Data Privacy and Security

TikTok, Snap to take more heat in US fight over social media addiction

Nikki Iyer, a student at the University of California-Berkeley, is co-chair of Design It For Us, an international group of young people pushing for state design codes.

OpenAI facing first US age-code suit; case reflects 'drive' by young people

Snap settles social media addiction allegations ahead of US trial

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Revised EU sovereign cloud bill gives public buyers more flexibility November 04, 2026 | Masha Borak

A revised draft of the EU’s Cloud and AI Development Act would narrow European Commission powers over cloud sovereignty requirements, and would ease compliance. The compromise offered by Ireland — which is cha... (more story)

Smart glasses manufacturers could face restrictions on UK sales, minister says November 04, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Smart glasses manufacturers and retailers could face restrictions on UK sales as the government responds to concerns about the devices being used to perpetuate abuse of women and girls. Safeguarding minister S... (more story)

EU lawmakers back tighter conditions for withholding data on trade-secrets grounds November 04, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Companies seeking to withhold data on the grounds of trade secrets would face stricter conditions, under amendments endorsed by the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee on Wednesday to the digital sim... (more story)

Hyundai Motor Group temporarily curbs external AI access amid security review November 04, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has temporarily restricted employees’ access to certain external artificial intelligence services in “some areas” as part of a review of AI use, aimed at improving productivit... (more story)

China's top economic planner eyes AI social safeguards as adoption expands November 04, 2026 | MLex staff

China plans to strengthen monitoring of job displacement caused by artificial intelligence and introduce safeguards against addiction and emotional dependence, as authorities seek to contain the technology's s... (more story)

TikTok opposes Australian duty-of-care bill over eSafety chief's 'invasive' powers November 04, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

TikTok Australia warned that the country’s proposed digital duty-of-care law in its current form would give the online safety regulator “invasive” powers, including to direct how online services must be operat... (more story)

Australian court recordings accessed overseas in error, privacy watchdog says November 04, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia’s privacy watchdog closed preliminary inquiries into unauthorized overseas access to federal court recordings, finding that subcontractor employees in India accessed snippets from 93 court matters fo... (more story)

Probe into Meta moderation practices urged by Brazil secretariat November 03, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil's Secretariat for Digital Rights urged the country’s data protection agency to investigate Meta's content-moderation practices, arguing that problems reported on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsAp... (more story)

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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 Sna... (more story)

Dismissal of Discord suit in Ohio raises questions of Section 230 reach November 03, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The recent dismissal of a lawsuit against Discord in Ohio federal court, alleging Discord failed to implement child safety procedures that led to a then-17-year-old being sexually exploited, diverges from nume... (more story)

OpenAI facing first US age-code suit; case reflects 'drive' by young people November 03, 2026 | Mike Swift

When eight states sued OpenAI recently over safety and privacy claims, Nebraska’s complaint stood out because it was the first time a state had attempted to enforce an Age-Appropriate Design Code — laws passed... (more story)

Anthropic says privacy concerns a pervasive regulator risk as IPO looms October 31, 2026 | Mike Swift

Anthropic called out a plethora of privacy risks in this week's S-1 filing ahead of its initial public stock offering, including the admission that two of the biggest concerns about frontier AI — privacy and s... (more story)

Japan's cyberattack surge fuels debate over tighter AI regulation, data-security rules October 30, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

A wave of cyberattacks exposing Japanese companies to compensation costs and damages claims is sharpening questions about whether the country needs stronger safeguards against misuse of artificial intelligence... (more story)

Brazil’s Meta controversy raises wider, global questions about elections October 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Tech regulation took center stage in Brazil's elections, with Meta squarely under the spotlight, but questions around the company's moderation systems, and how government and regulators handle allegations of p... (more story)

US faces questions as Chinese EVs pressure global markets October 29, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The US is facing increasing questions on its strategy to combat Chinese electric and hybrid cars surging across the world and pressuring neighboring markets, including in Europe and Canada. The cheap and relia... (more story)

EU simplification plans raise uncertainty over privacy duties for data sharing October 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Providers of blockchain-based identity and document verification tools, including digital wallets, could face additional General Data Protection Regulation duties when sharing data about people they can't iden... (more story)

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US House Commerce Committee Democrats promise to rein in Big Tech after election November 04, 2026

EU Commission sets out 2027 agenda focused on competitiveness, simplification November 04, 2026

Solar company Bluon Energy pays £105,000 UK fine for unsolicited marketing calls November 04, 2026

Australian privacy watchdog closes inquiry into court-recordings probe November 04, 2026

Suno moves to dismiss musicians' US privacy suit November 03, 2026

'Banking omnibus,’ geo-economic deterrence pact on EU executive's 2027 agenda November 03, 2026

Invest in cybersecurity now to counter AI malware threats, UK organizations told November 03, 2026

Temu companies’ challenges to €200m EU digital services law fine published November 03, 2026

Western Australian Police concludes trial of facial recognition technology November 03, 2026

Three more news organizations claim Brave scraped their websites for copyrighted content November 02, 2026

Meta loses bid to dismiss Android browsing privacy lawsuit in US November 02, 2026

Brave faces US infringment, circumvention claims for AI copying from New York Times November 02, 2026

ING Bank Śląski’s 2025 GDPR fine upheld by Warsaw court November 02, 2026

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Data Privacy & Security - Discord - Litigation over alleged sexual exploitation (US) November 03, 2026

Discord is facing a US complaint claiming that it injured young users by deliberately enticing them without implementing basic measures to protect them—such as measures to verify that people creating Discord a... (more story)

Data Privacy & Security - Meta - Class action over social media harms (Australia) November 03, 2026

Australian law firm MinterEllison has filed a class action lawsuit in the Federal Court of Australia against Meta Platforms on behalf of children and teenagers allegedly harmed by the addictive design of Faceb... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence - Data Privacy & Security - Intellectual Property - Brave - The New York Times - Litigation over scraping to data by Brave (US) November 02, 2026

The New York Times has sued Brave Software, which offers a privacy-enhanced browser and search engine, on allegations that it illegally scraped content from the newspaper and used that "stolen copyrighted cont... (more story)

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