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Nicole Ozer appointed to California privacy regulator's board January 12, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Nicole Ozer, a legal expert on artificial intelligence and privacy in California, has been appointed to the five-member board of the state’s privacy regulator.

TikTok must face claims over content, features, Indiana judge rules January 12, 2026 | Xu Yuan

TikTok must face claims brought by Indiana that it failed to disclose truthfully harmful content, addictive features and connections to China, a state judge ruled.

Adtech trade body IAB Europe’s 'action plan' annulled by Belgian court January 12, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Online advertising trade association IAB Europe has secured a legal victory against complying with a Belgian Data Protection Authority action plan after a Belgian appeal court found the place aspects of an ori... (more story)

Singapore requires nationwide patient data sharing under strict health data rules January 12, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Singapore’s healthcare providers will be required to contribute patient data to the nationwide electronic health record system under a new law aimed at reshaping care delivery while tightening controls over ac... (more story)

Stein set to become new head of data protection unit in EU Commission January 12, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Luca Bertuzzi

The data protection unit within the European Commission will get a new head, with Andréas Stein taking over the role, MLex has learned. He will succeed Olivier Micol, who is set to move in February to lead the... (more story)

Singapore widens public-sector data sharing to improve service delivery January 12, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Singapore public agencies and approved external partners will be able to share data more widely after Parliament passed legislation on Monday expanding public-sector data-sharing powers and introducing tougher... (more story)

China drafts tighter app data rules, extends oversight beyond app developers January 12, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s new draft rules on personal data collection and use by internet applications aims to tighten oversight of high-risk data activities while laying out a governance framework that extends beyond app opera... (more story)

EU cybersecurity rules face delay as officials debate phase-out of Chinese tech January 09, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi and Matthew Newman

A revised EU cybersecurity law is likely to be delayed until Jan. 20, as a proposed mandatory regime for phasing out Chinese and other vendors of technology equipment from critical infrastructure that are deem... (more story)

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US Supreme Court to consider when FCC can fine companies for privacy violations January 12, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Supreme Court is taking up a pair of cases brought by wireless carriers on the question of whether the Federal Communications Commission can fine companies for privacy violations through its administrat... (more story)

Can X be captured by European online safety rules for intimate deepfake scandal? January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Elon Musk’s platform X has moved to restrict Grok's image generation and editing tools to paying users following weeks of regulatory and political backlash over the creation of intimate deepfakes. The change h... (more story)

US Supreme Court case could frame EU court’s view of data transfer deal January 09, 2026 | Matthew Newman, Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift

The stability of a crucial trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement could be challenged if a forthcoming US Supreme Court decision erodes the independence of some US regulatory bodies in the view of the EU’s top... (more story)

ECJ’s Szpunar on EU law’s AI challenge and ‘banalizing’ fundamental rights January 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, according to Maciej Szpunar, one of the... (more story)

European telecom companies temper hopes for bold EU rules revamp in 2026 January 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe’s big phone companies — such as Telefónica, Orange and Deutsche Telekom — are unlikely to see a major overhaul of the EU's telecom rules this year. But the European Commission's planned Digital Networks... (more story)

China's data policy pulled between security, growth and public backlash January 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Companies operating in China face diverging pressures in 2026 as data privacy and cybersecurity policy pull in several directions at once. Public unease over data misuse, rising geopolitical friction with the ... (more story)

Digital platforms face uncertainty on EU approach to child sexual abuse material January 06, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Negotiations on an EU law to tackle online child sexual abuse material are set to continue in the year ahead, with talks penciled in for February, May and June. But despite recent progress, the bloc's institut... (more story)

Meta's Manus deal highlights China's AI challenge, regulatory gaps January 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Meta Platform’s blockbuster acquisition of Manus appears straightforward: A US tech giant buys a promising artificial intelligence startup. But the deal exposes a troubling pattern for Beijing — Chinese-develo... (more story)