While the US Federal Trade Commission spends a fraction of what other privacy enforcers around the world spend per capita, it has nevertheless brought many of the largest privacy settlements in history, includ... (more story)

Discussion of chip export controls was notably absent from the recent Trump-Xi summit, reflecting in part Beijing’s reduced urgency to secure relief from US curbs as China accelerates its push for technologica... (more story)

This summer, for the first time, four social media companies were set to face a jury together over claims their intentionally addictive designs fueled a youth mental health crisis. Now, Meta Platforms will sta... (more story)

General Motors’ recent $12.75 million settlement with California over its alleged mishandling of data isn't only the biggest fine in the history of the state’s privacy law, but shows that the state’s privacy e... (more story)

A new French law that grants confidentiality to certain documents drafted by in-house lawyers is out of favor with the national competition authority over an apparent conflict with EU law — and the regulator s... (more story)

European regulators debating cookie rules should talk frankly about how they can be reformed to improve EU web users' lives rather than opting for technical tweaks that won’t help them, the chief privacy watch... (more story)

The European Commission’s proposed changes to the definition of personal data go too far and may contradict EU case law because companies could escape privacy obligations by claiming they cannot identify indiv... (more story)

The scandal of X's Grok producing millions of sexualized deepfakes led to multiple probes early this year. None has concluded yet, though Brazil’s privacy regulator expects preliminary findings by June, while ... (more story)