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Lithuania Data Privacy Report: 48% Surge in Complaints
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (56+ words) Lithuania's VDAI reports a massive increase in data privacy complaints. Discover how human error and AI are shaping the Baltic nation's security landscape....
WA Government Forms New Privacy Advisory Committee
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (323+ words) The Cook Labor Government has confirmed the appointment of the inaugural members of the new Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (PRIS) Advisory Committee, established to provide independent advice on the responsible use of government data. The Committee comprises senior leaders…...
Fired Trump Antitrust Official to Join Democrats' Unofficial 'Hearing' Attacking Live Nation Settlement
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (338+ words) The top Democrats at the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) are hosting an unofficial "hearing" to attack the Trump Administration for settling the Live Nation-Ticketmaster case on Monday. According to Capital…...
Merger, she wrote (Part 4): The verdict " What the guidelines mean for merging parties
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1315+ words) In the finale of our four-part series we wrap our review of the draft EU Merger Guidelines by summarizing what the Commission's new guidance means for M&A activity in the EU " from document handling to authority engagement, from theories…...
Merger, she wrote (Part 3): Pleading your case " Efficiencies, balancing and Article 21
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (276+ words) In the EU Commission's draft new Merger Guidelines, the efficiencies framework has its architecture redrawn. While the threefold test underneath " verifiable, merger-specific, beneficial to consumers " stays unchanged, "dynamic efficiencies" become a standalone category accommodating parallel R&D streams, longer time…...
Malaysia issues three data protection risk management guides
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (680+ words) Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Commissioner (PDPC) has recently issued three new guidelines clarifying key concepts under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA), covering: These guidelines are a notable step forward for Malaysia's data protection framework. They offer clearer guidance on…...
States Are "Laboratories of Democracy" for Privacy Regulation as Federal Legislation Stalls
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (534+ words) In the ongoing absence of comprehensive federal privacy laws, states continue to serve as the primary engines of privacy innovation, setting precedents that may influence or even outpace federal action and shaping the rules of the road for the digital…...
Why the EU is replacing Whats App with in-house messaging apps?
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (415+ words) Sportskeeda Tech - Why the EU is replacing Whats App with in-house messaging apps? Have you noticed that your daily chats on Whats App and Signal are starting to look quite different from what European governments are using? European officials are…...
Maryland Enacts Protection From Predatory Pricing Act
2+ week, 4+ day ago (26+ words) Key point: The final law is much narrower than when the bill was first introduced and applies only to food retailers and third-party food delivery...
Proposed State Privacy and AI Law Update: May 11, 2026
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (224+ words) Key point: Last week, Connecticut's legislature passed a bill to amend the state's consumer data privacy law and establish a data broker registration law,...