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EDPB chair relieved changes to sensitive data scope dropped from GDPR amendments November 20, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Anu Talus, chair of an umbrella group of European data protection authorities, said on Thursday that she’s “quite relieved” that a draft change to the treatment of sensitive data – including religious, politic... (more story)

Meta to remove under-16 users from Dec. 4 ahead of Australia's social media ban November 20, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Meta Platforms is moving ahead of Australia’s upcoming social-media restrictions for children under 16, announcing it will begin removing affected users from Dec. 4 — six days before the new laws take effect. ... (more story)

US critical minerals companies say public-private partnership needed to combat China November 19, 2025 | Bradley Dress

Leading companies that work in critical minerals told Congress on Wednesday that the US will need to support the private industry and even enter into partnerships with firms if it wants to erode China’s domina... (more story)

Vought subordinate Levenbach at OMB tapped to head US CFPB November 19, 2025 | Neil Roland

Stuart Levenbach, a US Office of Management and Budget energy official, has been tapped to head the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – an agency that President Trump has been trying to dismantle since t... (more story)

EU single cyber reporting plan makes Belgian authority ‘cautiously optimistic’ November 19, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter and Charlotte Westphal

The EU’s plan for a single reporting point for cyber and data incidents won a cautious welcome from a Belgian cybersecurity authority representative on Wednesday during a panel talk in Brussels on Wednesday. W... (more story)

Tech industry backs proposed EU digital reforms, advocacy groups sound alarm November 19, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Industry associations representing major tech companies have welcomed the European Commission’s proposed changes to the EU’s digital rulebook, presented on Wednesday, in their initial reactions. The proposal i... (more story)

InterDigital tells EU Commission of concerns over licensing negotiation groups November 19, 2025 | Inbar Preiss and Lewis Crofts

US tech company InterDigital has met with the office of the EU's competition chief, according to published meeting minutes, in order to voice concerns over the European Commission's approach to "licensing nego... (more story)

Simplifying of EU privacy rules leaves sensitive data definition untouched November 19, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

The definition of sensitive "special category" data under the EU's privacy regime is no longer in line to be changed, according to the final version of a European Commission digital package aimed at cutting th... (more story)

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EU's revised personal data definition sparks debate over GDPR enforcement November 19, 2025 | Matthew Newman and Sara Brandstätter

EU regulators’ proposal to change the definition of personal data in the bloc’s landmark privacy law isn’t just raising hackles with privacy activists for undermining privacy protection; it’s also underscoring... (more story)

Is the UK’s AI training and copyright regime suffering a conceptual crisis? November 18, 2025 | Frank Hersey

A recent ruling in a case by Getty Images against Stability AI has provided some clarification on how the UK copyright regime handles AI training, the models and their output. But it also highlighted problems ... (more story)

UK privacy watchdog raises concerns over resources for expanded cyber remit November 18, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK’s privacy regulator has been raising internal concerns about the legal resources needed to deliver broader cybersecurity enforcement, documents obtained by MLex show. The records, which cover 2021-2024,... (more story)

India forces Big Tech to treat under-18s as minors in privacy rules November 18, 2025 | Freny Patel

India has significantly changed data-protection rules, defining anyone under 18 as a child. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which was put into effect by the subsequent rules released last Frida... (more story)

Apple, Google preparing response to Australia’s under-16 social media ban November 17, 2025 | James Panichi, Saloni Sinha and Mike Swift

Google says it’s ready to roll out age-verification technology already adopted by its YouTube video-streaming service in global markets, amid media speculation the search giant is preparing to launch a legal c... (more story)

Publishers target Google in new antitrust phase of AI battle in US November 17, 2025 | Emma Whitford

A cluster of antitrust lawsuits against Google represents a new front for publishers seeking to hold artificial intelligence companies to account for allegedly competing with them unfairly for audience attenti... (more story)

Meta's US discovery battles over classified documents continue to grow November 14, 2025 | Madeline Hughes and Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms’ bid to shield documents about its lawyers’ alleged efforts to cover up research into social media’s harm to young users may force the company to provide tens of thousands of more documents as U... (more story)

Poland’s digital oversight uncertain amid regulator delay, censorship debate November 14, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Poland’s ability to oversee digital platforms remains uncertain. The country has been faulted by the European Commission for failing to establish a fully empowered national body to enforce the EU’s digital-ser... (more story)