Data Privacy and Security

New Mexico cannot immediately collect whatever penalties Meta Platforms may eventually be assessed following the state's Unfair Practices Act win last month, after the presiding judge granted the company's uno... (more story)

UK communications regulator Ofcom has defended information demands it issued to TikTok, X and Meta Platforms, saying it needs the data to decide where to focus its work tackling online harms. The three social ... (more story)

Ensuring that the EU doesn’t have risky dependencies in critical technologies — AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, space and cyber security — is one of the top goals for Henna Virkkunen, the European Commi... (more story)

EU governments should prioritize agreement on the proposed Kids Act to avoid a fragmented series of national rules around protecting children online, the EU’s digital chief Henna Virkkunen told MLex, adding th... (more story)

China is proposing tighter controls on algorithms used to manage platform workers, seeking greater transparency and human oversight of decisions affecting their livelihoods as part of broader labor protections... (more story)

The Philippine Senate has approved a bill that would prohibit people under 18 from holding or using social-media accounts, setting up a potential clash with a House proposal that would allow teenagers access u... (more story)

Washington lawmakers are poised to revisit comprehensive privacy legislation as artificial intelligence raises new questions about how companies collect and use personal information. Washington state Represent... (more story)

Apple failed to defeat claims that the numerical faceprints generated by the Photos app constitute unique face-geometry scans collected or possessed without the consent required by Illinois' biometric privacy ... (more story)