Data Privacy and Security

In a US Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that shows the regulatory and business pressure on AI startups that are heavily used by minors, Character.AI told a bankruptcy judge in Delaware that it is losing between $... (more story)

California consumers would never have consented to having their customer service calls recorded had they known Google could use their conversations to train its AI models, an attorney for the consumers argued ... (more story)

Cybersecurity certification would remain voluntary by default, and checks on risks posed by non-EU countries would be retained under amendments from Swedish center-right EU lawmaker Tomas Tobé, dated Tuesday a... (more story)

Cooperation between the EU’s antitrust enforcer and data protection authorities in a search data-sharing probe into Google has been impeded because of a lack of legal clarity on what kind of sensitive informat... (more story)

Meta Platforms’ real-time intelligence on cyber-enabled scams helped law enforcement conduct the “largest ever takedown of fraudulent social media accounts linked to West African scam centers,” US Attorney for... (more story)

Meta Platforms has accused UK regulator Ofcom of seeking the highest possible online safety fines without properly assessing what was needed to deter breaches, a London court hearing heard on Tuesday. Ofcom re... (more story)

EU action against companies misusing their power to exploit customers and consumers is experiencing “an interesting new life” beyond merely scrutinizing prices, Anthony Whelan said. The director-general of the... (more story)

National investigations under the EU’s Digital Services Act could yield results next year, Daniela Brönstrup, vice president of Germany’s Federal Network Agency, said Tuesday, while also noting difficulties in... (more story)