EU competition chief to take harder look at 'big data' collected by Internet cos during merger probes

EU competition chief to take harder look at 'big data' collected by Internet cos during merger probes

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager addresses a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

The European Union plans to take a harder look at whether the collection of vast troves of consumer data by big Internet companies violates competition rules, competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said on Sunday.

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