{"id":2157,"date":"2021-03-31T16:35:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T16:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-cornell-international-law-journal-online.pantheonsite.io\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2021-03-31T16:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T16:35:29","slug":"data-privacy-and-antitrust-in-comparative-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publications.lawschool.cornell.edu\/cilj\/2021\/03\/31\/data-privacy-and-antitrust-in-comparative-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Privacy and Antitrust in Comparative Perspective, Vol. 53"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The current tension between the United States (U.S.) and the European Union (EU) competition law communities regarding online platforms is high and rising, particularly regarding Google and Facebook.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"footnote_tooltip\">1. See generally John M. Newman, Antitrust in Zero-Price Markets: Foundations, 164 U. PA. L. REV. 149 (2015) [hereinafter Antitrust in Zero-Price Markets: Foundations].<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2157_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>The higher scrutiny seen in the EU has focused on a myriad of issues, ranging from allegations that market power has been leveraged in ways that harm competition, to the undisclosed use of user data.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"footnote_tooltip\">2. Ryan Browne, Europe\u2019s Privacy Overhaul Has Led to $126 Million in Fines\u2014 But Regulators Are Just Getting Started, CNBC (Jan. 19, 2020, 7:02 PM), https:\/\/www.cnbc&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_2');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2157_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> This tension is exacerbated by the economic salience of the \u201cFAANG\u201d (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google) firms, several of which are in the European Commission\u2019s crosshairs.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"footnote_tooltip\">3. Jason Fernando, FAANG Stock, INVESTOPEDIA (Jan. 24, 2020), <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/f\/faang-stocks.asp<\/span> [<span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/perma.cc\/533V-63DT].<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2157_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> All of the firms, together with Microsoft\u2014 an earlier flashpoint of regulatory tension between the U.S. and the EU\u2014 are U.S.-based and highly ranked among the world\u2019s most valuable firms <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_2157_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"footnote_tooltip\">4. Id.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2157_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2157_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2157_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_2157_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_2157_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_2157_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">See generally John M. Newman, Antitrust in Zero-Price Markets: Foundations, 164 U. PA. L. REV. 149 (2015) [hereinafter Antitrust in Zero-Price Markets: Foundations].<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_2157_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_2157_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_2157_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Ryan Browne, Europe\u2019s Privacy Overhaul Has Led to $126 Million in Fines\u2014 But Regulators Are Just Getting Started, CNBC (Jan. 19, 2020, 7:02 PM), <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.cnbc<\/span> .com\/2020\/01\/19\/eu-gdpr-privacy-law-led-to-over-100-million-in-fines.html [<span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/per<\/span> ma.cc\/A7MN-WU2N] (reporting on fines for nonconsensual use of user data); Adam Satariano, Facebook Loses Antitrust Decision in Germany over Data Collection, N.Y. 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