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EU digital package would merge public-sector data regimes, ease cloud switching February 12, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

EU digital simplification plans as proposed would fold rules on public-sector data reuse into the Data Act, introduce a lighter regime for certain customized cloud services and expand safeguards for trade secr... (more story)

South Korea passes privacy-law overhaul, lifting breach fines to 10% of total revenue February 12, 2026 | Jenny Lee

South Korea has handed companies a far sharper set of financial and compliance consequences for mishandling personal information, after parliament on Thursday passed revisions to the Personal Information Prote... (more story)

Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany fined in South Korea over SaaS-linked customer data breaches February 12, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Luxury fashion houses Louis Vuitton Korea, Christian Dior Couture Korea and Tiffany Korea have been fined a combined 36 billion won ($24.9 million) after South Korea’s privacy watchdog concluded that customer ... (more story)

US judge bars Japan publisher's use of DMCA subpoena in foreign piracy case against Cloudflare February 12, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A US magistrate judge in California limited how a Japanese publisher could use identifying information obtained through a Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoena against Cloudflare, holding that the fast-tra... (more story)

Instagram chief defends youth protections in California addictive-design trial February 12, 2026 | Mike Swift

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testified for over five hours in a Los Angeles trial Wednesday over alleged addictive social media design, facing tough questions about whether Meta prioritized growth over youth s... (more story)

Meta assails former executive at New Mexico trial for pausing on ‘disgusting’ videos February 12, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Meta Platforms sought to discredit one of its former engineering directors Wednesday during cross-examination in a New Mexico trial by asking why he was “lingering” on “disgusting” videos during his alleged te... (more story)

Four states to lead first US jury trial over Meta's alleged youth harms February 12, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A federal judge overseeing the nationwide social media addiction MDL set trial dates on Wednesday and outlined how the first state case against Meta Platforms will be tried, as years of litigation over Faceboo... (more story)

Brazil to align online age-verification with risk detection, official says February 11, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil’s online safety law, known as the Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents, or ECA Digital, will take effect in March, with a primary focus on age-verification methods to safeguard minors’ rights in... (more story)

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Older jurors learn about social media tools during New Mexico Meta trial February 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

An older jury in New Mexico's landmark trial against Meta Platforms is getting a crash course in how social media works, along with internet language, as the trial in the state's consumer protection lawsuit ag... (more story)

​Digital rulebook wins flagged by EU Commission as pressure rises February 11, 2026 | Júlia Tar

The European Commission has told EU lawmakers that the Digital Services Act has had a “significant impact,” while noting that compliance remains unsatisfactory — a contrast underscored by ongoing enforcement a... (more story)

Meta’s appeal against record-high GDPR fine unlocked after EU court ruling February 10, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Meta Platforms’ appeal against a record €1.2 billion — the highest in the history of the EU’s data protection rules — has been unlocked after the EU’s highest court ruled that the social-media company can dire... (more story)

India courts Big Tech cloud giants, shields local players with reseller rule February 10, 2026 | Freny Patel

Amazon, Google and Microsoft could receive a tax holiday until 2047 on global cloud revenues if they route foreign workloads through Indian data centers, under India’s Budget 2026-27 push to attract AI investm... (more story)

High-stakes matchup in New Mexico AG’s trial against Meta starts Monday February 06, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

State attorneys general have taken on Big Tobacco and opioids, garnering industry-changing settlements. They're now using the same playbook on a novel subject — social media — with the first of many expected t... (more story)

Meta’s WhatsApp braces for EU court’s ruling on direct challenges to GDPR decisions February 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

WhatsApp Ireland is set to learn next week whether it can challenge a decision by a group of EU data protection authorities before the EU courts — a precedent-setting ruling that could unblock related appeals ... (more story)

EU privacy watchdogs tackle surge in AI-driven GDPR complaints February 06, 2026 | Flore Coin-Deleau

Data protection authorities across Europe and EU bodies flagged a considerable increase in data protection complaints in 2025, marking a record year for many. Authorities believe this may be driven by the wide... (more story)

EU’s draft personal data definition should have ‘real’ debate, watchdog says February 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The European Commission’s proposed changes to the definition of personal data in the digital simplification package — dubbed the Digital Omnibus — should be addressed in a broader debate along with an impact a... (more story)