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LiveRamp must face claims it illegally compiled, sold consumer profiles, US judge rules July 18, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

A US federal judge has refused to dismiss privacy and wiretapping claims against data broker LiveRamp, finding that plaintiffs have adequately shown that it may have unlawfully tracked and compiled detailed pr... (more story)

Businessman who sold spying apps seeks to remove US FTC enforcement obligations July 18, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Scott Zuckerman, a businessman who is subject to data security-related obligations imposed by the US Federal Trade Commission for selling stalking apps, is asking the agency to remove some or all of what he ca... (more story)

Temu accused of secretly harvesting user data in Kentucky AG lawsuit July 18, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sued Chinese e-commerce giant Temu, accusing the company of operating a spyware-laden shopping app that secretly harvests user data and sends it to China in violation ... (more story)

Mass claim over UK ministry's Afghan data breach growing rapidly, lawyer says July 18, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Individuals joining a mass claim over a UK Ministry of Defence data breach are growing by more than 100 a day, the lawyer handling the claim told MLex. The breach exposed personal details of almost 19,000 Afgh... (more story)

UK privacy regulator hires Google senior director amid executive turnover July 18, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's data privacy regulator has hired a senior executive from Google to be its new executive director of regulatory risk and innovation starting on August 26. The Information Commissioner’s Office said Wil... (more story)

Chinese Internet court sanctions legal-tech firms for unauthorized lawyer data use July 18, 2025 | MLex Staff

A Chinese Internet court has ruled against a Beijing-based legal-tech firm and its subsidiary in a personal data infringement case, setting limits on the use of publicly disclosed information. The Guangzhou In... (more story)

Meta should worry about AI trust erosion, not regulation: Australian official July 18, 2025 | Saloni Sinha and James Panichi

Meta Platform’s recent comments recommending that lawmakers shun “specific technical standards or compliance mechanisms” in favor of a more general and business-friendly approach to avoid hampering the develop... (more story)

Australia's Qantas faces first complaint over data breach July 18, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

A law firm has filed a representative complaint with the country’s privacy regulator over the recent Qantas data breach that exposed the personal information of six million customers of Australia’s largest air... (more story)

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Meta, Flo Health poised to face jury in unprecedented US privacy trial July 18, 2025 | Mike Swift

Meta Platforms and Flo Health are scheduled to face a federal jury in San Francisco Monday in what would be an unprecedented jury trial over privacy claims against the social media giant and the app that calls... (more story)

Why South Korea trails in global race to commercialize autonomous driving July 18, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

Despite intense efforts, South Korea is falling behind in the global race to commercialize autonomous driving technology, with the US and China having already deployed Level 4 autonomous vehicles in major citi... (more story)

Age verification requirements see renewed interest after US Supreme Court ruling July 17, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

A recent US Supreme Court decision allowing states to implement laws requiring age verification to access online pornography is spilling into discussions about social media regulations.

Facebook US trial focused on Zuckerberg's privacy actions kicks off in Delaware July 17, 2025 | Mike Swift

The actions of Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and the company's board as the company made privacy moves during the past decade will face extreme scrutiny in an $8 billion US trial over claims by inve... (more story)

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)