Law360
August.18.2013
This article authored by partner Philippe Rincazaux and associate David Dubois discusses the impact of EU competition law on data privacy and collection. An excerpt from the article is included below.
The Internet has given rise to information-based businesses that create value by accumulating pools of data captured from many sources. Indeed, the collection and analysis of vast amounts of consumer data has become the engine driving significant innovation on the Internet. From search to social networks to shopping to gaming, the use of consumer-generated data is increasingly the way to monetize Web services. Internet companies amass vast amounts of new data by the second. These data are then used by them, and others, to generate advertising revenue and to develop new products.