The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will provide, for no additional fee, prioritized examination for COVID-19 related patent applications for applicants qualifying

Apple and Google have announced their cooperation in developing technical tools to assist in the global fight against the spread of Coronavirus.

Google will allow websites and apps using its adverting tools to block personalized ads to consumers as required under the California Consumer Privacy Act's opt-out requirements

The Washington state legislature has enacted a law that establishes new protections on the use of facial recognition software by state agencies.

The city of San Francisco has decided to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology by police and other local government authorities. The ban is part of an anti-surveillance ordinance

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a framework for analyzing whether digital assets are "investment contracts" securities.

The European parliament has approved changes to the EU consumer protection rules, which govern online marketplaces and comparison services, such as eBay, Amazon, Skyscanner and Airbnb.

The Supreme Court ordered the government to cease its current widespread use of cellular-network-based monitoring by March 14, 2021.

The Israeli legislature (the "Knesset") enacted an amendment to the Consumer Protection Law according to which the Consumer Protection Authority will establish a registry in which consumers can indicate that they wish to opt-out of receiving telemarketing calls.

A significant decision was given by the Supreme Court this week denying an appeal filed by Union Motors [ direct importers for Toyota] and other direct car importers against...

The decision was delivered on a lawsuit filed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a paper clarifying some of the GDPR's implications on processing personal data for health-related research,...

The French competition and consumer authority (the DGCCRF) imposed a €1.1 fine on Google for using its algorithm to rate hotels in a way that had misled consumers.

The Israeli Ministry of Health ("MoH") disclosed its agreement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

The injunction was issued against a legislative amendment passed by the Knesset ten days earlier.

The Israeli Supreme Court has scrutinized and authorized the unofficial arrangement for the removal of harmful content published on online platforms.

The Israeli Securities Authority issued an advance ruling paper, finding that cryptocurrency is a security subject to the Israeli Securities Law

Facebook announced that it will be expanding its efforts to fight the spread of misinformation regarding the Coronavirus and the Coronavirus vaccines on its platforms.

Former President Donald Trump's accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitch and other platforms were either removed or suspended following the violent insurgency into Congress on

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with photo storage app developer Everalbum, Inc.