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Japan proposes looser data privacy law to support AI, puts class action on hold
Tokyo’s data privacy watchdog said Friday that it has finalized the triennial amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act, a landmark draft bill that will ... (more story)
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White House drops plan to nominate Baasch to US Federal Trade Commission
The White House no longer plans to nominate Ryan Baasch to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission, as he will be promoted to a role as deputy director of the N... (more story)
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US regulators to use same playbook for battling social-media harms for chatbots
From US courts to the halls of Congress, AI chatbots are seen as the next frontier in online harm to children, and regulators are using the same strategy to address it.
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Tokyo’s data privacy watchdog said Friday that it has finalized the triennial amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act, a landmark draft bill that will loosen several restrictions to allow artifici... (more story)
Chinese authorities will tighten content management on e-commerce platforms and regulate the use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. following the rollout of new measures governing livest... (more story)
Datamasters and S&P Global are the latest data brokers to face sanctions in California for failing to register with the state’s privacy regulator, facing penalties including fines and a ban on Datamasters sell... (more story)
The US Federal Communications Commission and satellite and earth-station operator Marlink settled government claims that the company violated terms of a national security agreement with Team Telecom. The conse... (more story)
Amazon has asked judges at a Luxembourg appeals court to reverse a lower tribunal’s decision to uphold a fine of €746 million for failing to get users' consent for targeted advertising — the second-highest pen... (more story)
The UK government and the national privacy regulator have agreed a new framework for cooperation on data protection, committing departments to follow a clear protocol when responding to personal data breaches ... (more story)
The European Commission is considering a mandatory phase-out of ICT equipment from Chinese vendors like Huawei and ZTE from critical infrastructure in the revised Cybersecurity Act due on Jan. 14, MLex has lea... (more story)
China’s commerce ministry said Thursday it will “assess and investigate” Meta Platforms’ acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus, confirming that authorities are examining the deal’s compliance wi... (more story)
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The stability of a crucial trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement could be challenged if a forthcoming US Supreme Court decision erodes the independence of some US regulatory bodies in the view of the EU’s top... (more story)
The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, according to Maciej Szpunar, one of the... (more story)
Europe’s big phone companies — such as Telefónica, Orange and Deutsche Telekom — are unlikely to see a major overhaul of the EU's telecom rules this year. But the European Commission's planned Digital Networks... (more story)
Companies operating in China face diverging pressures in 2026 as data privacy and cybersecurity policy pull in several directions at once. Public unease over data misuse, rising geopolitical friction with the ... (more story)
Negotiations on an EU law to tackle online child sexual abuse material are set to continue in the year ahead, with talks penciled in for February, May and June. But despite recent progress, the bloc's institut... (more story)
Meta Platform’s blockbuster acquisition of Manus appears straightforward: A US tech giant buys a promising artificial intelligence startup. But the deal exposes a troubling pattern for Beijing — Chinese-develo... (more story)
Vietnam’s passage of multiple digital laws in 2025 was intended to provide the regulatory clarity investors need, but companies heading into 2026 face a transition year of uncertainty as authorities finalize i... (more story)
What lies ahead for companies offering encrypted online services in the UK remains unclear, despite a dispute between Apple and the government sputtering out last autumn without a ruling. Judges dismissed Appl... (more story)