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Malaysia goes all in on cloud to accelerate digital transformation August 13, 2025 | Dalila Abu Bakar

Malaysia’s new cloud computing policy aims to overhaul how the public sector delivers services, reshape digital access for citizens and equip small businesses with scalable technologies, with the goal of posit... (more story)

Judges grapple with interagency relationship in state enforcement in US social media case August 12, 2025 | Xu Yuan

US appeals court judges raised questions of whether state attorneys general have control over documents possessed by other state agencies and can obtain them as evidence in carrying out enforcement activities ... (more story)

Ninth Circuit weighs applying VHS-era privacy law to online videos August 12, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

The Ninth Circuit court of appeals wrestled today with whether a 1988 law passed to protect video rental records should apply to Meta Platforms' tracking pixel, as a case against Healthline Media plays out aga... (more story)

Dior data breach hits nearly 1 million customers in Hong Kong August 12, 2025 | Yonnex Li

Nearly one million customers in Hong Kong had their personal data compromised in a major data breach at luxury retailer Dior, according to the city's privacy regulator. Compromised information included names, ... (more story)

Genea fertility-services data breach probed by Australian class-action law firm August 12, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Australian fertility-services provider Genea may be targeted by a class action lawsuit over its February 2025 data breach that exposed patients’ personal information, including health records and private healt... (more story)

New York agencies warned over discovery conduct in social media addiction case August 11, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Failure by state agencies in New York to participate efficiently in the discovery process in social media addiction litigation has led a federal judge in California to raise grave concerns and issue a warning ... (more story)

Instagram’s new maps feature debuts amid location privacy scrutiny in US August 11, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Meta Platforms' newest update to Instagram — a maps feature that allows users to share their real-time location and that of their posts — is drawing scrutiny from US lawmakers as location data is increasingly protected.

UK companies face growing cyber risks ahead of legislative changes, reports show August 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK companies in various sectors, including finance, energy, telecoms, health, space and digital services, are facing new cyber risks driven by emerging technologies, four research reports commissioned by the U... (more story)

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Meta seeks to overturn jury verdict in first US Big Tech privacy trial August 12, 2025 | Mike Swift

Meta Platforms moved to overturn the recent historic jury verdict that the digital ads giant violated California's wiretapping law by collecting the personal data of women who used the Flo Health period-tracke... (more story)

China ups pressure on Nvidia over chip security, fueling cyber review risks August 12, 2025 | MLex Staff

China's propaganda engine is turning up the heat on Nvidia following a recent summons by the country’s Internet regulator, suggesting heightened risk of a cybersecurity review that reflects the broader regulat... (more story)

Privacy risks abound with 'cheat on everything' AI apps August 08, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

Cluely, a controversial startup that promises users the power to “cheat on everything” with an invisible AI assistant, is raising both money and privacy red flags.

EU quantum strategy welcomed; experts warn of collaboration challenges August 08, 2025 | Júlia Tar

The European Commission’s quantum strategy has been broadly welcomed as a step toward EU leadership, but is also seen as a cautious response to the overpromising that has defined the sector. While the proposed... (more story)

Global AI businesses put South Korea's privacy fine system to the test August 08, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

As business models for artificial intelligence diversify, South Korea’s privacy regulator faces mounting challenges in calculating fines for privacy violations, particularly when it comes to determining what q... (more story)

Tea Dating Advice data breach exposes hazards of ID verification August 06, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

Tea Dating Advice, an app that marketed itself as a safe haven for women to share warnings about men, is facing mounting legal and reputational fallout after a July data breach exposed the images and sensitive... (more story)

Social media features, content to be examined in case on teen mental health August 06, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Ahead of the first trial in the US on social media’s role in the deterioration of young people’s mental health, scheduled for November, a state court in Los Angeles has once again been confronted with the ques... (more story)

Roblox dependence on youth users triggers regulatory risk, but lucrative audience August 06, 2025 | Mike Swift

Roblox, which recently surpassed $1 billion in quarterly revenue and 100 million daily users — with 40 percent of those users under age 13 — faces complex regulatory risks worldwide. Roblox’s combination of a ... (more story)