French email marketers face Tuesday deadline for tracking pixels
July 14, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Email marketers, publishers and companies that use tracking pixels in emails must comply with new French privacy guidance by Tuesday, requiring them to obtain recipients' consent before they monitor whether re... (more story)
Publishing athlete doping details can comply with data rules, top EU court says (update*)
July 14, 2026
| Júlia Tar
Publishing the names of professional athletes sanctioned for doping can be compatible with the EU's data privacy law if authorities carry out an assessment before disclosure and ensure publication is proportio... (more story)
Hong Kong weighs dedicated cybercrime law as AI escalates threats
July 14, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Hong Kong is studying whether to introduce targeted legislation against cybercrimes after artificial intelligence-enhanced cyber threats contributed to a 240 percent year-on-year increase in network threat int... (more story)
US states detail proposed Meta penalties, disgorgement in social media trial
July 13, 2026
| Xu Yuan and Madeline Hughes
The US states suing Meta Platforms have set out in detail the monetary relief they are seeking in an upcoming trial, providing estimates for penalties and disgorgement that amount to potentially more than $1 trillion.
Clearview AI loses approval of novel equity-based US privacy settlement
July 13, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
A US appeals court overturned Clearview AI’s novel biometric privacy settlement on Monday, finding that nationwide consumers promised the smallest share of the facial-recognition company’s future value were no... (more story)
EU lawmakers' first draft sets stage for changes to Digital Omnibus package
July 13, 2026
| Júlia Tar
European Parliament lawmakers moved their Digital Omnibus package into its next stage on Monday, presenting a first draft report that proposes changes to several elements of the European Commission's proposal ... (more story)
Digital euro talks between lawmakers, EU governments to resume Sept. 10
July 13, 2026
| Helena Freitas
Negotiations on the regulation for a digital euro are set to resume on Sept. 10, with a further meeting planned for Sept. 30, MLex understands. The regulation would establish the legal framework for a digital ... (more story)
EU member states asked about cookie exemptions ahead of digital rules talks
July 13, 2026
| Júlia Tar
EU member states' have been asked to consider expanding a "whitelist" of cookies exempt from consent requirements, alongside potential changes on pseudonymization, AI data processing and compliance burdens ahe... (more story)