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Data Privacy and Security

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Data localization, child protection, consent fuel India's draft data-rules debate January 15, 2025 | Freny Patel

Data localization, consent mechanisms and potential impact on children's data were the key concerns raised and debated at the first consultation session on India's draft rules on data protection. Representativ... (more story)

Texas age verification law raises US Supreme Court concerns on privacy, free speech January 15, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo, Maddie Hughes

The US Supreme Court examined longstanding tensions between free speech, privacy and evolving technology today in weighing whether Texas' law requiring age verification for adult websites should be reviewed un... (more story)

Antitrust enforcement will be ‘priority’ for US DOJ attorney general nominee Bondi January 15, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Pamela Bondi today affirmed her commitment to continue working on big-ticket monopolization lawsuits brought by federal enforcers under Biden and pledged that antitrust law enforcement will be a “priority” if ... (more story)

Texas to seek state Supreme Court review of Google's location data win January 15, 2025 | Mike Swift and Chris May

The Texas attorney general plans to ask the state Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision Google won last week that threatens the jurisdiction of state courts over consumer protection litigation agai... (more story)

US FTC bars GoDaddy from misrepresenting privacy protections to website creators January 15, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US Federal Trade Commission entered into a settlement barring the website-hosting company GoDaddy from making misrepresentations of its privacy practices to customers, including international certification... (more story)

EU data protection supervisor hopefuls tell lawmakers of GDPR, collaboration focus January 15, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Candidates for the position of the European Data Protection Supervisor have outlined their priorities in answers to written questions ahead of hearings by the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties... (more story)

Telecom giants to see single EU sector regulation this year, official says January 15, 2025 | Matthew Newman and Júlia Tar

Orange, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone should see a single EU regulation on telecom rules this year as the EU Electronic Communications Code is reviewed and reforms proposed to boost the sector's competitivenes... (more story)

Google to face Dutch mass claim lawsuit over Android phone users’ privacy (update*) January 15, 2025 | Matthew Newman

A Dutch foundation’s mass privacy lawsuit in the Netherlands has been given the go-ahead by an Amsterdam court following a complaint for the alleged infringement of Android phone users’ privacy. The foundation... (more story)

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'Day of reckoning': Daniel’s Law spawns new battleground for privacy rights in US January 15, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

A New Jersey law meant to protect the personal information of public officials and their family members is being weaponized against a range of industries. With the absence of a comprehensive federal privacy la... (more story)

US FTC says it has authority to modify Meta 2020 privacy settlement; new Chair agrees January 14, 2025 | Mike Swift

Despite the US Federal Trade Commission releasing an order in recent days that is has the legal authority to reopen a 2020 privacy settlement and seek additional sanctions against Meta Platforms, the agency ma... (more story)

How AI reshapes regulatory approach, privacy compliance in South Korea January 14, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

Navigating South Korea’s privacy regulations is increasingly complex for both companies and the regulator due to the vast amount of data required to develop artificial intelligence services and the growing com... (more story)

AI law, content controls and privacy fines on Japan’s 2025 agenda January 13, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

In response to the growing misuse of personal data and artificial intelligence, Japan’s digital regulation regime is expected to tighten this year with a proposed AI bill, the enforcement of content takedowns ... (more story)

US high court to give First Amendment scrutiny to age-verification law January 13, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday about the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires online adult websites to verify users’ age, 20 years after its last look at such age verification.... (more story)

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)