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Online platforms face new EU child-safety guidance; member states test age-verification app July 14, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Online platforms must adopt risk-based, privacy-preserving measures to shield minors from harmful content and interactions, under new European Commission guidelines published today. The guidelines — issued und... (more story)

EU judges to rule soon on notions of personal-data in Banco Popular Español case July 14, 2025 | Matthew Newman

EU judges will rule soon on a landmark case involving the definition of personal data, and whether a data controller must inform users when their data is transferred to a third party. The EU Court of Justice w... (more story)

Cross-border data rules complicate AI rollout in APAC as localization pressures mount July 14, 2025 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Companies developing generative AI in Asia Pacific are grappling with increasingly complex data-transfer rules that threaten to fragment infrastructure and delay innovation. Industry voices warn that divergent... (more story)

South Korea details consent exemptions, secondary use criteria in new privacy guide July 14, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea’s privacy regulator has issued a consolidated compliance manual that sharpens legal interpretations under the country’s overhauled personal data law, offering clarity on when businesses must obtain... (more story)

US FTC won't overreach, will enforce privacy laws that have been enacted, Mufarrige says July 11, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US Federal Trade Commission won't overreach as it polices unfair and deceptive data privacy practices, Chris Mufarrige, director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, said today.

UK platforms face call from lawmakers for expanded misinformation duties July 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK online platforms should face stronger duties to tackle misinformation and deepfakes, a parliamentary committee said today, calling out gaps in the Online Safety Act. In a new report, lawmakers are urging th... (more story)

Meta appeals to EU top court against lower court’s ‘consent or pay’ rejection July 11, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Meta Platforms Ireland has filed an appeal at the EU's highest court against a lower EU court decision that rejected the company's challenge of an opinion by an umbrella group of EU data protection authorities... (more story)

Manus AI shifts global base to Singapore amid US-China tensions July 11, 2025 | MLex Staff

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Manus AI has relocated its global headquarters from China to Singapore while also slashing its domestic operations. The move comes as the company maneuvers through esca... (more story)

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How a 'one-off' case could upend the CFAA and a critical cyber defense tool July 11, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

A prominent cybersecurity group is warning that a recent appellate court ruling upholding the conviction of former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan could undermine the use of bug bounty programs, a cornerstone... (more story)

For digital laws, EU’s simplification drive suffers underlying tensions July 11, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The EU’s push for simplification of its laws has come up against a range of underlying tensions in the digital arena, including political ambition, bureaucratic inertia and industry pressure to roll back years... (more story)

Platforms face UK push for researcher data access, but US tensions could intrude July 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Social media and search services could face new UK duties to share data with researchers, under proposals published by regulator Ofcom as part of its Online Safety Act implementation. But industry resistance, ... (more story)

Data processing by businesses scrutinized as US enforces cross-border rule July 09, 2025 | Xu Yuan and Maria Dinzeo

A broad swath of businesses’ data-processing activities could be subject to scrutiny under US rules targeting access to American data by foreign countries considered as adversaries, as a grace period ends and ... (more story)

Connecticut AG emphasizes timely responses in first Data Privacy Act fine July 09, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Timely responses and a demonstrated effort to comply with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act are crucial for avoiding severe fines, state Attorney General William Tong said as he announced the first monetary fine under the law.

Social media platforms face new liability pressure over content removal in Brazil July 08, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) ruled that content involving serious crimes posted by users, such as antidemocratic acts and violence against minors, must be removed immediately by social media platforms or ... (more story)

With US cybersecurity law expiring, industry to continue sharing data on threats July 03, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Cybersecurity experts are concerned that legal ambiguities will undermine companies' efforts to ensure data security if a 2015 law is permitted to expire.

TikTok awaits resolution to US-China trade standoff July 03, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

A deal to spin off TikTok’s US social media platform to American investors could come soon after a trade deal with China is finalized. The company and the Trump administration have had a deal in place with pri... (more story)