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AI The EU AI Act’s Ban on Facial Image Scraping
If your organization builds, deploys, or integrates AI systems that process facial images — whether for identity verification, security, content moderation, or…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA Shine the Light Privacy Law Compliance: Guide to Stop Lawsuits for Legal, Privacy, and Marketing Teams
California has a well-earned reputation for leading the United States on consumer privacy.
COMPLIANCE Brazil’s Superior Court Draws a Hard Line on Credit Bureau Data Sharing — What Privacy Professionals Must Understand
For years, the Brazilian credit industry operated on a comfortable assumption: that a legitimate purpose at the point of data collection was…
Ofcom Releases Groundbreaking Global Study Revealing How Perpetrators Access and Share Child Sexual Abuse Material Online
In a significant step toward strengthening online child protection worldwide, the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom has published powerful new research that offers…
OpenAI Abruptly Shuts Down Sora Video App Amid Deepfake and AI Slop Backlash: Major Privacy and Data Protection Implications for AI Developers and Compliance Teams
In a surprise move that sent ripples through the tech, entertainment, and privacy communities, OpenAI announced on March 24, 2026, that it…
Key Focus Areas for Implementing Data Protection by Design and by Default in 2026
Nearly a decade after the EU GDPR took effect, the principle of data protection by design and by default remains one of…
WADA PIPEDA Compliance
What the OPC’s Agreement With the World Anti-Doping Agency Reveals About Sensitive Data Obligations Globally Last week, the Office of the Privacy…
GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE Dapper Labs VPPA Settlement: A $5 Million Warning for Every Organisation Embedding Tracking Pixels on Video Content
A $5 million class action settlement involving Dapper Labs, Inc.
Cross-Regulatory Compliance EU: Navigating the Convergence of GDPR, the AI Act, the DMA, and the DSA
The European Union has, over the past several years, constructed one of the most comprehensive digital regulatory ecosystems in the world.
AI Democrats Build Secret Coordination Network to Counter AI Industry Influence at State Level
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries and spark intense regulatory debates, a small but influential group of Democratic state lawmakers has…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA Rep. Zoe Lofgren Reintroduces the Online Privacy Act (H.R. 8014)
On March 19, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) reintroduced the Online Privacy Act, legislation that would establish a comprehensive national baseline for how…
COMPLIANCE Meta Is Spending $2 Billion to Build a Surveillance System. It Just Doesn’t Want You to Call It That.
Big Tech Lobbying if you want to call it that has been exposed for its data protection issues.