This article argues that the degradation of consumer data privacy in the digital environment causes objective detriment to consumers and undermines the competitive process, and should therefore be of critical concern to competition authorities. It is notorious that consumers are frequently...

Digital economy has come forth as a stimulator for rapid change in business processes and consumption patterns, with technology companies increasing their market share and coming out as top performers in the global and national value chains. The key resource for these companies is the data...