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Australian privacy watchdog updates facial-recognition guidance after Bunnings ruling July 30, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Australia's privacy regulator has updated its guidance on the use of facial-recognition technology, providing greater clarity on when retailers and other businesses can collect sensitive biometric information ... (more story)

Telegram faces major penalties in Australia over alleged pro-terror material July 30, 2026 | Sean Maguire and Saloni Sinha

Telegram is facing civil penalties of up to A$54.6 million ($38 million) in Australia after the country's online-safety regulator filed first-of-its kind proceedings against a platform, alleging it failed to r... (more story)

Dict.cc’s consent request for advertising partners breaches GDPR, Noyb says July 30, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Online dictionary Dict.cc unlawfully asks users to consent to the processing of their personal data by more than 1,700 advertising partners with a single click, making informed consent impossible under the EU'... (more story)

Meta reveals $2.4bn in legal costs, warns of addictive design trials' price tag July 30, 2026 | Mike Swift

Meta Platforms unpleasntly surprised investors in reporting $2.4 billion in second-quarter legal charges as it defended youth-related addictive design trials in the US, with those legal charges helping drive M... (more story)

New York to restrict 'addictive' social media features for children July 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

New York Attorney General Letitia James released the state’s new rules to limit “addictive” features on social media platforms under the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act.

Telehealth company Hims targeted by US FTC, states over data sharing, billing July 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

The FTC, California and Utah accused Hims & Hers of sharing sensitive health data with advertisers, misleading consumers into recurring prescription charges and making subscriptions difficult to cancel.

UK privacy regulator adopts risk-based triage for data protection complaints July 29, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski and Patricia Figueiredo

Complaints over UK companies’ handling of personal data are less likely to be investigated under a new Information Commissioner’s Office framework, which gives case officers greater discretion to archive lower... (more story)

Review of UK data protection regulator handed to govt's culture department July 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Responsibility for an independent review of the UK privacy regulator’s culture, accountability and governance has moved to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport following the abolition of the te... (more story)

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xAI challenge to California AI training transparency law has national significance July 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

A federal appeals court is poised to consider xAI's novel challenge to California's Generative AI Training Data Transparency Act, which requires high-level disclosures about model-training datasets. xAI argues... (more story)

What will the UK tech ministry's abolition mean for policy and regulation? July 27, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

Shutting down the UK government's technology department is expected to slow policymaking and fragment coordination across AI, cybersecurity and online safety, even as AI policy moves closer to the center of go... (more story)

US legal fight over social media addiction faces long road ahead July 23, 2026 | Xu Yuan

In sprawling nationwide litigation over social media addiction, Meta Platforms, Snap, YouTube and TikTok are looking at years of fighting ahead as any resolution that may lead to palpable changes to the platfo... (more story)

Hurdles remain for Trump's prospective head of US DOJ's Antitrust Division July 22, 2026 | Chris May and Alex Wilts

Adam Candeub, President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice, must clear procedural and institutional hurdles before he can implement any vision for the futur... (more story)

France’s social media ban for under-15s could accelerate EU legislation July 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Anna Lauwereys

France's ban on social media for users under age 15 could speed up EU legislation on protecting children online, after lawmakers watered down the measure to preserve the European Commission's powers under the ... (more story)

Suits filed against TikTok over addictive design span US, advance under radar July 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

With trials against Meta Platforms drawing the bulk of the attention among state challenges to the allegedly addictive design of social media platforms, litigation by states challenging the legality of TikTok'... (more story)

UK tech, AI and online safety regulation pose pressing questions for Burnham July 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

As Andy Burnham takes power in the UK, he faces immediate tech policy questions. Reports that he could fold the technology ministry into a larger business department have alarmed tech advocates, while question... (more story)

Meta faces two more jury trials over US consumer harm in coming weeks July 17, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Maria Dinzeo

In the wake of two landmark trials against Meta Platforms this year, two additional juries are soon to decide if the social media giant's design choices harmed Instagram users, as jury selection in the Tenness... (more story)