Geofencing warrants are search under Fourth Amendment, US Supreme Court says
June 29, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Geofence warrants are a search under the Fourth Amendment, and law enforcement needs to ensure they are particular and based on probable cause, the US Supreme Court said in a 6-3 opinion issued Monday.
China revises privacy standard with new AI, sensitive-data requirements
June 29, 2026
| MLex Staff
China has proposed a major overhaul of its flagship national personal-information protection standard, introducing new compliance requirements for artificial intelligence developers, stricter requirements on h... (more story)
Australian children's privacy code wins support, prompts calls for refinements
June 29, 2026
| Saloni Sinha
Australia’s draft children’s privacy code has drawn broad support from digital and rights advocates, who have called for targeted refinements to strengthen certain provisions before the rules are finalized in ... (more story)
'We will not blink': Australia to double fines for social-media ban breaches
June 29, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australia has introduced legislation to strengthen enforcement of its world-first under-16 social media ban by doubling maximum fines to A$99 million ($68 million) and granting new powers to the online-safety ... (more story)
US states face questions over penalties in Meta social media litigation
June 26, 2026
| Xu Yuan
US states suing Meta Platforms over social media’s impact on youths faced questions and doubts over their proposed calculations of the penalties they plan to seek from Meta in an upcoming trial in August.
Senate Dems against ‘KOSA-Lite’ child safety bill set for House vote next week
June 26, 2026
| Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford
US Senate Democrats are opposing the bipartisan Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, which is slated for a vote in the House of Representatives on Monday.
Assefi departs US DOJ, thanks staff in farewell note
June 26, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, bid farewell to colleagues Friday and thanked them for "helping move the weighty rock of justice forward e... (more story)
Orange wins French court challenge to overlapping sanctions
June 26, 2026
| Matthew Newman
French telecom operator Orange scored a legal victory after France's Constitutional Council struck down provisions allowing three administrative authorities to impose sanctions for direct marketing without use... (more story)