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Password manager LastPass ‘strengthened security’ after UK data-breach probe December 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

LastPass, which runs a password management app, said it has strengthened its security practices following the UK privacy regulator's investigation into it over data protection failings. It was on Thursday fine... (more story)

Distribution of digital-amendment roles poses conundrum to EU lawmakers December 11, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Parliament is facing a complex puzzle on how to divide responsibilities on the two digital amendment packages, with early positioning of EU lawmakers occurring amid internal in-fighting, personal ... (more story)

EU telecom market consolidation opposed by six countries December 11, 2025 | Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi

A group of six EU countries — Czechia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovenia — has expressed skepticism about any market consolidation in the EU’s telecom market, as well as any changes to rules th... (more story)

Austria’s smart-meter rules comply with EU privacy laws, EU court opinion says December 11, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Austria’s smart-meter rules are compatible with EU data protection laws, provided that consumers are informed in advance of the specific purpose for which their data may be accessed in exceptional cases, accor... (more story)

Vietnam pairs first AI law with sweeping digital, IP and cybersecurity reforms December 11, 2025 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam passed four laws Wednesday that together create a comprehensive AI regulatory regime. Alongside a standalone AI law that adopts a risk-based regulatory approach, the National Assembly approved legislat... (more story)

2K Games, BIFC face privacy fines in South Korea over inadequate data safeguards December 11, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

Weak security measures that left internal systems exposed at US game company 2K Games and the Busan International Financial Promotion Center resulted in a combined 300 million won ($203,000) in privacy fines i... (more story)

UK reconsiders facial-recognition regulatory regime after evidence of bias December 10, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Findings of demographic bias in the facial-recognition system used by UK police forces triggered questions by lawmakers on Tuesday, after a government-commissioned testing published last week showed higher fal... (more story)

Revised anti-unfair competition law makes data misconduct clearer, China scholar says December 10, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s newly revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law is expected to bring greater clarity to how data-related misconduct is assessed, as a senior competition-law scholar calls for a more structured, behavior-focu... (more story)

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For the world's online safety overseers, 2026 will be the year of the child December 11, 2025 | Mike Swift, Sara Brandstätter, Patricia Figueiredo and Maria Dinzeo

Regulators worldwide have woken up to a need to police online safety for minors. Australia has arguably gone the furthest, banning social media for under-16s from this week. In Europe, America, Asia and beyond... (more story)

Papers, please: Can online age verification be compatible with privacy? December 11, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

Age verification is increasingly seen as a way to keep children away from harm online, as seen with versions in place in the EU, UK and the US. But there are widespread fears that proving your age necessarily ... (more story)

China to weigh AI gains with self-reliance, security in Nvidia H200 access decision December 11, 2025 | MLex Staff

As Washington moves to ease restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China, Beijing is likely to respond with a calibrated two-track approach that might allow Chinese companies to buy the powerful chips under... (more story)

Why does the US differ on content moderation? Blame the First Amendment December 10, 2025 | Mike Swift

Government social media age restrictions, such as the one coming into force this week in Australia, or broad content-moderation laws such as those in the EU and the UK, are impossible in the US because they ar... (more story)

Reddit, aiming to be internet's 'most human' place, battles, benefits from AI December 09, 2025 | Mike Swift

Reddit has a complicated relationship with AI. While the 20-year-old social platform recently sued Anthropic and Perplexity alleging the AI companies illegally scraped its content to train their large language... (more story)

Brazil's ANPD could triple staff in focus on online child protection December 08, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil's National Data Protection Agency, or ANPD, has been restructured to facilitate implementation in March 2026 of a law aimed at protecting children and adolescents in digital environments.

ClaimsHero says it solves class-action woes; US judge fears 'extortion' December 04, 2025 | Mike Swift

Is ClaimsHero the next generation of law firm, a tech law disruptor built on social media technology that will serve consumers better than existing class-action Big Tech settlements that typically provide cons... (more story)

India retreats from mandatory cybersecurity app amid privacy concerns December 04, 2025 | Freny Patel

The Indian government has scrapped its directive mandating the "Sanchar Saathi" cybersecurity app on new smartphones after just five days. Despite claiming "increasing acceptance," the swift U-turn — forced by... (more story)