FirstCash: Financing Practices of American First Finance Subsidiary Could Draw Scrutiny from Democratic Majority FTC, Expanded Ongoing State AG Investigation 

The Trade Desk: Adtech’s Persistent Identifier Can Be Tied to Potentially Sensitive Information as Lawsuits Allege Unfair Data Collection Practices

Adtech company The Trade Desk (TTD) enables advertisers to target millions of individuals based on unique persistent identifiers that can potentially be associated with a host of sensitive...

The Asia Antitrust Agenda: Indian Watchdog Settles Google Smart TV Case; SAMR Warns CK Hutchison/BlackRock Against Evading Port Deal Review; KTFC Ends Microsoft Probe; Singapore Regulator Clears Omnicom/IPG

Indian watchdog settles with Google. The Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) recent settlement with Google (GOOG) creates a path for other U.S. tech giants to come forward and resolve their...

Lenovo, NTT Data, Thales Could Face Closer Scrutiny Under New DOD Regulations, Boosting Fortunes for Domestic Government Contractors

Foreign-owned firms that are U.S. government contractors such as Chinese tech multinational Lenovo Group (HKEX: 0992), NTT Data Group (TSE: 9613) and Thales (ENX: HO) are likely to face heightened...