A Nampula City Council car has deposited hospital waste considered to be highly dangerous in a community area. It all started with an amateur video filmed on May 9, in which the Nampula City Council car is seen depositing hazardous waste in a place where children have access. After the leak of the...
US fines Microsoft $3 million for ignoring Russia sanctions
The US government has fined Microsoft 3.3 million dollars for violating US monitoring and sanctions laws related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2014. The US Treasury Department announced on Thursday that the tech giant voluntarily disclosed the alleged violations, cooperated in the investigation and took...
France fines Microsoft 60 million euros
The French authorities today announced a fine of 60 million euros against the US company Microsoft for the way it manages the authorization of software tags ('cookies'). Cookies are software tags that are stored on the computer via the browser, retaining information related to the user's preferences, but should not include personal data. The National Commission...
Google Appeals European Commission Fine of 4.1 Billion in Android Case
Google has lodged an appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against the 4.125 billion euro fine imposed by the European Commission for abuse of a dominant position in the Android case, the American giant revealed today. "There are areas that require legal clarification from the European Court of Justice," said the technology company...
Dugongo" cement company assumes payment of fine for anti-competitive practices
Mozambique Dugongo Cimentos, a company owned by the business arm of Frelimo, the ruling party, said on Monday it will pay the 20.5 million meticals penalty imposed in August for anti-competitive practices. The fine was decreed by the Competition Regulatory Authority on the grounds that Dugongo did not answer questions from the regulator...
Google will really pay the 100M€ fine in France. French Council of State rejected the appeal
The French Council of State rejected on Friday Google's appeal against two fines, totaling 100 million euros, imposed for failure to comply with its obligations in the practices of 'cookies', used for targeted advertising to the user. In a statement, France's highest administrative court cited by Lusa considered that the National Commission...
Google to pay €24.4 MM fine for abuse of commercial hegemony
The European Commission (EC) has imposed a €24.4 billion fine on Google for abusing its status as a leader in EU e-commerce. The company appealed the decision, this Wednesday, but the General Court of Justice of the European Union refused. The EC alleges that the tech giant has used at will its...