application of competition policy to online markets. At issue is whether the collection of large amounts of data — sometimes …

policy circles are starting to focus on how this phenomenon should factor into the competition policy framework itself. While … big data can enhance competition, improve product offerings, and create a marketplace where resources are allocated more … efficiently, the Chapter argues that competition policy designers and enforcers are bound to deal with unprecedented data …

the workability of competition in the respective markets (tendencies towards dominant platforms, paying-with-data instead … interest. One of recent cases is the investigation of Facebook's data collection practices by German competition authorities …

competition. Whenthe consumption synergy is large enough, the merger can result in monopolization of bothmarkets, leading to …

The digital economy challenges many of the basic assumptions of competition law. With the rise of big data and big data … filter into competition law assessments? The present paper focuses on personalized user data that companies gather online … companies. Starting from the question whether and to what extent competition law should be concerned about privacy, the paper …

liability for refusing to provide user data in their possession to rivals. Some also have urged the competition agencies to … competition and improved product offerings. The notion that a company could monopolize or even have “market power” with respect to … to harm competition and raise privacy concerns …

data-driven business strategies and mergers raise significant implications for privacy, consumer protection and competition … law. At the same time, European and United States' competition authorities are beginning to consider the implications of a … data-driven economy on competition policy. In 2015, the European Commission launched a competition inquiry into the e …

context provide a template for how competition authorities, courts, and academics should frame such issues …