Data Privacy and Security

Google could face a decision as soon as next week from Ireland’s data watchdog about whether it processed users’ location data illegally, the European consumer group which coordinated the original complaints a... (more story)

Online-game providers would face EU safety-by-design and guardian-control duties under the proposed Kids Act, but the sector is warning against "sweeping" age assurance. The text also raises concerns about vir... (more story)

US state attorneys general are trying to undermine the Department of Justice when they seek alternative relief in antitrust cases where the agency has already struck a settlement, a top DOJ official said Thurs... (more story)

The proposed EU Kids Act was won early support from France and Germany, and Spain has welcomed the European Commission's initiative while stressing that it had its own plan for a social-media age limit at a hi... (more story)

Chinese police are stepping up enforcement against companies that fail to protect personal information, with recent cases showing that transport groups, tourism developers and entertainment-venue operators are... (more story)

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee defended plans for an artificial intelligence-powered city management system against privacy concerns, insisting it will focus on infrastructure and operations without tracki... (more story)

A Facebook employee warned senior colleagues in the run-up to the 2020 election that the company could catch only a fraction of the hate, violence and misinformation on its platform and urged it to “pause all ... (more story)

US-based cloud service provider Cloudflare said it will challenge a Belgian court order requiring its public Domain Name System, or DNS, service to block Belgian users from reaching websites that illegally str... (more story)