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Google is fined for breach of European Union’s antitrust rules

European Union’s antitrust rules. According to the European Commission, Google imposed unlawful restrictions on device manufacturers and operators of mobile networks to consolidate its dominant position as Internet search engine. In particular,...

Facial recognition at the heart of discussions on the right to privacy

In the opinion of Microsoft President, Brad Smith, government must regulate technology to define its role in society, preventing companies and public officials from using it...

European Data Protection Board publishes new directive on GDPR

New Guideline addresses the international transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union that do not have an adequate level of data...

Website is investigated by Public Prosecutor Office on illegal sale of personal data

The website www.tudosobretodos.se (everything about everyone) is being investigated by the Public Prosecutor Office of the Federal District and Territories for the illegal sale of personal...

ICANN announces new guidelines on GDPR compliance

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the European Data Protection Board have discussed the impacts of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the WHOIS...

Mapfre toma control de división SH2 en su JV con Banco do Brasil

La aseguradora multinacional Mapfre reestructuró su joint venture con el Banco do Brasil (BB), con el objetivo de adquirir la participación de BB Seguridade, la filial aseguradora de la entidad financiera brasileña, en la división SH2 de pólizas patrimoniales y de...

Spain’s Mapfre buys insurance company in Brazil

Azevedo Sette Advogados has helped Spanish insurance company Mapfre buy out its Brazilian joint venture business partner BB Seguridade from local insurance provider BB Mapfre for 2.4 billion reais (US$636 million). BB Seguridade, which is Banco do Brasil’s insurance arm,...

Azevedo Sette was counselor to Fundepar in the creation of Biotech Town Participações

Azevedo Sette was counselor to Fundepar in the negotiations regarding the structuring of the project, which involved the creation of a joint venture Biotech.Town Participações S/A between the company and Codemig Participações S.A., a public company of the State of Minas...
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