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Data Privacy and Security

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South Korea unveils 2025 privacy roadmap to tackle AI-era challenges January 13, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea's privacy watchdog has unveiled its 2025 policy roadmap, introducing comprehensive measures to tackle privacy challenges in the AI era while advancing the country's digital transformation. Building... (more story)

China's draft rules task platforms with ensuring MCN content compliance January 13, 2025 | MLex Staff

China's Internet information content service platforms have received draft rules, assigning them roles in ensuring content compliance for Multi-Channel Network organizations. On Friday, the Cyberspace Administ... (more story)

Zuckerberg asks Trump to defend US tech from EU, foreign enforcers January 11, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Donald Trump’s administration should come to the defense of Meta Platforms and other tech companies as they face investigations and sanctions by the likes of the European Union, Mark Zuckerberg has urged. The ... (more story)

Potential TikTok ban scrutinized by US Supreme Court as deadline approaches January 10, 2025 | Mike Swift

The US Supreme Court spent more than two and a half hours hearing argument today from TikTok, TikTok creators and the US Solicitor General about whether it should block or delay the Jan. 19 deadline for China'... (more story)

China's Hainan sets compliance guidelines for retail-sector data protection January 10, 2025 | MLex Staff

Operators of shopping malls and supermarkets on China's Hainan Island have been issued compliance guidelines to protect personal information, following a six-month enforcement campaign by local authorities. Th... (more story)

PimEyes no longer pursued by Australian privacy watchdog, documents reveal January 10, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Controversial facial-recognition tool PimEyes is no longer facing inquiries by Australia's privacy watchdog, with the agency’s internal documents revealing it closed its probe in September 2024. The update was... (more story)

Chinese capital expands autonomous vehicle use, defers liability decision January 09, 2025

Beijing has introduced new regulations to govern and promote the innovative use of autonomous vehicles, expanding the range of uses while stepping back from local legislative efforts to determine traffic accid... (more story)

Google wins appeal over jurisdiction in Texas AG's tracking suit January 09, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo, Xu Yuan and Mike Swift

A Texas appeals court handed Google a win on jurisdictional grounds over state claims that Google deceived Android users by continuing to harvest their location and browsing data even when histories were turne... (more story)

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EU Digital Fairness Act set for early 2026, with consumer protection in focus January 10, 2025 | Júlia Tar

In 2026, the Digital Fairness Act — an initiative designed to strengthen consumer protections in the digital landscape — is set to be proposed by the European Commission. Building on the findings of the lates... (more story)

Beyond Washington, 2025 looms as huge year in US data privacy January 09, 2025 | Mike Swift, Xu Yuan and Madeline Hughes

When the first important privacy ruling of 2025 by a US federal judge landed this week — Google’s summary judgment loss in litigation alleging it illegally tracked users’ mobile web activities and app usage — ... (more story)

With Meta's end to fact-checking expected to hit Brazil soon, Supreme Court looks on January 09, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo and Henrique Santiago

Although Meta’s move from a fact-checking program to a community-notes moderation system is set to start in the US, Brazilian fact-checking partners expect the same to happen in their country imminently, MLex ... (more story)

Meta shifts US content-moderation policies before Trump, GOP take power January 07, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Meta Platforms executives, nodding to the "free speech" concerns of President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans days before they're set to take charge, announced new content-moderation guideline... (more story)

Private companies to prepare for EU cybersecurity law, despite legal gaps January 07, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter and Júlia Tar

Private companies should get prepared to comply with the EU’s updated Network and Information Systems law — the NIS2 directive — even though most EU governments have missed the deadline for its transposition i... (more story)

EU GDPR procedural reform sparks questions on improving enforcement January 06, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Meta Platforms, Google, Microsoft and other Big Tech companies — as well as civil society — are eagerly awaiting the final text of the GDPR procedural reform, which aims to streamline and speed up the cross-bo... (more story)

Third Party Litigation Funding industry sees EU regulatory clouds forming January 03, 2025 | Jean Comte

Third-Party Litigation Funding is getting increased attention from EU regulators, fueled by pushes from business representatives who say it presents a risk for their activity. The TPLF industry, which says the... (more story)

Meta's 'consent or pay' model may see EU probes resolved in 2025 January 02, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Meta Platforms’ six-year struggle with EU privacy, consumer and competition regulators over how it processes users’ personal data for targeted ads may be nearing an end. After trying to appease regulators with... (more story)