PayPal’s payment app Venmo illegally shared users’ personal information including transaction details with third-party tracking technology providers such as Kochava, a US lawsuit alleges.

The EU’s new short-term rental data-sharing system should be allowed to produce evidence of activity in local markets before further restrictions are proposed under the planned Affordable Housing Act, technolo... (more story)

Indonesia has issued long-awaited implementing rules for its 2022 Personal Data Protection Law, spelling out company obligations on data breaches, overseas transfers, automated decision-making and high-risk pr... (more story)

Online platforms cannot “outsource” responsibility for teen safety to parents, UK watchdog Ofcom has said, after a report found that Meta Platforms had used paid parent influencers to promote its Instagram Tee... (more story)

Southeast Asian governments are stepping up pressure on technology platforms over child safety amid Meta’s landmark US settlement. Singapore is preparing mandatory age assurance and stronger safeguards for tee... (more story)

A US House panel Tuesday advanced a slate of new bills to bolster supply chain security, promote US artificial intelligence open-source code and push back against sustainability requirements in other countries... (more story)

The UK’s online safety watchdog is facing an information demand after refusing the Children’s Commissioner access to platforms' child-risk assessments. Rachel de Souza said on Tuesday that she planned to use h... (more story)

Japan’s IP High Court has ruled that a name linked to an allegedly infringing TikTok user’s PayPal account did not have to be disclosed, because the copyright owner failed to show that it qualified as the user... (more story)