WhatsApp agrees to put privacy policy on hold in India until data law is enacted
Jul 11, 2021 00:00 am UTC| Economy Law
WhatsApp told the Delhi high court that it will put on hold its new privacy policy until India enacts the proposed data protection law. The company also said it would not compel users to accept new terms, contrary to...
S. Korean business groups cry foul over 'ambiguous' workplace law that imprisons CEOs
Jul 09, 2021 23:55 pm UTC| Economy Business Law
Major South Korean business groups expressed concern over a supposed ambiguous workplace disaster law taking effect early next year that punishes CEOs, including by imprisonment, for serious workplace disasters. The...
Jul 04, 2021 12:48 pm UTC| Law
The Supreme Court tossed out a California law requiring nonprofits to report their major donors to state officials. I n a 6-3 ruling, the court said the law, intended to fight fraud, subjected donors to potential...
Int'l tax rules may cover Samsung, SK hynix
Jul 03, 2021 23:26 pm UTC| Economy Law
South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. may have to pay global minimum corporate tax of at least 15 percent to foreign countries where they earn profits under a new global taxation...
US Supreme Court lets California anti-farm animal cruelty law to remain in effect
Jul 02, 2021 23:31 pm UTC| Economy Law
The US Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal against Proposition 12, a provision in a California law mandating humane confinement conditions for agricultural chickens, sows, and other animals. Consequently, the...
Can the government get its workplace harassment laws right? Its bill is a missed opportunity
Jul 01, 2021 04:58 am UTC| Law
Its been over a year since Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins report on sexual harassment in the workplace in Australia, Respect@Work, was released. After a long delay, the Morrison government published its...
US federal court dismisses antitrust complaints against Facebook
Jun 29, 2021 15:40 pm UTC| Economy Law Business
A US federal court dismissed the Federal Trade Commissions antitrust complaint against Facebook, as well as a related case brought by 48 state attorneys general in acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp. Following the...
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