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Clearview AI faces 2027 privacy jury trial in California July 16, 2025 | Mike Swift

Clearview AI and a group of California law enforcement agencies that allegedly used the controversial facial-recognition company's services face a March 2027 trial date to defend claims they violated the priva... (more story)

Tornado Cash co-founder ran cryptocurrency mixer as 'a washing machine,' US says July 15, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm knew his cryptocurrency mixer was being used by criminals to launder their dirty money, prosecutors said today at the start of his US trial, while the defense said he had no... (more story)

French top court reinstates porn site age check decree, rejects xHamster appeal July 15, 2025 | Júlia Tar

France’s highest court has reinstated a government decree requiring pornographic websites to verify users’ ages after rejecting a bid by xHamster operator Hammy Media Ltd to suspend the measure on the grounds ... (more story)

UK defense ministry won't face action over data breach that exposed 19,000 Afghans July 15, 2025 | Frank Hersey

A major data breach that exposed details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces was revealed today after the lifting of a "super-injunction" that prevented any mention of it in order to protect ... (more story)

UK pension providers could gain more freedom to e-mail savers under new proposal July 15, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK pension providers could gain more flexibility to send e-mails without first gaining user consent, under new proposals set out today in a government policy paper. The finance ministry is consulting on new le... (more story)

South Korean AI developer appeals court-ordered payouts in data-breach lawsuit July 15, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korean AI chatbot developer Scatter Lab has appealed a recent lower court decision that ordered the company to compensate users affected by a data breach. The appeal follows a June 12 decision by the Seo... (more story)

Online platforms face new EU child-safety guidance; member states test age-verification app July 14, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Online platforms must adopt risk-based, privacy-preserving measures to shield minors from harmful content and interactions, under new European Commission guidelines published today. The guidelines — issued und... (more story)

EU judges to rule soon on notions of personal-data in Banco Popular Español case July 14, 2025 | Matthew Newman

EU judges will rule soon on a landmark case involving the definition of personal data, and whether a data controller must inform users when their data is transferred to a third party. The EU Court of Justice w... (more story)

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Platforms told to expect further UK online safety proposals; US scrutiny intensifies July 15, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms have been told to expect more UK regulation to protect children online, with a focus on addictive design and healthier online habits. But it remains to be seen whether the British government i... (more story)

How a 'one-off' case could upend the CFAA and a critical cyber defense tool July 11, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

A prominent cybersecurity group is warning that a recent appellate court ruling upholding the conviction of former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan could undermine the use of bug bounty programs, a cornerstone... (more story)

For digital laws, EU’s simplification drive suffers underlying tensions July 11, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The EU’s push for simplification of its laws has come up against a range of underlying tensions in the digital arena, including political ambition, bureaucratic inertia and industry pressure to roll back years... (more story)

Platforms face UK push for researcher data access, but US tensions could intrude July 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Social media and search services could face new UK duties to share data with researchers, under proposals published by regulator Ofcom as part of its Online Safety Act implementation. But industry resistance, ... (more story)

Data processing by businesses scrutinized as US enforces cross-border rule July 09, 2025 | Xu Yuan and Maria Dinzeo

A broad swath of businesses’ data-processing activities could be subject to scrutiny under US rules targeting access to American data by foreign countries considered as adversaries, as a grace period ends and ... (more story)

Connecticut AG emphasizes timely responses in first Data Privacy Act fine July 09, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Timely responses and a demonstrated effort to comply with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act are crucial for avoiding severe fines, state Attorney General William Tong said as he announced the first monetary fine under the law.

Social media platforms face new liability pressure over content removal in Brazil July 08, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) ruled that content involving serious crimes posted by users, such as antidemocratic acts and violence against minors, must be removed immediately by social media platforms or ... (more story)

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.