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Chinese actors' body pushes against unauthorized AI use of likeness, voice April 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s actors are pushing for tighter controls on unauthorized AI use of likeness and voice data, as an industry body warned on Thursday that such practices are infringing legal rights and urged platforms and... (more story)

China widens personal-data crackdown to ads, education, health in new campaign April 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese regulators have launched a nationwide campaign to strengthen personal-data protection, expanding scrutiny into new sectors while deepening enforcement against persistent violations identified last year... (more story)

Coupang faces compliance check on breach fixes in South Korea as PIPC decision nears April 03, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Coupang will undergo a government check on whether it has properly carried out its recurrence-prevention measures following its large-scale personal data breach, while South Korea’s privacy watchdog is nearing... (more story)

EU data watchdogs meet with US counterparts, Polish official says April 02, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Data protection regulators from Europe met US tech company officials and US state and federal regulators this week to explain the EU’s data protection rules amid criticism the rules are stifling innovation, th... (more story)

EU data protection watchdog’s guidelines on anonymization due by summer April 02, 2026 | Matthew Newman

An umbrella group of EU data protection authorities will release guidelines on anonymization — a key concept on how the bloc’s data protection rules are applied to personal data — by the summer, the group’s ch... (more story)

China intelligence agency warns wearables pose data leak risks April 02, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top intelligence and counterespionage agency warned that smart wearables pose risks of sensitive data leaks, citing vulnerabilities that could threaten national security and personal privacy. In a WeCh... (more story)

Australian watchdog clarifies age assurance under draft children's privacy code April 02, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Service providers are expected to adopt a risk-based approach to age assurance under Australia’s draft children’s privacy code, using less intrusive methods where privacy risks are low and stronger measures wh... (more story)

Irish privacy watchdog seeks to finalize 'legacy' cases in 2026, commissioner says (correct*) April 01, 2026 | Matthew Newman

An Irish privacy watchdog’s investigation into Google’s use of location data should be concluded by the end of 2026, one of the three commissioners at the country's Data Protection Commission has said. Niamh S... (more story)

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Meta faces potential settlement as German court weighs jurisdiction, ECJ referral April 03, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Meta Platforms’ exposure to a potential settlement in a German consumer action over a Facebook data leak is emerging as a key test of how far collective redress under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulatio... (more story)

IAPP Global Summit puts focus on technology’s human cost April 02, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo, Amy Miller and Emma Whitford

When privacy professionals descended on Washington, DC, this week, they knew they were walking into a conference focused equally on privacy and artificial intelligence. But they may not have anticipated a loom... (more story)

Brazil data agency head expects compliance over child online safety law April 01, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The National Data Protection Agency has begun enforcing Brazil’s child online safety law, and the agency's president told MLex in an exclusive interview that the watchdog will not interfere with tech firms’ ag... (more story)

Canadian privacy commissioner eyes fines, consent changes in Facebook case April 01, 2026 | Mike Swift

Philippe Dufresne, who heads the Office of the Privacy Commission of Canada, sat down with MLex on the sidelines of an international privacy conference for an exclusive interview on his view of possible next s... (more story)

Brazil CADE chief touts settlements, digital enforcement, faster merger review March 30, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Outgoing CADE President Gustavo de Lima said he leaves Brazil’s competition authority with a stronger record on settlements and a marked expansion in unilateral conduct enforcement and digital markets, while k... (more story)

US FTC could be headed away from data-deletion remedies March 30, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford

The deletion of data and algorithms as an US Federal Trade Commission remedy for unfair or deceptive data privacy practices could go by the wayside. These “are viewed as the more extreme measures,” US Federal ... (more story)

Why UK lawmakers' push for social media under-16 ban may soon run out of steam March 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Major online platforms saw UK lawmakers leave a growing standoff over child safety unresolved as they began their Easter break. The House of Lords this week renewed a push for an under-16 ban on social media, ... (more story)

New Mexico win over Meta shows strength of rules on unfair, deceptive practices March 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A New Mexico jury’s quick, decisive verdict in the state’s lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging the company harmed children, shows the strength of laws barring unfair and deceptive practices.