequence of instructions to solve a problem and take decisions. Online platforms use algorithms in every step of their operations, from search results to payment portals. -
Digitalization and property: how to prevent a dystopia?
22 April 2022As we all can experience in our daily basis, we are living through the age of digitalization. Goods that were formerly tangible (as paperback books) or that at least had a tangible medium (as cartridge-based videogames), are now available in full-digital versions. Moreover, many physical goods are now “smart” (even smarter than us), incorporating software that allows them to exchange data with communication networks (as self-driving cars).