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RSS feed →Nine in Ten Americans Hit a Scam Attempt Last Year. Confidence in Data Privacy Fell Off a Cliff
Almost every American adult ran into a digital scam or a cyberattack attempt in the past year, and far fewer trust that…
EU Kids Act Would Ban Social Media for Children Under 13 and Require Privacy-Preserving Age Verification
The European Union is proposing one of its most significant interventions yet into how children use social media, online games, video platforms…
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CJEU Advocate General Says Consent to Unnamed “Partners” Is Not Enough for Marketing Emails
A common digital marketing practice in Europe may be facing a major legal challenge.
California passes the strongest child safety chatbot and social media law
California Just Rewrote the Rules for Kids Online—And AI Chatbots Are First in the Crosshairs.
Google Hit With €403 Million GDPR Fine Over Location Data as Ireland Questions Transparency, Fairness and Retention
Google has been fined €403 million by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission after a six-year investigation into how the company collected, used and…
New York Attorney General Calls on AI Workers to Report Unsafe AI Development
New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking employees inside artificial intelligence companies to report potentially illegal or unsafe practices directly to…
Revolut Data Breach Shows How Government Requests Can Become a Privacy Attack Vector
A data breach at fintech giant Revolut is raising an uncomfortable privacy question for banks, technology companies and other businesses that routinely…
Florida Sues Netflix Over Children’s Data, Alleging Years of Tracking Behind Kids Profiles
Netflix built its reputation as the alternative to television advertising.
Delaware Just Made Its Privacy Law Much Tougher: What HB 380 Changes for 2027
Delaware is small. Its privacy law increasingly is not. On September 2, 2026, Gov. Matt Meyer signed House Bill 380, a substantial…
An unauthorized actor accessed a limited number of documents 3,200 person law firm says
A 3,200-lawyer firm just told Reuters an unauthorized actor posted a “limited” set of documents online and that firm systems were not…
The AI Act Covers Loss of Control. That Is Not a Containment Plan.
Brussels Did Not Panic About AI Doomsday Odds. That Is Not the Same as Containing the Models. A former Anthropic researcher said…
California Did Not Ban Kids From the Internet. It Banned the Features That Keep Them There.
On September 10, Governor Newsom signed a child-safety package built around two ideas: companion chatbots should not be allowed to improvise around…