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Australian watchdog clarifies age assurance under draft children's privacy code April 02, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Service providers are expected to adopt a risk-based approach to age assurance under Australia’s draft children’s privacy code, using less intrusive methods where privacy risks are low and stronger measures wh... (more story)

Irish privacy watchdog seeks to finalize 'legacy' cases in 2026, commissioner says April 01, 2026 | Matthew Newman

An Irish privacy watchdog’s investigation into a data broker that sold location information from users' smartphones should be concluded by the end of 2026, one of the three commissioners at the country's Data ... (more story)

US House Republicans circulate privacy bill as regulators converge in DC April 01, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Mike Swift and Matthew Newman

US House Republicans are circulating text for a consumer privacy bill, MLex has learned. The proposal is being discussed at the same time privacy regulators from across the globe converged in Washington, DC, a... (more story)

Regulators should address VPNs' use for age checks on platforms, Yoti says April 01, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Maria Dinzeo

Regulators should decide how platforms can use virtual private networks, or VPNs, for age checks, rather than banning their use, an official at London-based digital identity company Yoti has said. Regulators s... (more story)

France, Poland back compromise to drop GDPR personal data definition changes April 01, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

France and Poland have backed a compromise proposal to drop changes to the General Data Protection Regulation’s definition of personal data in the EU’s digital simplification package, while calling for tighter... (more story)

South Korea signals continued engagement after US flags data, platform concerns April 01, 2026 | Jenny Lee

South Korea moved on Wednesday to contain the implications of Washington’s latest assessment of its regulatory landscape, after a US trade report cast a growing range of the country’s digital and data-related ... (more story)

China's capital city updates plan to boost cross-border data flows in 6 priority areas April 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

Beijing has unveiled an updated reform plan to facilitate cross-border data flows, underscoring a shift from a compliance-driven approach to one focused on unlocking the value of data. The plan, introduced at ... (more story)

South Korea to allow more flexible use of pseudonymized data for AI development April 01, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission has revised its guidelines for generating pseudonymized datasets to make data use more flexible for AI development and updates. The sweeping revisions a... (more story)

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Brazil data agency head expects compliance over child online safety law April 01, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The National Data Protection Agency has begun enforcing Brazil’s child online safety law, and the agency's president told MLex in an exclusive interview that the watchdog will not interfere with tech firms’ ag... (more story)

Canadian privacy commissioner eyes fines, consent changes in Facebook case April 01, 2026 | Mike Swift

Philippe Dufresne, who heads the Office of the Privacy Commission of Canada, sat down with MLex on the sidelines of an international privacy conference for an exclusive interview on his view of possible next s... (more story)

Brazil CADE chief touts settlements, digital enforcement, faster merger review March 30, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Outgoing CADE President Gustavo de Lima said he leaves Brazil’s competition authority with a stronger record on settlements and a marked expansion in unilateral conduct enforcement and digital markets, while k... (more story)

US FTC could be headed away from data-deletion remedies March 30, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford

The deletion of data and algorithms as an US Federal Trade Commission remedy for unfair or deceptive data privacy practices could go by the wayside. These “are viewed as the more extreme measures,” US Federal ... (more story)

Why UK lawmakers' push for social media under-16 ban may soon run out of steam March 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Major online platforms saw UK lawmakers leave a growing standoff over child safety unresolved as they began their Easter break. The House of Lords this week renewed a push for an under-16 ban on social media, ... (more story)

New Mexico win over Meta shows strength of rules on unfair, deceptive practices March 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A New Mexico jury’s quick, decisive verdict in the state’s lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging the company harmed children, shows the strength of laws barring unfair and deceptive practices.

Meta, YouTube Calif. verdict fuels litigation push, calls for federal regulation March 26, 2026 | Xu Yuan, Madeline Hughes and Maria Dinzeo

A California jury found Meta Platforms and YouTube liable for harms tied to the design of their platforms, a ruling that, despite modest damages, is adding momentum to a growing wave of litigation and renewed ... (more story)

Congress continues calls for social media reforms after verdicts in Calif., New Mexico March 26, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

With social media addiction in the headlines after juries in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, found Meta Platforms and Google liable for harming users, members of Congress are continuing their calls for r... (more story)