Kristof Van Quathem and Giulia Romana Mele of Covington & Burling write: On 24 January 2023, the Italian Supervisory Authority (“Garante”) announced it fined three hospitals in the amount of 55,000 EUR each for their unlawful use an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system for risk stratification purposes, i.e., to systematically categorize patients based on their health status. The…
Amazon closes $3.9bn acquisition of primary healthcare provider One Medical
Sebastian Moss reports: Amazon has completed its $3.9 billion acquisition of 1Life Healthcare, which operates under the name One Medical out of more than 125 clinics in the US. The deal is the latest effort by Amazon to break into the healthcare sector, after buying online pharmacy startup PillPack for $753m, and this year launching…
UK: Meta successfully resists certification in data privacy collective action
Jennifer Reeves, Simon Day, and Cameron Firth of MacFarlanes write: In an early victory for Meta, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has refused to certify a collective claim brought on behalf of some 45 million consumers by proposed class representative Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen (the “PCR”). Less than three weeks after the certification hearing, the Tribunal…
TikTok planning 2 more data centers in Europe amid data security concerns
Foo Yun Chee reports: Chinese social media company TikTok plans to open two more data centers in Europe, a senior executive said on Friday, a move that could mitigate concerns over the security of users’ data and ease regulatory pressure on the company. TikTok has been seeking to assure governments and regulators that users’ personal…