Stronger EU cybersecurity certification, tighter safeguards for critical technology supply chains and a larger operational role for the EU Agency for Cybersecurity should be in the focus of the bloc’s Cybersec... (more story)

In the coming months, social media companies and other online services are likely to get a clearer picture of the EU’s broader regulatory framework for child safety. A new European Commission proposal is expec... (more story)

Years before TikTok was sued on addictive design claims, employees voiced worries about the many children under age 13 on the platform, and whether the company could be liable for inappropriate conduct, accord... (more story)

Two separate court rulings, one by a federal judge in California and one by a state court judge in New Mexico, could mean trouble ahead for the "attention economy." The federal judge found recommendation algor... (more story)

Companies selling AI-enabled smart glasses in Europe, including Meta Platforms with its prominent Ray-Ban AI glasses, are facing growing privacy scrutiny as regulators assess whether existing data-protection r... (more story)

WhatsApp's voluntary age-verification pilot tests whether India's child-privacy regime can protect minors while preserving encryption, minimizing data collection and meeting regulators' parental consent requir... (more story)

California, the state that has been leading privacy enforcement in both the US and the world, has a new tool to look into how companies handle data. Sabrina Ross, the person who will be wielding that power, wi... (more story)

The EU is no longer debating only whether to create a digital euro, but what kind of payment instrument it should become. Make-or-break choices are now at the negotiating table of EU lawmakers and governments,... (more story)