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KT held responsible in femtocell breach as South Korea flags fee waivers
South Korea's science ministry found that KT bore clear negligence in a breach that exposed thousands of customers to data theft and enabled fraudulent payments, de... (more story)
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Who owns your digital identity? Utah says it should be you
With states racing to adopt mobile driver’s licenses that critics say could fuel new forms of online tracking, Utah is testing a digital identity model designed to ... (more story)
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New York governor signs social media law, vetoes heath privacy bill
New York Governor Kathy Hochul reviewed a flurry of bills over the weekend as the legislative year drew a close, signing one requiring social media companies to war... (more story)
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South Korea’s antitrust regulator has flagged gaps in the enforcement decree of the country’s competition law. In a new Data and Competition policy report, the Korea Fair Trade Commission said the decree lacks... (more story)
China’s internet regulator urged companies to comply with compliance audits on the protection of minors’ personal information, in an unexpected move that will saddle companies with a late-January 2026 deadline for compliance.
The Brazilian data protection authority has outlined its strategic direction for the next two years, approving a roadmap of priority themes and updating its regulatory agenda to incorporate the recently enacte... (more story)
South Korea's science ministry found that KT bore clear negligence in a breach that exposed thousands of customers to data theft and enabled fraudulent payments, determining that the carrier failed to meet the... (more story)
A prominent Chinese legal scholar has called for advancing legislation to promote the healthy development of artificial intelligence, rekindling debate over how Beijing should regulate the fast-growing technol... (more story)
The world’s fourth-largest economy capped the year with the long-awaited release this week of its national cybersecurity strategy, a policy document notable for its cautiousness around privacy rights as well a... (more story)
Texas can't enforce an age-verification law targeting Apple Store, Google Play and other app stores after a US judge found the law may violate the First Amendment.
The UK data privacy watchdog has welcomed the government’s proposed cybersecurity reform bill, but warned that unclear rules and funding constraints could limit its effectiveness. In a response published Tuesd... (more story)
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In California, the leading state in privacy regulation, companies in the coming year will continue to see a high level of scrutiny of their data-processing practices by the state’s privacy regulator as it inte... (more story)
Social media giants and other online platforms that host user-generated content will be starting the new year puzzling over urgent questions thrown up by an EU Court of Justice ruling that threatens new data p... (more story)
The first three trials against social media platforms set to begin in January will test the viability of the allegations that companies including Meta Platforms, ByteDance, Google and Snap deliberately designe... (more story)
The administration of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s early AI overhaul has succeeded in reviving momentum after some delay due to domestic politics, but his AI policy agenda now faces tougher regulator... (more story)
Californians starting Jan. 1 will get a privacy tool that the state's privacy watchdog, CalPrivacy, calls unique in the world, when the state’s Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform, DROP, goes live, allowing Ca... (more story)
With landmark trials against Meta Platforms, TikTok, Snap and YouTube due to begin in late January in Los Angeles on allegations that the platforms' addictive design is responsible for a teen mental health cri... (more story)
With states racing to adopt mobile driver’s licenses that critics say could fuel new forms of online tracking, Utah is testing a digital identity model designed to prevent the technology from becoming a surveillance tool.
State attorneys general across the US have largely won against motions to dismiss lawsuits claiming the design choices made by social media companies are harmful and addictive; however, the Supreme Judicial Co... (more story)