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U.S. sues to stop Norway’s Wilhelmsen from buying rival Drew Marine

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Category: Government

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it would challenge in court the Norwegian company Wilhelmsen Maritime Services’ (WWI.OL) plan to buy smaller U.S. rival Drew Marine Group. The FTC said the $400 million proposed deal would reduce competition in the market for marine water treatment chemicals, used in a ship’s boiler water and […]

Source: Reuters


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Facebook’s commitment to data protection and privacy in compliance with the GDPR

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Category: Legal

Facebook takes data protection and people’s privacy very seriously and we are committed to continuing to comply with data protection laws. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) creates consistent data protection rules across the EU. The GDPR will become effective as of 25 May 2018 and applies to companies based in the EU, as well as to […]

Source: Facebook


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BDO: Norske Lederes Frykt For Korrupsjon Minker

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Category: Accounting / Financial

kokrim rapporterer at korrupsjonstrusselen er økende, og Transparency International melder at Norge er det mest korrupte landet i Skandinavia, selv om vi fortsatt er blant verdens minst korrupte land. Men korrupsjon og misligheter er ikke det norske ledere frykter mest. Slik rangerer norske lederne truslene: Dataangrep Konjunkturnedgang Finanskrise Negativ medieoppmerksomhet  Betydelig bortfall av ansatte  Negativ utvikling […]

Source: E24


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Ræder: Tøffere Markedsføringslov

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Category: Legal

Kronikk i DN, 21.12.2017 Fra 1. januar endrer Forbrukerombudet navn til Forbrukertilsynet og får myndighet til å ilegge gebyrer umiddelbart til virksomheter som bryter markedsføringsloven. Markedsføringsloven blir betydelig strammet til. I dag skal Forbrukerombudet som hovedregel søke å få til en frivillig ordning ved brudd på loven. Det er Markedsrådet som gjør vedtak. Dette er […]

Source: Ræder


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Microsoft to drop lawsuit after U.S. government revises data request rules

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Category: Legal

Microsoft Corp said it will drop a lawsuit against the U.S. government after the Department of Justice (DOJ) changed data request rules on alerting internet users about agencies accessing their information. The new policy limits the use of secrecy orders and calls for such orders to be issued for defined periods, Microsoft Chief Legal Officer […]

Source: Reuters


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