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TikTok's initial challenge of UK data protection fine rejected by court July 04, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

TikTok has failed in its initial legal effort to quash an appeal to reinstate a 12.7 million pound ($17.8 million) fine issued by the UK's privacy watchdog in April 2023 over children’s data misuse, court docu... (more story)

South Korea faults SK Telecom in historic breach, orders security overhaul July 04, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea’s worst-ever telecom data breach began nearly four years ago when hackers exploited SK Telecom's plaintext credentials and weak internal defenses, the Ministry of Science and ICT said today, releas... (more story)

Japan eyes stronger child data protections to catch up with G7 peers July 04, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan’s data protection authority is considering tighter rules to protect children’s personal data, following a recent G7 meeting where the issue was identified as a shared priority among privacy regulators. K... (more story)

Louis Vuitton reports data breaches in South Korea July 04, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

French luxury house Louis Vuitton has reported data breaches affecting South Korean customers to the country’s privacy regulator. The company notified the Personal Information Protection Commission on Thursday... (more story)

Meta pushes for EU-wide age rule for teen access, seeks to avoid national bans July 04, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Meta Platforms wants a common digital age of majority across the European Union, the tech giant announced today. This means that teens below the set age limit would require parental approval to access digital ... (more story)

Hong Kong privacy law sufficient for AI era despite reform calls: official July 03, 2025 | Yonnex Li

Hong Kong's existing privacy regulations are robust enough to handle challenges posed by artificial intelligence, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang said today. The Legislative Counc... (more story)

SolarWinds reaches deal with US SEC to settle securities fraud case over cyberattack July 02, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

SolarWinds has reached an agreement in principle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a lawsuit accusing the software company and its chief information security officer of misleading investors abo... (more story)

Police facial-recognition usage may face new legislation, UK lawmakers told July 02, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Police use of facial-recognition technology in the UK could be subject to new legislation, the Fraud Minister told lawmakers today. David Hanson said the government is considering whether further legal clarity... (more story)

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With US cybersecurity law expiring, industry to continue sharing data on threats July 03, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Cybersecurity experts are concerned that legal ambiguities will undermine companies' efforts to ensure data security if a 2015 law is permitted to expire.

TikTok awaits resolution to US-China trade standoff July 03, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

A deal to spin off TikTok’s US social media platform to American investors could come soon after a trade deal with China is finalized. The company and the Trump administration have had a deal in place with pri... (more story)

Tech platforms face fresh EU push for mandatory scanning for child abuse content July 03, 2025 | Júlia Tar and Sara Brandstätter

Denmark has begun its six-month term as chair of EU policy discussions with a renewed push to force online messaging platforms to scan for child sexual abuse material on their platforms. But unless there's a b... (more story)

Brazil raises Instagram age rating amid broader push to protect children online July 02, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The increase in Brazil's age rating for users of Instagram is just one of the steps the country is taking to protect children and adolescents.

Ruling on Texas age-gating law doesn’t worry tech trade group NetChoice July 02, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US Supreme Court’s decision that a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify users’ age is constitutional is narrow enough not to impact challenges to wider-ranging laws, according to a group repr... (more story)

Tech firms may face more environmental scrutiny in Brazil’s data center plan July 02, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Technology companies operating data centers in Brazil could face additional regulatory scrutiny due to concerns about their environmental impact. Environment minister Marina Silva told MLex that her department... (more story)

Tech sector questions scope, confidentiality of new EU cross-border GDPR rules June 26, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Industry groups representing large US technology companies — such as Meta, Google and Microsoft — are expressing concerns about the scope and confidentiality of new rules for streamlining cross-border enforcem... (more story)

Google’s US adtech case sees EU regulator muddy waters on document disclosure June 26, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst

A US court may order Google to disclose documents submitted last year to the EU antitrust regulator relating to commitments offered in an ongoing antitrust probe. The European Commission has declined to object... (more story)