HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told
October 06, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
Two of Huawei Technologies' largest international banks kept the company on as a client after it denied media reports linking the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to sales of surveillance equipment i... (more story)
Huawei, telecom operators may see EU legal clarity on national security bans
October 06, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Huawei Technologies and other telecom equipment providers could get clearer legal guidance in the coming months on the limits of national security restrictions, as courts consider two legal challenges to those... (more story)
EU cybersecurity standards curbs should be targeted, standards group head says
October 06, 2026
| Júlia Tar
Restrictions on participation in cybersecurity standards work should be targeted and assessed case-by-case, ETSI Director-General Jan Ellsberger told MLex, warning that broad limits could remove useful experti... (more story)
Suno's AI music training faces novel US challenge by musicians Isbell, Lowery
October 02, 2026
| Mike Swift
Suno is facing a novel lawsuit from musicians David Lowery and Jason Isbell alleging the AI music service unlawfully indexed and exploited artists' identities and voices. Rather than copyright claims, the suit... (more story)
Brazil’s ANPD plans to finish Grok, Tools for Humanity probes in 2026
October 02, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
Brazil’s data privacy agency aims to conclude two major investigations under the country’s General Data Protection Law in the final quarter of this year. Grok’s deepfake scandal was the watchdog’s highest-prof... (more story)
Brazil's ANPD holds firm on barring Discord's broadcast features
September 30, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
Discord's broadcast and video features have been suspended in Brazil since August due to the company's inability to demonstrate to the National Data Protection Agency that it implemented sufficient safeguards ... (more story)
UK privacy watchdog’s hopes of fresh start blighted by staff action on day one
September 30, 2026
| Imogen Howse
The UK data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office, was formally replaced on Wednesday by an expanded, board-led Information Commission. But hopes for a fresh start have already been knock... (more story)
German privacy regulator welcomes cautious approach to oversight reform
September 30, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Germany’s government should weigh the costs and legal constraints of centralizing privacy oversight against any efficiency gains, the chair of the country’s body of privacy regulators told MLex. Tobias Keber s... (more story)