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UK privacy regulator defends resource allocation after Afghan breach criticism September 16, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee, Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

The UK privacy chief said his office will continue to focus resources on cases with the “greatest impact,” despite criticism over its decision not to investigate the Ministry of Defence’s Afghan data breach. S... (more story)

Apple to appear before EU judges next month over 'gatekeeper' designations September 16, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

The EU's pioneering gatekeeper law will be back under study by judges again next month, when lawyers for Apple seek to overturn the company’s designation under the Digital Markets Act as a crucial platform for... (more story)

AI oversight needs enforcement, not more principles, key privacy regulators say September 16, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

At the Global Privacy Assembly in Seoul, privacy regulators and experts called for a shift from broad principles to concrete enforcement in governing artificial intelligence, warning that fragmented national a... (more story)

South Korea, EU finalize mutual adequacy, open way for personal data flows September 16, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea has formally recognized the European Union’s data-protection regime as equivalent to its own, completing a process that establishes for the first time a reciprocal framework for seamless personal d... (more story)

Chinese government unveils sweeping measures to tighten app oversight September 16, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will adopt a series of measures to tighten app governance amid a broader push to protect personal data, a senior official said. Speaking at a forum in Yu... (more story)

South Korea promises swift easing of regulations on AI developers' data use September 16, 2025 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea has pledged to ease regulatory hurdles for artificial intelligence developers by adopting fair-use guidelines for copyrighted content and revising related laws as early as November. The government ... (more story)

California passes social media bills as legislature wraps September 15, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Two California bills aimed at enhancing online protection for children have passed the state legislature as the current session comes to an end and are heading to the governor for approval.

EU cookie rules debated in Commission’s first reality check focus group session September 15, 2025 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Online advertising companies, publishers, tech firms on Monday heard the European Commission's ideas for revamping the EU's rules on online cookies and when consumers should be asked for consent to use their p... (more story)

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Meta's effort to avoid US legal liability at all costs has backfired September 16, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo, Madeline Hughes

Last week’s bombshell US whistleblower disclosures made it clear that Meta went to great lengths to shield itself from liability over any potential harm to kids and teens from its products. But its in-house la... (more story)

Plaintiffs say 'groundbreaking' US privacy settlement is new Google privacy tool September 13, 2025 | Mike Swift

Class-action privacy settlements often put a monetary check before business changes, but a group of plaintiffs who alleged Google’s “Real-Time Bidding” ad auction violates their privacy say they've achieved a ... (more story)

China's Dior penalty reveals heightened focus on security of data transfers September 12, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s cyber police penalized French luxury house Dior for failing to meet personal-data protection obligations, in a case that sends a stark warning to companies transferring information across borders: comp... (more story)

Google’s $425m verdict in US privacy trial calls for rethinking of privacy policy September 11, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Google was recently ordered by a US federal jury to pay $425 million in damages for violating users’ privacy by continuing to collect their data when the users thought they’d asked Google not to do so. In find... (more story)

Meta, TikTok win on DSA fees; EU judges leave methodology dispute unresolved September 11, 2025 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Meta Platforms and TikTok scored procedural wins at the EU’s General Court in their appeals against a supervisory fee that was imposed in the EU's Digital Services Act, the bloc's content-moderation rules. Whi... (more story)

Adtech suits against Index Exchange, Xandr pair national security, privacy claims September 10, 2025 | Mike Swift

Two adtech companies are among the first to face privacy lawsuits alleging violations of new US national security rules that restrict the transfer of Americans’ personal data to adversary nations such as China... (more story)

Bluesky, Dreamwidth fall victim to Mississippi age-verification law as impact hits adults September 08, 2025 | Mike Swift

Bluesky and Dreamwidth have blocked users in Mississippi following the US Supreme Court’s decision last month to allow the state's age-verification law to go into effect. While preventing kids from seeing stuf... (more story)

What next for UK tech, online safety and AI regulation under a new minister? September 08, 2025 | Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo

The outlook for UK tech businesses and those considering investment has added uncertainty after a major government reshuffle late last week. Tech minister Peter Kyle is now business and trade minister and alre... (more story)