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Vietnam pairs first AI law with sweeping digital, IP and cybersecurity reforms
Vietnam passed four laws Wednesday that together create a comprehensive AI regulatory regime. Alongside a standalone AI law that adopts a risk-based regulatory appr... (more story)
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US Supreme Court considers FTC’s executive power, ‘for cause’ removal protections
The US Supreme Court seemed poised Monday to give the president the power to remove members of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission for any rea... (more story)
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Meta’s Section 230 defense questioned by Mass. high court
Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court were deeply skeptical Friday of Meta Platforms’ argument that Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act ... (more story)
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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)
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)
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 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 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)
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)
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)
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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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)
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)
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)
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 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 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.
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)
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)