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Meta bets on personal AI, with privacy baggage in tow

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Google faces Irish location-tracking decision after consumer groups' complaints

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Meta says UK regulator’s information demands, categorization criteria go too far

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Settlements must be part of US FTC's enforcement, budget choices, chair says September 19, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said antitrust and merger settlements have to be a part of the "tough enforcement choices" he has to make, because the FTC's budget is limited and striking ... (more story)

Zuckerberg was aware of user confusion over privacy, New Mexico jury hears September 18, 2026 | Yuan Xu

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, back in 2009, was aware of confusion among Facebook users about their privacy settings and didn't want users to change them as he sought to make more users share their conte... (more story)

US FTC’s commission structure hasn’t produced better results than DOJ, Ferguson says September 18, 2026 | Chris May and Khushita Vasant

The US Federal Trade Commission’s historically bipartisan, consensus-driven structure has not produced superior law enforcement outcomes compared to the agency’s more hierarchical federal counterpart, the Depa... (more story)

Google faces Irish location-tracking decision after consumer groups' complaints September 18, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Google could face a decision as soon as next week from Ireland’s data watchdog about whether it processed users’ location data illegally, the European consumer group which coordinated the original complaints a... (more story)

Video-games sector warns against ‘sweeping’ age assurance in proposed EU Kids Act September 18, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online-game providers would face EU safety-by-design and guardian-control duties under the proposed Kids Act, but the sector is warning against "sweeping" age assurance. The text also raises concerns about vir... (more story)

Woodward says US states undermine DOJ by seeking alternative relief in antitrust cases September 18, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US state attorneys general are trying to undermine the Department of Justice when they seek alternative relief in antitrust cases where the agency has already struck a settlement, a top DOJ official said Thurs... (more story)

France, Germany back EU Kids Act, Spain stresses 16 for social media threshold September 18, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

The proposed EU Kids Act was won early support from France and Germany, and Spain has welcomed the European Commission's initiative while stressing that it had its own plan for a social-media age limit at a hi... (more story)

China targets transport, tourism companies in cybersecurity, data campaign September 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese police are stepping up enforcement against companies that fail to protect personal information, with recent cases showing that transport groups, tourism developers and entertainment-venue operators are... (more story)

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Meta bets on personal AI, with privacy baggage in tow September 18, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Meta Platforms is placing a major bet on its foray into personal AI agents, hoping people will trust Muse to autonomously manage the most intimate details of their personal lives. No company may be better posi... (more story)

California's privacy regulator at its 'strongest,' former enforcement chief says September 17, 2026 | Xu Yuan

The California Privacy Protection Agency, or CalPrivacy, since its inception in 2020, has evolved into one of the most "powerful" privacy regulators in the world, which both domestic and international agencies... (more story)

Huawei's decision-making centralized in China, former employees say at US trial September 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Corporate decision-making and management of telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies was centralized in China, several former employees testified at the company’s high-profile US trial in New York federal ... (more story)

We'll help Ofcom fight tech giants, UK lawmakers' online safety inquiry chair says September 17, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Imogen Howse

UK lawmakers stand ready to back embattled watchdog Ofcom in the face of an intensifying wave of litigation by tech giants, including by changing the Online Safety Act if legal challenges block enforcement, le... (more story)

Claims against TikTok dropped by Alabama to move trial forward; company seeks delay September 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office wants to ensure the state keeps a scheduled Sept. 28 trial date against TikTok and narrowed its complaint against the the China-based social media company, whil... (more story)

EU’s planned Kids Act set to look beyond Australia-style social-media ban September 15, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

A broad range of online services — including social-media and video-sharing platforms, games, app stores and certain AI systems — are set to face new child-safety obligations under the EU’s planned Kids Act. U... (more story)

Tech companies await EU's ‘Kids Act’ plan to protect children online September 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Tech companies will learn this week how the EU plans to strengthen protections for minors online, when the European Commission unveils its proposed "EU Kids Act". The initiative is expected to combine safety-b... (more story)

Ruling against TikTok sets Texas, other US states up for wins September 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Texas’ win on a partial motion for summary judgment against TikTok this week has set the state – and others suing TikTok over alleged misrepresentations – up for success in forthcoming cases, as the Chinese-ba... (more story)

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Japan, US, Germany warn of North Korea-linked WaterPlum cyberattacks September 18, 2026
EU financial entities see updated framework for third-party risk management September 18, 2026
Seven AI-model operators in Hunan, China, summoned over security lapses September 18, 2026
Vodafone gets GDPR fine in Spain for oversight failures after ransomware breach September 17, 2026
Influencer code, ban on addictive social media backed by EU lawmakers September 17, 2026
Meta found liable for fake advertising on Instagram, Facebook by German court September 17, 2026
UK court considers Apple, Liberty challenges to Home Office encryption orders September 17, 2026
China warns against using certification to evade data-export assessments September 17, 2026
Canal+ should have obtained fresh marketing consent, EU court opinion says September 17, 2026
Social media, video sharing, games, AI chatbots in scope of new EU Kids Act September 17, 2026
Shopify among 25 digital-service providers facing Indonesia registration deadline September 17, 2026
Japan's Helpfeel says Gyazo data breach exposed 24m user records September 17, 2026
Japan proposes consent exceptions, biometric and children's data rules under amended law September 17, 2026