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UK software companies could get stronger cybersecurity incentives November 13, 2026 | Imogen Howse

UK software companies could be given stronger incentives to develop more secure software, MLex has learned. The UK government is exploring how procurement and proportionate certification could encourage secure software dev...(read more)

Tinder fined €11m for giving users incomplete copies of their data November 13, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

MTCH Technology Services, which operates the Tinder dating platform, has been fined €11 million for failing to provide users with complete copies of their personal data, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said on Friday....(read more)

TikTok tentatively ordered by Calif. judge to produce financial, restructuring documents November 13, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

TikTok must produce financial and corporate restructuring documents in California’s lawsuit over alleged harms to children, a state judge tentatively ruled Thursday.

Meta, US FTC spar over reopening 2020 privacy settlement as judge weighs in November 12, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A federal judge appeared skeptical Thursday that he has the broad authority Meta Platforms is seeking to block the US Federal Trade Commission from reopening its 2020 privacy settlement, questioning whether the company cou...(read more)

CalPrivacy chief outlines vision to 'democratize privacy' in California November 12, 2026 | Mike Swift

CalPrivacy chief Tom Kemp in an interview Thursday described his vision for how the regulator wants to "democratize privacy" for California's residents, using technology such as browser opt-out signals to stop data brokers...(read more)

More safeguards on online services’ CSAM searches in new EU negotiating draft November 12, 2026 | Júlia Tar

A new negotiating draft of the proposed EU law to compel digital platforms to assess and mitigate risks related to child sexual-abuse material would burden online service providers with more detailed requirements for selec...(read more)

UK healthcare leaders asked to personally vouch for patient record safeguards November 12, 2026 | Imogen Howse

UK healthcare leaders have been asked to personally vouch for their organizations' safeguards against staff snooping on patient records after the country's privacy regulator said it had received more than 300 reports of un...(read more)

Meta, TikTok fault EU’s DSA user-counting system as ECJ hears fee dispute November 12, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Meta Platforms and ByteDance’s TikTok on Thursday urged the EU’s highest court to uphold judgments annulling decisions setting their Digital Services Act supervisory fees, with Meta’s lawyer warning that the European Commi...(read more)

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JetBlue 'surveillance pricing' litigation deepens US scrutiny of practice November 11, 2026 | Mike Swift

Americans have long accepted the cost to their privacy of their personal data being used to drive what ads they see, but they may be ready to draw the line on the use of their personal data to set the price they pay for go...(read more)

Platforms fear addictive-design duty overlaps with EU's new digital rulebook November 11, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

All online platforms will have to let consumers disable addictive features under the proposed EU Digital Fairness Act — duties that the largest platforms will have to add to their existing Digital Services Act risk obligat...(read more)

Why China sees factory robots as new front in AI race November 11, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's move against SoftBank's ABB Robotics deal shows how far the artificial intelligence race has evolved beyond chips into the machinery of the physical economy. Industrial robots are being recast from productivity too...(read more)

Game makers look to face stricter in-game currency rules under EU consumer law November 10, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Video game companies would likely have to show the real-money value of items bought with paid virtual currencies under the EU's forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, a leaked draft suggests, supporting a key demand from consum...(read more)

TikTok case signals EU challenge to social media’s engagement-driven systems November 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok’s latest EU case on "rabbit holes" could have implications for other social media platforms using engagement-driven recommender systems. The European Commission’s preliminary findings — published on Friday — indicat...(read more)

DROP climbing in data broker deletions, Calif. privacy regulator data shows November 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

California's privacy regulator said its DROP data broker system — the acronym for "Delete Request and Opt-out Platform" — is operating as planned after its first 90-day compliance milestone, with users averaging about 200 ...(read more)

Midterm blue wave poised to shift US tech regulation debate November 04, 2026 | Emma Whitford, Amy Miller, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

Sweeping Democratic victories in Tuesday's US midterm elections may foreshadow a shift in Congress's debate over regulating AI and the technology industry more broadly, from if it should be done to how it should be done. B...(read more)

TikTok, Snap to take more heat in US fight over social media addiction November 03, 2026 | Xu Yuan, Madeline Hughes, Mike Swift and Maria Dinzeo

After Meta Platforms, the top target of social media backlash, took a series of hits in the form of adverse trial outcomes and impactful settlements, the battleground is likely to shift focus to TikTok and Snap in the comi...(read more)