A European Commission official has said technical standards could help commercialize quantum technologies as the EU prepares its Quantum Act. Officials, lawmakers and industry said Europe holds the lead in res... (more story)

German experts stopped short of recommending a blanket social-media ban, instead floating a minimum age of 13 or risk-based limits on features such as algorithmic feeds. The report, presented on Wednesday, urg... (more story)

Meta’s legal challenge to the UK online safety regulator over how it calculates companies’ revenue for fees and fines under the Online Safety Act will proceed to a substantive hearing in October, after all int... (more story)

Police in Western Australia have announced they will trial live facial-recognition technology in public places from June 22 to 28, amid concerns over biometric surveillance. The Western Australia Police Force ... (more story)

Australia’s privacy watchdog said Medmate Australia and Monash IVF breached privacy laws by using tracking pixels to collect, use and disclose sensitive health information for targeted advertising without cons... (more story)

The Philippines is stepping up scrutiny of social media and online platforms after the fatal Tacloban school shooting, as authorities investigate whether digital content influenced the teenage suspects. Presid... (more story)

Google has settled allegations that YouTube contributed to the mental health decline of a teenage boy ahead of a trial scheduled to start next month in a state court in Los Angeles, the plaintiff’s lawyers said.

There are still a few kinks to work out before a US federal judge will approve a $135 million settlement between Google and roughly 130 million Android users over siphoned cellular data.