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Google settles ahead of US privacy trial over reproductive health data July 09, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

Google has reached a preliminary agreement to resolve allegations that it illegally intercepted private health data from users of a reproductive tracking app, days before it was set to face a federal jury in a... (more story)

Betfair, Paddy Power face UK privacy scrutiny after hackers access data July 09, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Betting platforms Paddy Power and Betfair are under scrutiny from the UK’s privacy regulator after a data incident this week exposed customer information. Parent company and gambling giant Flutter Entertainmen... (more story)

UK to consider further options for corporate intervention in emergencies July 09, 2025 | Frank Hersey

The UK government will consider whether it needs additional options for corporate intervention in the case of a company's behavior leading to an emergency, as part of a wider drive to strengthen the country's ... (more story)

South Korean president ties AI ambitions to cybersecurity overhaul July 09, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea’s drive to become a global power in artificial intelligence will hinge on whether it can build robust cybersecurity foundations, President Lee Jae Myung said today, pledging reforms to better safeg... (more story)

Beijing enforces new facial-data filing mandate amid privacy push July 09, 2025 | MLex Staff

More than 60 entities in Beijing have filed with the local Internet regulator after storing facial-recognition data on at least 100,000 individuals, as authorities launch an enforcement campaign designed to cu... (more story)

World iris-scanning project faces cease-and-desist order in the Philippines July 09, 2025 | Jet Damazo-Santos

The digital identity "World" project by Tools for Humanity is facing a possible cease-and-desist order from the Philippines' privacy regulator, MLex has learned. The National Privacy Commission is looking into... (more story)

NSO Group faces renewed battle over Pegasus software targeting journalists July 08, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

A US appeals court revived a lawsuit brought by three El Salvador-based journalists accusing Israeli spyware maker NSO Group of installing Pegasus surveillance software on their phones, finding that a federal ... (more story)

Lack of regulatory clarity key challenge to PET adoption, experts say July 08, 2025 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj and Jet Damazo-Santos

Despite the growing push to adopt privacy-enhancing technologies, or PETs, a lack of regulatory clarity around their compliance implications remains a barrier to wider adoption, experts told a conference in Si... (more story)

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Data processing by businesses scrutinized as US enforces cross-border rule July 09, 2025 | Xu Yuan and Maria Dinzeo

A broad swath of businesses’ data-processing activities could be subject to scrutiny under US rules targeting access to American data by foreign countries considered as adversaries, as a grace period ends and ... (more story)

Connecticut AG emphasizes timely responses in first Data Privacy Act fine July 09, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Timely responses and a demonstrated effort to comply with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act are crucial for avoiding severe fines, state Attorney General William Tong said as he announced the first monetary fine under the law.

Social media platforms face new liability pressure over content removal in Brazil July 08, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) ruled that content involving serious crimes posted by users, such as antidemocratic acts and violence against minors, must be removed immediately by social media platforms or ... (more story)

With US cybersecurity law expiring, industry to continue sharing data on threats July 03, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Cybersecurity experts are concerned that legal ambiguities will undermine companies' efforts to ensure data security if a 2015 law is permitted to expire.

TikTok awaits resolution to US-China trade standoff July 03, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

A deal to spin off TikTok’s US social media platform to American investors could come soon after a trade deal with China is finalized. The company and the Trump administration have had a deal in place with pri... (more story)

Tech platforms face fresh EU push for mandatory scanning for child abuse content July 03, 2025 | Júlia Tar and Sara Brandstätter

Denmark has begun its six-month term as chair of EU policy discussions with a renewed push to force online messaging platforms to scan for child sexual abuse material on their platforms. But unless there's a b... (more story)

Brazil raises Instagram age rating amid broader push to protect children online July 02, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The increase in Brazil's age rating for users of Instagram is just one of the steps the country is taking to protect children and adolescents.

Ruling on Texas age-gating law doesn’t worry tech trade group NetChoice July 02, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US Supreme Court’s decision that a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify users’ age is constitutional is narrow enough not to impact challenges to wider-ranging laws, according to a group repr... (more story)