Data Privacy and Security

Facebook’s late reckoning over the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the form of a court defeat that could lead to billions in penalties in the US state of New Mexico may force many tech companies to rethink how ... (more story)

TikTok's efforts to avoid a trial have come to a close as the company is set to begin jury selection in Montgomery, Alabama, on Monday in a case brought by state Attorney General Steve Marshall.

European online marketplaces fear the draft European Product Act could make them frontline product-compliance enforcers, raising costs and legal exposure through new checks before products are listed. Platform... (more story)

School districts and individuals suing Meta Platforms may soon gain access to sensitive documents that helped state attorneys general secure a $17 billion addictive design settlement, including records tied to... (more story)

The National Center for Child and Adolescent Protection will debut in November following delays linked to budget and staffing constraints. Platforms operating in Brazil will be required to report suspected vio... (more story)

The relatively small State of Connecticut will build on its history of leadership in US data protection regulation when a new AI law that will initially regulate chatbots' interaction with children and how emp... (more story)

A federal judge in California on Tuesday told plaintiffs in a sweeping social media addiction case that they should seek disclosure of 300 of the "most important" documents Meta has asserted are protected by a... (more story)

The EU’s competition boss Teresa Ribera went to the US with a message of cooperation. But in an interview with MLex she voiced her frustration at having to explain the Digital Markets Act “once and again” to U... (more story)