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South Korea's no-action letter offers assurance, but will it revive data use?
South Korea’s privacy regulator has introduced no-action letters to revive the use of pseudonymized data by offering advance assurance against enforcement, aiming t... (more story)
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US DOJ Antitrust Division’s top enforcers barred from public events
Political appointees at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division are being barred from speaking at public events by the agency’s leadership, MLex has learn... (more story)
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Trump imposes tariffs on semiconductor chips, takes action on critical minerals
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed proclamations imposing tariffs on semiconductor chips and taking separate trade action on critical minerals — moves that ... (more story)
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China’s top prosecuting authority has released six landmark public-interest cases on personal-information protection, underscoring a broader push to extend legal oversight into areas ranging from consumer serv... (more story)
US investors in Coupang have notified the South Korean government of their intent to pursue arbitration under the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement, alleging discriminatory and politically motivated actions that t... (more story)
Online advertisers, publishers and large digital platforms may face further changes to parts of EU ePrivacy rules after release of the European Commission's proposed digital simplification package, according t... (more story)
EU member states have been asked to give their views on the powers, data handling and governance of a planned hub for tackling online child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, a key element of the bloc's preparati... (more story)
A German data protection authority told EU judges on Thursday that it should not be treated as a GDPR controller when handling complaints, arguing that the special nature of supervisory procedures excludes sta... (more story)
UK lawmakers in the House of Lords approved an amendment late Wednesday that would require social media platforms to block users under 16, adding the proposal to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The ... (more story)
The Chinese government and industry players have pushed back against the EU's plan to mandate a phaseout of “high-risk” information and communications technology suppliers under a revised Cybersecurity Act. Sp... (more story)
South Korean tech giant Kakao has moved to keep its privacy fight alive, filing an appeal this week against a lower court ruling that dismissed the company’s challenge to the privacy watchdog’s sanctions over ... (more story)
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned in 2024 of the threat of “unchecked digital tracking” by AI systems making employment decisions, saying such practices could violate a 1970s-era federal financia... (more story)
The new TikTok USDS joint venture is emphasizing security as it announces its new ownership structure after a years-long attempt to force the company to divest from Chinese ownership, which ultimately succeede... (more story)
Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl attracted widespread media attention during her failed nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2003 before returning to the Los Angeles Superior Court. As the first... (more story)
Brazilian regulators have responded to the Grok AI-generated image scandal by issuing a series of recommendations for the AI chatbot to comply with or risk facing a more serious investigation. Regulators' init... (more story)
Proposed efforts by the European Commission to simplify EU digital rules through packages unveiled in November risk weakening existing data protection safeguards if they’re approved too quickly and without car... (more story)
A social-media bellwether trial slated to begin next month in Los Angeles will proceed in a narrower form after Snap Inc. struck a last-minute settlement with one of the plaintiffs. The deal removes a defendan... (more story)
Brazil's new ECA Digital law establishes two types of fines, enabling the Brazilian privacy watchdog to impose stricter financial penalties on companies and to move beyond an educational approach to regulation.
In rejecting a standalone AI Act in favor of a light-touch, piecemeal approach, India is gambling on existing laws and compulsory licensing to foster growth while balancing emerging risks and citizen safety as... (more story)