July 17, 2023 Researchers from Australia's National Science Agency and Australian National University have found that AI chatbots and associated machine learning applications may not be able to comply with data protection laws, such as the European Union's more...
July 14, 2023 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering enacting a "Negative Option Rule" to make it easier for individuals to cancel subscriptions. This regulation would require firms to properly and prominently display crucial subscription facts such more...
July 14, 2023 Privacy advocates are preparing to address laws that could affect children's online safety and encrypted services in United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. In the U.K., the Online Safety Bill is under more...
July 13, 2023 The Massachusetts State Legislature is considering a Location Shield Act, which would prevent the sale of cellular location data in the state. The proposed law would also require companies to get explicit consent before collecting more...
July 7, 2023 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that national competition authorities can review whether a data processing operation complies with the requirements set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The case concerned more...
July 4, 2023 Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers takes effect. The Canadian parliament passed more...
June 27, 2023 The Australian government has proposed new legislation that would give the country's media watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), new powers to combat online misinformation. The proposed legislation would allow the ACMA to more...
June 27, 2023 Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has said it will restrict news on its platforms to Canadian consumers after parliament passed a controversial online news bill. The bill, known as the Online News more...
June 22, 2023 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an inquiry into data caps, which are limitations placed on the amount of data that some internet service providers (ISPs) allow their customers to consume each month. The more...
June 14, 2023 Zoom has announced a number of new privacy measures for its European customers, following a record fine imposed on Meta for transferring European citizens' data to the United States. Under the new measures, Zoom will more...
