Data Analytics and Data Management

A House panel investigating big tech companies for potential antitrust violations is seeking information from customers of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook about the state of competition in digital markets and the adequacy of existing enforcement.

A House panel conducting a broad antitrust investigation of the technology sector is demanding that companies turn over a trove of internal records about their business practices as it ramps up scrutiny of the industry.

The European Union’s antitrust chief called for more rules to rein in how companies collect and use information, offering the first clues into how she may use new powers to target big technology firms.

Google is accused of intercepting and analyzing emails that non-Gmail users sent to Gmail users to collect information for advertising purposes.

A nationwide group of states opened an investigation into whether Google’s advertising practices violate antitrust laws, targeting the heart of the search giant’s business.

Beating up on the tech industry is the rare bipartisan issue in a hyper-partisan age, and it is an open question of who will become the face of the tech crackdown.