US privacy enforcement remains conventional under increasingly politicized FTC
July 06, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has taken a conventional approach to enforcement of privacy matters, even as his commission has taken a more disruptive approach to other issues.
Streaming platforms seek EU court guidance on Belgian copyright rules
July 03, 2026
| Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman
Belgian streaming platform Streamz, Spotify, Google and other companies will ask the EU's highest court on July 6 and July 7 to determine whether Belgium can require streaming platforms to make additional paym... (more story)
Australia's AML/CTF reforms bring Privacy Act obligations to 100,000 entities
July 02, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australia has extended its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regime to lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, while also bringing more than 100,000 businesses within the scope of the 1... (more story)
EU-US data transfers face new pressure after US Supreme Court ruling
July 01, 2026
| Madeline Hughes and Maria Dinzeo
A US Supreme Court ruling allowing the president to fire executive officers at will has injected fresh uncertainty into the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
WhatsApp faces wave of litigation in US over alleged security flaws
July 01, 2026
| Xu Yuan
WhatsApp, known for its heightened security for instant messaging, is facing multiple lawsuits in the US challenging that promise for privacy, which, if successful, could threaten the very foundation of one of... (more story)
Trump eyes quantum boost, but supply chain challenges remain
July 01, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The Trump administration’s push to accelerate quantum computing applications and deployment faces significant constraints, including to shore up supply chains for the critical and emerging technology. Presiden... (more story)
Tech companies to face more Irish probes as minors' safety comes into focus
July 01, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Tech companies can expect more investigations from Ireland’s media regulator under the EU’s Digital Services Act in the next six months — even as existing probes are already facing procedural court challenges.... (more story)
Singapore's AI ambitions are reshaping role of its privacy regulator
July 01, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Singapore's privacy regulator is broadening its role beyond traditional data protection as AI adoption accelerates, with responsible data use becoming a central theme of its engagement with businesses. In an i... (more story)