Announcement comes as UK opens digital trade negotiations with Singapore
The EU's new data transfer tools are fully compliant with the GDPR and will allow citizens' data to be encrypted or pseudonymised
Competition regulators failed to prove that Amazon received an unfair advantage from local tax rulings
While UK is not directly subject to the EU's jurisdiction post-Brexit, it still needs to have sufficient measures in place to protect the personal data of European users
Both the US SEC and European Commission have approved the acquisition
The European Commission could announce the decision as early as this week
The proposals are expected to create a 'level playing field' for everyone
It will help the European Commission to draft new Digital Services Act
Human rights advocates are, however, concerned about possible privacy breaches