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[ad_1] Italy's AGCM competition watchdog said on Monday it had accepted commitments proposed by Google to end a case over the tech giant's alleged abuse of its dominant position in the user data portability market. The regulator opened the investigation last year following a complaint from Italian startup Hoda which accused Google of hindering the right of the U.S. company's users to share their personal data with other digital service platforms. In response to the probe, Google proposed some changes to its data backup service in order to enhance users' ability to extract their personal data from the Alphabet unit's services, the regulator said in a statement. The company also pledged to make available a test version of a tool it is developing to enable other digital service operators...

[ad_1] Billionaire Elon Musk changed his social media platform company's name from “Twitter” to “X” and while changing the logo in front of his HQ, the Police came calling as he had not obtained the requisite permissions. Now, “X” is facing backlash from residents nearby and the city officials due to the huge glowing logo of “X” that has been placed on its headquarters roof. Residents are saying that the bright light is intrusive and is violating the permit rules.“X” company logo on the rooftopAccording to a Reuters report, the company placed an "X" logo on the roof of its Market Street headquarters on Friday, which is disturbing many neighbours due to the brightness of the lights. Many have complained regarding the issue and the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection is inspec...

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Italian watchdog OKs Google’s commitments to end data case