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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)

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Impasse in EU digital-rules-reforms talks sparks fresh calls for changes June 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Technology companies, publishers, advertisers and consumer groups are preparing to press EU governments as negotiations continue over plans to simplify the bloc's digital rules after member states failed to ag... (more story)

USMCA negotiation proposal could undermine US auto reshoring June 26, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Negotiations over the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement's auto rules of origin are at a critical juncture as the agreement enters a 10-year sunset period with annual joint reviews if no deal is reached by the July 1 ... (more story)

Major class members face greater disclosure demands after UK’s Google adtech ruling June 26, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has opened the door to broader disclosure demands on large beneficiaries of opt-out collective proceedings, ruling that major corporate class members in a £13.6 billion cla... (more story)

Japan AI data debate puts privacy in political spotlight June 26, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

An unusually heated parliamentary debate is under way over Japan's data protection law, highlighting growing political divisions over balancing privacy protections with the use of personal data to support arti... (more story)

Platforms see renewed debate about EU rules for detecting child abuse content June 25, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Online platforms could once again have a legal basis in the EU to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material if lawmakers revive an interim regulation that expired in April. EU ambassadors are due to discu... (more story)

Bipartisanship on kids' online safety reignites as US Congress pursues reform June 24, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Both chambers of US Congress are looking to act on children's online safety with fresh bipartisan approaches announced this week.

AI developers, data companies may see more legal clarity in EU digital laws June 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

EU governments will decide on Friday whether to revamp key EU digital rules governing cookies, data protection and cybersecurity. At stake are the European Commission's proposed changes to the definition of pe... (more story)

US House child safety plan shows movement on preemption, ‘knowledge’ June 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford

As the ink dries on the US House’s latest children’s safety legislative package, Republicans appear to have made substantive concessions in areas including state law preemption and what constitutes “knowledge”... (more story)