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Claims over Meta tracking tool dismissed by US judge January 13, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A US federal judge dismissed for now privacy claims against Meta Platforms over the use of its software development tools by third-party apps because the plaintiffs failed to accuse Meta of having knowledge of... (more story)

EU simplification drive sees Cyprus ask member states for views on GDPR changes January 13, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

Talks on a legislative package that would simplify the General Data Protection Regulation are getting underway, a discussion paper from Cyprus shows. The paper, seen by MLex and dated Jan. 9, invites member st... (more story)

China weighs blocking Nvidia H200 chip purchases on geopolitical tensions January 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese authorities are leaning toward blocking domestic internet and technology companies from purchasing Nvidia’s H200 chips amid mounting geopolitical tensions following recent US actions involving Venezuel... (more story)

Coupang hit with fresh KFTC on-site probe as watchdog widens scrutiny after data breach January 13, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Coupang faced a renewed on-site inspection by South Korea's antitrust regulator on Tuesday, as the enforcement campaign against the e-commerce giant expands from a recent personal data breach to encompass broa... (more story)

China spy agency flags risks of mapping-data leaks January 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s national intelligence and counterespionage authority warned of covert leaks of geospatial mapping data, highlighting the importance of protecting such information for economic development and national ... (more story)

South Korea's Kyowon Group finds data-breach signs, reports to privacy regulator January 13, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Kyowon Group, the South Korean education conglomerate, said it has found indications that data was leaked outside the company after a ransomware attack that disrupted its systems, prompting the country’s priva... (more story)

Kentucky suit against Character.AI is first state-level case over chatbots in US January 13, 2026 | Mike Swift

Character.AI has been sued by Kentucky's Republican attorney general, Russell Coleman, in what the state says is the first US regulatory suit against a chatbot company. The suit filed in a Kentucky state court... (more story)

Nicole Ozer appointed to California privacy regulator's board January 12, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Nicole Ozer, a legal expert on artificial intelligence and privacy in California, has been appointed to the five-member board of the state’s privacy regulator.

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US Supreme Court to consider when FCC can fine companies for privacy violations January 12, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Supreme Court is taking up a pair of cases brought by wireless carriers on the question of whether the Federal Communications Commission can fine companies for privacy violations through its administrat... (more story)

Can X be captured by European online safety rules for intimate deepfake scandal? January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Elon Musk’s platform X has moved to restrict Grok's image generation and editing tools to paying users following weeks of regulatory and political backlash over the creation of intimate deepfakes. The change h... (more story)

US Supreme Court case could frame EU court’s view of data transfer deal January 09, 2026 | Matthew Newman, Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift

The stability of a crucial trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement could be challenged if a forthcoming US Supreme Court decision erodes the independence of some US regulatory bodies in the view of the EU’s top... (more story)

ECJ’s Szpunar on EU law’s AI challenge and ‘banalizing’ fundamental rights January 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, according to Maciej Szpunar, one of the... (more story)

European telecom companies temper hopes for bold EU rules revamp in 2026 January 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe’s big phone companies — such as Telefónica, Orange and Deutsche Telekom — are unlikely to see a major overhaul of the EU's telecom rules this year. But the European Commission's planned Digital Networks... (more story)

China's data policy pulled between security, growth and public backlash January 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Companies operating in China face diverging pressures in 2026 as data privacy and cybersecurity policy pull in several directions at once. Public unease over data misuse, rising geopolitical friction with the ... (more story)

Digital platforms face uncertainty on EU approach to child sexual abuse material January 06, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Negotiations on an EU law to tackle online child sexual abuse material are set to continue in the year ahead, with talks penciled in for February, May and June. But despite recent progress, the bloc's institut... (more story)

Meta's Manus deal highlights China's AI challenge, regulatory gaps January 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Meta Platform’s blockbuster acquisition of Manus appears straightforward: A US tech giant buys a promising artificial intelligence startup. But the deal exposes a troubling pattern for Beijing — Chinese-develo... (more story)