Malaysia is finalizing the regulatory framework underpinning its Online Safety Act 2025 with proposed regulations governing private-messaging features, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil told Parliament on T... (more story)

Australia's Senate has delayed a bill to strengthen enforcement of the country's under-16 social media ban by referring it to an eight-week parliamentary inquiry, postponing planned new powers for the online-s... (more story)

Japan will inspect the use of USB memory devices at municipalities nationwide after the Ground Self-Defense Force acknowledged that malware-infected USB drives had remained undetected on its systems for nearly... (more story)

A US judge appeared likely on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Google of designing school-issued Chromebooks and education tools that expose children to harmful content, saying the claims seem barred by ... (more story)

New Jersey has become the latest US state to establish a regulatory regime for data brokers, with more stringent requirements and higher financial obligations.

A narrowed California bill aimed at curbing privacy "shakedown" lawsuits under the state's wiretapping law has advanced from a key Assembly privacy committee. SB 690 now targets pen-register claims, leaving br... (more story)

Groupe Canal+ is asking the EU's highest court to clarify whether companies can rely on consent collected by another controller before sending promotional emails. The case involving the French media and teleco... (more story)

India has directed Meta Platforms to pause WhatsApp's planned username feature, citing cybercrime concerns. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sought explanations under the Information ... (more story)