Privacy allegations based on information provided by whistleblowers against Meta Platforms' WhatsApp drew doubts over their plausibility as a US federal judge considers whether to allow the case to go forward.

A proposal in the EU’s revamp of telecom rules to move toward unlimited-duration spectrum licenses may lead to the entrenchment of incumbent operators and harm smaller companies, a leading European lawmaker sa... (more story)

The latest draft of plans for revising the EU's digital legislation includes additional clarification of how data protection rules would apply to transfers of personal data to third countries for tax cooperati... (more story)

The European Parliament’s economic affairs committee approved its position on the digital euro regulation, paving the way for a full assembly vote in July and subsequent talks with EU governments. Lawmakers en... (more story)

Community bankers asked US policymakers to provide more regulatory clarity on artificial intelligence to help the firms cope with fraud turbocharged by AI use, a US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paper sa... (more story)

Leadership on the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on Monday announced they have reached a bipartisan agreement on kids' online safety legislation. Although details remain thin, the proposal lacks a lega... (more story)

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office said former privacy chief John Edwards’ conduct was “completely at odds with our values,” after technology minister Liz Kendall described evidence of his use of “vulg... (more story)

South Korea is weighing a new impact-assessment framework for large-scale cross-border transfers of personal data and plans to codify Privacy by Design principles into law, as part of a broader shift from an e... (more story)