China plans broader AI rules as Beijing targets agents, biometrics
October 27, 2026
| MLex Staff
China is preparing a broader regulatory framework for artificial intelligence while tightening oversight of AI agents and specific applications, as Beijing seeks to accelerate digital adoption while managing e... (more story)
Hong Kong privacy chief flags personality-rights protection as AI fraud rises
October 27, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Hong Kong's privacy chief said the government is considering legal protections for personality rights as artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes drive a surge in fraud. Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung told ... (more story)
Japan's cyber chief emphasizes need for swift response to threats
October 27, 2026
| Genta Nakanishi
Japan will respond swiftly and flexibly to rapidly evolving cyberthreats as it prepares an emergency cybersecurity package for next week, National Cyber Director Yoichi Iida said Tuesday, a day after Prime Min... (more story)
Australian aged-care report puts automated-decision safeguards in focus
October 27, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australia's ombudsman has criticized the automated algorithm used to determine eligibility for government-funded aged care, finding that assessors cannot override decisions even when they believe the outcomes ... (more story)
Vietnam considers decryption-key controls as alternative to data localization
October 27, 2026
| Hoa Dinh
Vietnam is considering focusing on control of decryption keys rather than mandatory domestic data storage under a revised draft data security law, potentially changing cross-border data requirements for foreig... (more story)
OpenAI hit with US suit alleging wiretapping claims over ad tracking
October 27, 2026
| Mike Swift
OpenAI faces US court litigation alleging its advertising pixel secretly tracks consumers on advertisers’ websites, including people without ChatGPT accounts. In the latest privacy suit against an AI company a... (more story)
Amazon case shared with EU data regulators, Luxembourg watchdog head says
October 26, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Amazon’s landmark European data privacy case, which resulted in a record €746 million fine that was subsequently annulled on appeal in Luxembourg, is being shared among European regulators, the head of Luxembo... (more story)
New Luxembourg AI bill addressing enforcement concerns, data watchdog head says
October 26, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Companies using or supplying AI in Luxembourg could see more consistent enforcement of the EU’s AI law under revised legislation to strengthen the privacy watchdog’s coordinating powers, the authority’s presid... (more story)