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Meta settles UK lawsuit over use of personal data for advertising March 24, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Meta Platforms has settled a UK lawsuit and agreed to stop using personal data from Tanya O’Carroll, a campaigner who'd argued the company's use of targeted ads did not follow the UK GDPR. The national data pr... (more story)

China's new rules on facial recognition seek to balance security, innovation March 24, 2025 | MLex Staff

Personal-information handlers using facial-recognition technology to process information in China are preparing for new regulations that will govern the security management of the technology, as authorities se... (more story)

Expanded remit for unit overseeing Australian watchdog's move to new privacy rules March 24, 2025 | James Panichi

The Australian privacy watchdog’s newly established unit, designed to manage the transition to the government’s recent legislative changes to the Privacy Act, will also oversee the implementation of the countr... (more story)

US Commerce’s role creating standards not going away, former Deputy Graves says March 21, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US Department of Commerce is likely going to maintain its central role in tech policy — creating standards and entering into agreements — with a sharpened focus on national security under President Donald ... (more story)

Zuckerberg deposition over privacy decision-making sought in Meta Pixel case March 21, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Plaintiffs suing Meta Platforms over the use of its Pixel tracking tool have asked to depose CEO Mark Zuckerberg because he’s privy to the company’s decision-making for implementing privacy protections.

Swedish game studio must share info on potential harms to children, EU says March 21, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

The Swedish game studio Star Stable Entertainment needs to hand in information on potential harmful practices of their game on children, the European Commission announced today. The enforcement actions are led... (more story)

Vietnam's latest draft data-protection law proposes up to 5 percent fines March 21, 2025 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam has released a new draft of its upcoming personal data protection law, which introduces proposed fines of up to 5 percent of the previous year’s revenue and revises provisions related to impact assessm... (more story)

Age assurance is key in upcoming Irish online safety enforcement, regulator says March 21, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Ireland’s media regulator is set to enforce key Online Safety Code provisions from July, including age assurance measures for adult content, which means platforms must ensure compliance, Online Safety Commissi... (more story)

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How Cambridge Analytica catalyzed privacy, antitrust scrutiny of Big Tech March 21, 2025 | Mike Swift

Seven years ago this week, a Facebook in-house lawyer put up a blog post acknowledging a rogue app developer had shared millions of users’ data with data-mining company Cambridge Analytica, despite having no d... (more story)

EU-UK data adequacy renewal may still face hurdles March 21, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter

Despite a six-month extension, the renewal of the EU-UK data adequacy status could still face challenges as the UK government rushes to get its Data (Use and Access) Bill ready to face scrutiny by EU officials... (more story)

Lessons from a Japanese fiasco on AI tool for child abuse detection March 21, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

The Japanese Children and Families Agency's recent decision to delay the national rollout of an artificial intelligence tool designed to detect child abuse has highlighted important lessons for Japan, where th... (more story)

Democratic US FTC commissioners say firings undermine agency independence March 21, 2025 | Mike Swift

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are challenging their firings from the US Federal Trade Commission, saying President Trump's actions are illegal and potentially undermine the FTC's independent consum... (more story)

US judges push limits of California's 'limited' private right of action March 20, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

The limits of California’s “limited” private right of action under the California Consumer Privacy Act are being tested in federal court with a pair of rulings that suggest US judges may be taking a broader vi... (more story)

CK Hutchison may face multiple hurdles in China over BlackRock port deal March 20, 2025 | MLex Staff

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison may encounter a complex web of regulatory challenges in China as it seeks to divest port assets in a high-profile deal to a consortium spearheaded by BlackRock. The deal, which is sign... (more story)

US FTC commissioner firings threaten 'brand' before key constituency: judges March 20, 2025 | Mike Swift

The US Federal Trade Commission has many constituencies, but federal judges are one of the most important. A group of former FTC commissioners and agency officials who spoke to MLex about the unprecedented fir... (more story)

Trump firings at US FTC clear path for enforcement docket shake-up March 19, 2025 | Madeline Hughes, Chris May, Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

While the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission has always had broad discretion to open and close cases, there were internal checks and balances within the independent agency to keep tabs on the cases and f... (more story)