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US judge questions if plaintiffs must show Meta knew data was collected without consent November 18, 2025 | Xu Yuan

A US federal judge questioned whether plaintiffs suing Meta Platforms over its access to geolocation data shared by third-party apps have to show the company knew that the data was collected without approval i... (more story)

Senators Peters, Rounds seek permanent renewal of cybersecurity sharing law November 18, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The shield against antitrust liability that protects companies sharing cybersecurity threat intelligence, renewed with Congress’s continuing resolution last week, should be reauthorized for a decade, Senators ... (more story)

Google ‘proactive, serious’ adtech remedy is under consideration, EU’s Ribera says November 18, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Google’s offer to change the functioning of its adtech tools in response to a 2.95 billion euro antitrust fine in September is a “more serious” and “more proactive” move than in the past, according to the EU’s... (more story)

TikTok can continue to transfer data to China after Irish court win November 18, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Chinese social-media platform TikTok can continue to send data to China, after an Irish judge ruled on Monday to extend the suspension of an order by the country’s privacy watchdog to halt the transfers. The H... (more story)

US needs tougher stance on cybercrime, National Cybersecurity Director Cairncross says November 18, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US needs to take a tougher stance on cybercriminals in order to deter bad actors before they start, said Sean Cairncross, national cyber director for the White House said Tuesday.

Shein set to face scrutiny as France demands EU ministerial debate (update*) November 18, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter and Luca Bertuzzi

Shein is set to become the focus of renewed EU scrutiny after France called for a political debate on the online retail platform’s alleged failure to control illegal and dangerous content. France has called fo... (more story)

12-month delay for EU AI Act’s high-risk regime backed by France and Germany November 18, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

The German and French governments are supporting a one-year delay of the EU AI Act’s regime for high-risk AI systems, France's digital minister told a conference in Berlin on Tuesday. The statement comes a day... (more story)

European regulators plan single authorization regime for satellite services November 18, 2025 | Matthew Newman

European telecom and satellite companies may take advantage of a “simplified” regime for authorizing spectrum for satellite services as part of the EU’s overhaul of its telecom rules, European digital chief He... (more story)

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AWS, Azure probes show political imperative to tackle ‘backbone’ of EU digital markets November 18, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services faced the near-inevitable news today that the EU’s tough gatekeeper rulebook was coming for their cloud businesses, thus delivering on political calls that the crucial i... (more story)

UK privacy watchdog raises concerns over resources for expanded cyber remit November 18, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK’s privacy regulator has been raising internal concerns about the legal resources needed to deliver broader cybersecurity enforcement, documents obtained by MLex show. The records, which cover 2021-2024,... (more story)

AI chatbot conversations pose growing privacy risk, researchers warn US Congress November 18, 2025 | Amy Miller

Privacy policies are back in the spotlight as researchers urge US lawmakers to strengthen transparency requirements for artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, especially to protect children. AI companies ar... (more story)

India forces Big Tech to treat under-18s as minors in privacy rules November 18, 2025 | Freny Patel

India has significantly changed data-protection rules, defining anyone under 18 as a child. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which was put into effect by the subsequent rules released last Frida... (more story)

Apple, Google preparing response to Australia’s under-16 social media ban November 17, 2025 | James Panichi, Saloni Sinha and Mike Swift

Google says it’s ready to roll out age-verification technology already adopted by its YouTube video-streaming service in global markets, amid media speculation the search giant is preparing to launch a legal c... (more story)

Meta's US discovery battles over classified documents continue to grow November 14, 2025 | Madeline Hughes and Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms’ bid to shield documents about its lawyers’ alleged efforts to cover up research into social media’s harm to young users may force the company to provide tens of thousands of more documents as U... (more story)

Some Big Tech companies faced big legal, regulatory bills this quarter November 11, 2025 | Mike Swift

From Amazon’s $2.5 billion settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission to Google’s $3.5 billion European antitrust fine to Snap building an age verification system to comply with Australia’s forthcoming so... (more story)

China's AI push banks on cheap power to offset chip-efficiency gap November 10, 2025 | MLex Staff

China's push to replace foreign semiconductors in data centers with domestic alternatives highlights the steep economic and efficiency trade-offs of technological self-reliance. In its pursuit of AI leadership... (more story)