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New UK biometrics watchdog should also cover private sector, group says November 10, 2026 | Imogen Howse

UK businesses using facial recognition should also be overseen by the government's planned biometrics regulator and face a legal duty to abide by its private-sector code, the Ada Lovelace Institute, an influential research...(read more)

EU lawmakers recommend cloud-switching exemptions in digital legislation November 10, 2026 | Júlia Tar

The EU's planned digital legislation package should enable cloud providers to be exempt from some obligations that help customers change suppliers under certain older contracts, a European Parliament committee has recommen...(read more)

Australia's eSafety chief seeks clearer duty-of-care obligations to aid enforcement November 10, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care law could include clearer obligations and definitions of harm to make enforcement easier for the online safety regulator, a top official said. Appearing at a Senate inquiry into th...(read more)

Anthropic faces South Korean privacy investigation over Claude account data exposure November 10, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Anthropic will face a formal investigation by South Korea’s privacy regulator over a security incident that may have exposed personal information tied to more than 100 corporate accounts in the country that use its Claude ...(read more)

AI threats make cyber recovery as vital as prevention, South Korean official says November 10, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Restoring services quickly is now as important as preventing attacks as artificial intelligence has transformed the cybersecurity landscape, a South Korean security policy official told MLex in an interview, citing recent ...(read more)

Whether Meta made misrepresentations on privacy is for jury to decide, DC judge says November 09, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The Washington DC attorney general’s suit alleging Meta Platforms misrepresented its privacy protocols will move forward, a DC judge ruled Friday, denying Meta’s request for partial summary judgment in the case over its co...(read more)

Vinted, eBay could be included in UK under-16s social media ban, govt says November 09, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Online marketplaces Vinted and eBay could be included in the UK’s planned social media ban for under-16s amid concerns that their messaging functions could be used to groom children. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said on Su...(read more)

TikTok investigation sought by Spanish minister after child sexual abuse report November 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok could face an investigation by Spanish prosecutors after nonprofit Maldita.es reported finding more than 1,000 videos and images containing explicit child sexual abuse material on the platform. Spain’s youth and chi...(read more)

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Game makers look to face stricter in-game currency rules under EU consumer law November 10, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Video game companies would likely have to show the real-money value of items bought with paid virtual currencies under the EU's forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, a leaked draft suggests, supporting a key demand from consum...(read more)

TikTok case signals EU challenge to social media’s engagement-driven systems November 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok’s latest EU case on "rabbit holes" could have implications for other social media platforms using engagement-driven recommender systems. The European Commission’s preliminary findings — published on Friday — indicat...(read more)

DROP climbing in data broker deletions, Calif. privacy regulator data shows November 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

California's privacy regulator said its DROP data broker system — the acronym for "Delete Request and Opt-out Platform" — is operating as planned after its first 90-day compliance milestone, with users averaging about 200 ...(read more)

Midterm blue wave poised to shift US tech regulation debate November 04, 2026 | Emma Whitford, Amy Miller, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

Sweeping Democratic victories in Tuesday's US midterm elections may foreshadow a shift in Congress's debate over regulating AI and the technology industry more broadly, from if it should be done to how it should be done. B...(read more)

TikTok, Snap to take more heat in US fight over social media addiction November 03, 2026 | Xu Yuan, Madeline Hughes, Mike Swift and Maria Dinzeo

After Meta Platforms, the top target of social media backlash, took a series of hits in the form of adverse trial outcomes and impactful settlements, the battleground is likely to shift focus to TikTok and Snap in the comi...(read more)

Dismissal of Discord suit in Ohio raises questions of Section 230 reach November 03, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The recent dismissal of a lawsuit against Discord in Ohio federal court, alleging Discord failed to implement child safety procedures that led to a then-17-year-old being sexually exploited, diverges from numerous consumer...(read more)

OpenAI facing first US age-code suit; case reflects 'drive' by young people November 03, 2026 | Mike Swift

When eight states sued OpenAI recently over safety and privacy claims, Nebraska’s complaint stood out because it was the first time a state had attempted to enforce an Age-Appropriate Design Code — laws passed by a half-do...(read more)

Anthropic says privacy concerns a pervasive regulator risk as IPO looms October 31, 2026 | Mike Swift

Anthropic called out a plethora of privacy risks in this week's S-1 filing ahead of its initial public stock offering, including the admission that two of the biggest concerns about frontier AI — privacy and safety — may o...(read more)