Australia unveils right to erasure as part of draft changes to privacy laws
August 31, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australia has released draft changes to the 1988 Privacy Act that would introduce a limited right to erasure from large digital platforms, a fair and reasonable test for data handling, stronger consent rules a... (more story)
AI models pose cyber risks that can threaten financial stability, FSB head warns
August 31, 2026
| Neil Roland
Advanced artificial intelligence models pose a risk to global financial stability through their potential impact on cybersecurity, Andrew Bailey, head of the Financial Stability Board, told the Group of 20 eco... (more story)
South Korea's GS Retail faces privacy fine over credential-stuffing attacks
August 31, 2026
| Jenny Lee
GS Retail has been fined 12.8 billion won ($9.3 million) by South Korea’s privacy regulator after credential-stuffing attacks exposed personal information belonging to more than 1.6 million users of its GS Sho... (more story)
Seven harmful-content sites block UK access following Ofcom scrutiny
August 28, 2026
| Imogen Howse
Seven online services hosting harmful content have blocked UK access after Ofcom launched an enforcement program examining their compliance with the Online Safety Act's child-protection duties, the regulator s... (more story)
South Korean adoption agency fined over poorly secured sensitive data
August 28, 2026
| Wooyoung Lee
South Korea’s state childcare and adoption agency stored sensitive children’s data on poorly secured devices and lacked basic controls to track their movement, a privacy official told MLex. The privacy regulat... (more story)
Apple battles over encryption protections for biometrics in US Photos app case
August 27, 2026
| Mike Swift
Apple told a federal judge in East St. Louis, Illinois, that because data that can be used to group similar faces is fully encrypted after it leaves a user's device, its iPhone Photos app couldn't have violate... (more story)
Meta settlement to fund states' consumer protection efforts
August 27, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Meta Platforms’ $17.1 billion settlement with more than 50 attorneys general across the US will mostly go to states’ consumer protection funds, with some states directing funds specifically to programs associa... (more story)
After Meta's US settlement, whistleblower more optimistic about child safety
August 27, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Meta Platforms’ settlement Wednesday with US attorneys general addressing its child safety features is a great jumping-off point for how the US regulates social media, said Frances Haugen, the whistleblower wh... (more story)