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EU lawmakers aim to lever tech sovereignty into digital simplification package August 21, 2026 | Masha Borak

EU lawmakers want the proposed Digital Omnibus to advance Europe's technological sovereignty by reducing reliance on non-EU AI and data-processing providers. Amendments they have lodged broaden a package origi... (more story)

Porn sites get UK age-check compliance warning as watchdog details recent fine August 21, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Porn sites operating in the UK have been warned by the country’s online safety watchdog that failures to implement robust age checks will end up in enforcement as it published details of a recent fine. Ofcom s... (more story)

Uber fined €825m by Dutch privacy watchdog over driver deactivations (*update) August 21, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Uber has been fined €825 million by the Dutch Data Protection Authority under EU data protection rules for deactivating driver accounts without adequately informing them. The Dutch regulator found that Uber fa... (more story)

TikTok flags possible sanctions breaches to UK and Irish regulators August 21, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Patricia Figueiredo

TikTok has said it flagged a possible breach of sanctions to both UK and Irish regulators. "In April 2026, the group identified and is investigating a potential issue relating to its compliance with applicable... (more story)

China details data-security risk reviews as new rules take effect August 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s internet and public security authorities have clarified how companies should conduct and report data-security risk assessments under new rules that took effect this week, as Beijing moves to operationa... (more story)

Hong Kong clears institutions in Canvas data breach affecting 153,000 users August 21, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Hong Kong's privacy regulator cleared four educational institutions of wrongdoing after a cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform exposed personal data of more than 153,000 students and staff. The authorit... (more story)

Australia's new privacy-compensation provision reshaping class actions August 21, 2026 | Sean Maguire

A relatively obscure provision in Australian privacy law is reshaping how individuals can seek compensation for mass data breaches, according to leading legal figures. New South Wales Supreme Court judge Kate ... (more story)

Instagram doesn't optimize for time spent, Meta executive testifies in Tennessee August 21, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Instagram doesn't optimize for time spent by users on its platform because its ads wouldn't be as lucrative if they did, a Meta Platforms executive told a Tennessee jury on Thursday as the social media giant k... (more story)

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Neil Averitt commentary: Strategic implications of the Slaughter ruling (FTCWatch) August 21, 2026

Longtime friends of the Federal Trade Commission have been discussing how to respond to the Trump v. Slaughter decision. Unfortunately, they have been whistling past the graveyard and missing the bigger questi... (more story)

AI changes the conversation around California’s wiretap law August 21, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

An early wiretapping ruling against Otter.ai offers clues—and exposes complications—for courts considering similar privacy claims against ChatGPT and Grok.

ANPD seeks to preserve Discord in Brazil, but imposes tough requirements August 20, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Discord is under scrutiny in Brazil following the alleged suicide of a 13-year-old girl, Lívia, during a broadcast on the platform. The country’s privacy watchdog, the National Data Protection Agency (ANPD), h... (more story)

EU’s cookie-banner overhaul stalls amid competing interests August 18, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The EU's latest attempt to reduce cookie banners has stalled as lawmakers struggle to balance consumers' demands for fewer consent requests, publishers' reliance on advertising revenue, and privacy advocates' ... (more story)

Gonzalez Rogers, veteran of Big Tech litigation, to oversee high-stakes Meta trial August 17, 2026 | Mike Swift

The federal judge who will preside over the high-stakes trial between 29 states and Meta Platforms that begins this week in Oakland, California, is not likely to be intimated by the moment or the power of liti... (more story)

Block on French social media ban exposes risk for EU states with similar ideas August 17, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Lawmakers across Europe are on notice in the wake of a ruling by France's highest constitutional authority that blanket social media bans for minors may be found to conflict with protections for freedom of exp... (more story)

Hong Kong regulator urges companies not to 'outsource' data-security responsibility August 17, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Hong Kong’s privacy chief has warned companies that they remain legally responsible for protecting personal data even when they outsource information-technology work. The remarks by Ada Chung came as the regul... (more story)

Meta faces pivotal US trial in Oakland after bruising year in court August 15, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

It's been a tough year for Meta Platforms, legally speaking. After two punishing losses over youth safety and social media addiction, it's set to take on its biggest courtroom battle yet against four US state ... (more story)