The German Constitutional Court has ruled that section 113 of the German Telecommunications Act, which supports the disclosure of information by telecommunications providers...

The Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of €12,250,000 on the telecommunication giant Vodafone for unlawfully processing the personal data of millions of users for telemarketing purposes.

Most of the CPRA's GDPR-inspired obligations will become effective in 2023, but some will enter into effect as early as 2021.

The High Court in England ruled that the GDPR does not apply to an American website that published investigative journalism articles about a resident of England

China has published for public comments a draft of its inaugural data protection law.

The French Data Protection Authority ("CNIL") issued its guidelines on the use of facial recognition technologies in airports.

Classifying the UK as GDPR Adequate State may authorize data transferring from other EU states to the UK.

The EU Council has sanctioned entities and individuals from China, Russia, and North Korea due to their involvement in cyber-attacks.

The Israeli government is proposing a draft bill that would be provisionally effective for two years

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority published for public comments a draft position paper on the advisable appointment of Chief Privacy Officers (CPOs, sometimes referred to as Data Protection Officers – DPOs) in Israeli organizations.

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (the "PPA") has released its second opinion regarding the use of the Israeli National Security Agency (the "Shabak") for tracking the whereabouts...

The Supreme Court of the United States has handed Google an unequivocal triumph in what has been dubbed ‘the copyright case of the century'.

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") struck down national legislation in EU member states that require an electronic communications services provider to carry out the general...

Facebook announced its decision to block news sharing in Australia due to the proposed media bargaining bill promoted by the Australian government, according to which online ...

The California Attorney General announced a set of amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, effective March 15, 2021.

Facebook announced that it will stop running its child abuse detection tools on content communicated in the EU via the company's messaging app due to a new EU regulation that introduces uncertainty as to the legality of such tools.

In late August, the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) issued a preliminary decision instructing Facebook to suspend transfers of personal data originating in the EU to the US.

In the wake of concerns for inequities and disparities against minorities in the use of facial recognition technologies, the city of Portland in the State of Oregon passed two municipal ordinances banning the use of face recognition technologies.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order specifying guidance for federal agencies' use of artificial intelligence ("AI") in government decision-making.

The United States Congress enacted the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020.