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DATA 140 Million Messages and a Court Order: What the Talkspace Case Reveals About the Architecture of Mental Health Privacy
The investigation Proof News published this week is the kind of story compliance teams should read carefully, set aside, and then read…
DATA South Korea Is Rewriting the Rules on Data Use — And the Privacy World Should Be Paying Attention
Few things in privacy law are more seductive, or more dangerous, than elegant legal engineering.
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DATA Trading Sovereignty for Data Flows: Indonesia’s Constitutional Challenge to the US Reciprocal Trade Agreement – Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks from an Academic Lens
On April 22, 2026, four Indonesian citizens filed a landmark petition (Case No.
DATA Governors in Virginia and Kentucky Enact Amendments Strengthening Comprehensive Privacy Laws
In a continued push to refine state-level consumer data protections, two Democratic governors recently signed targeted amendments to their states’ comprehensive privacy…
DATA Alabama Set to Add Variation to U.S. State Privacy Patchwork with Comprehensive Personal Data Protection Act
Alabama is on track to become the 21st U.S. state with a comprehensive consumer data privacy law after the state legislature unanimously…
DATA Why Chief Privacy Officers Start With a Privacy & Data Risk Health Check
Privacy risk is no longer a narrow compliance issue managed quietly in the background.
DATA Qatar’s New Cloud Privacy Tool: A Game-Changer for GCC Data Protection in the AI Era
Qatar has taken a significant step forward in strengthening data protection practices with the launch of a new Cloud Computing Privacy Assessment…
Federal Judge Approves Google RTB Privacy Settlement — But Questions Whether Opt-In Control Will Actually Change Much
A federal judge has given final approval to a class-action privacy settlement that forces Google to introduce a new user control aimed…
DATA California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act (CCCDAFA) and CDAFA: Privacy Lawsuits, Litigation Strategy, and Case Law
If you’ve been sued under CDAFA or CCCDAFA for a Privacy Violation please reach out to us right away so we can…
DATA Spanish Data Protection Authorities Release Decalogue for Safe Use of Digital Educational Platforms
Spain’s leading data protection authorities jointly published a comprehensive “Decalogue” outlining ten core principles to ensure the responsible procurement and use of…
DATA The DPIA Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.
Shadow IT, stale inventories, and the quiet governance crisis hiding inside most organizations’ data protection programs.