At Meta remedies trial, New Mexico judge told of mental health issues tied to apps
May 09, 2026
| Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift
As the state of New Mexico's remedies bench trial against Meta Platforms completed its first week of testimony, Judge Bryan Biedscheid heard testimony from two expert witnesses for the state who said evidence ... (more story)
US judge questions what Facebook users agreed to in health data privacy case
May 08, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
A federal judge said Friday she needs a closer look at Meta Platforms' privacy policy before ruling on the company's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming its pixel technology secretly intercepted two women's pres... (more story)
GM to pay $12.75m in Calif. settlement over sale of driving data
May 08, 2026
| Xu Yuan
General Motors will pay $12.75 million in California to resolve allegations that it illegally sold drivers’ personal information, including driving and location data, to data brokers, state Attorney General Ro... (more story)
US DOJ Antitrust Division puts acting chiefs in civil, criminal front offices
May 08, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division has new acting heads for civil enforcement, litigation and criminal prosecution, MLex has learned. Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi informed staffe... (more story)
Meta concerned about timing in New Mexico case
May 08, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Meta Platforms is concerned over how quickly it will have to mount a defense to prove it wasn’t a nuisance in New Mexico, and that it might have to redesign its platforms and pay $3.7 billion in abatement.
Taxi app Yango's EU operator vows to fight Russia data-transfer enforcement (*update)
May 08, 2026
| Júlia Tar
Taxi app Yango’s European operator has been fined €100 million by the Dutch privacy regulator and ordered to immediately stop transferring personal data of European users to Russia, where its parent company is... (more story)
China's top court highlights data-crime crackdown
May 08, 2026
| MLex Staff
China’s top court unveiled five “typical cases” involving personal-information crimes and related offenses, underscoring a multifaceted crackdown as increasingly sophisticated and covert technologies make data... (more story)
Grab-Foodpanda deal raises security concerns in Taiwan over Alibaba, Huawei ties
May 08, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Taiwan's transport ministry will raise national security concerns over Grab's ties to Alibaba and Huawei as the island's antitrust regulator prepares to review the Singapore-based company's proposed acquisitio... (more story)