Legal

Greece Prepares Draft Law to Protect Children Online, Enforces Social Media Ban from 2027

2026-04-08 Ian Fleming

ENISA advances the certification of EU Digital Wallets

2026-04-04 Per Henrikson

India: Aadhaar Authentication Now Required for PM E-DRIVE Electric Vehicle Incentives

2026-03-30 Ian Fleming

Australia has expanded its age assurance framework March 2026, to R-rated games, websites, and AI chatbots

2026-03-24 Per Henrikson

This shift, building on the December 2025 under-16 social media ban, forces platforms to adopt privacy-preserving,, proportionate verification methods, guided by new OAIC guidance to ensure safety without compromising user privacy.

Age assurance a baseline requirement for AI in new White House framework

2026-03-23 Per Henrikson

The U.S. has made child online safety the number one priority in its newly released National Policy Framework on Artificial Intelligence.

Kenyan high court ruling recognizes phone numbers as digital ID

2026-03-23 Ian Fleming

A recent judgement by a high court in Kenya considers a person’s duly registered phone number as a personal digital identifier that must be sufficiency protected from all forms of data breaches and privacy infractions.

UK government backs away from opt-out copyright law for AI training

2026-03-20 Ian Fleming

Secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Liz Kendall announces that ‘it no longer has a preferred option’.

California Privacy Protection Agency Issues First Decision Involving Violation of CCPA and Minor Students

2026-03-18 Per Henrikson

The California Privacy Protection Agency Board last week announced the agency's first decision involving students and California schools. The decision...

Digital wallet ‘next step’ for social media age verification

2026-03-15 Ian Fleming

Irish Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, submits draft law on a “digital wallet” is the next step in the possible introduction of social media age verification.

X to Change Verification System After 120 million EU Penalty

2026-03-15 Ian Fleming

X Corp., the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, will alter its account verification system in Europe following a 120 million ($138 million) fine linked to breaches of the European Union's Digital Services Act, according to a report from Bloomberg

South Korea Faces Pushback on Mandatory Biometrics for Mobile Subscribers

2026-03-13 Per Henrikson

South Korea's National Human Rights Commission has called for a review of the policy mandating facial recognition for mobile phone activation, recommending three improvements to the Ministry of Science and ICT: establishing legal grounds, securing alternative authentication methods, and publishing biometric security inspection results.

US federal agencies have been ordered to adopt quantum-resistant encryption by January 2027

2026-03-11 Per Henrikson

Every federal agency in the United States has been ordered to adopt quantum-resistant encryption by January 2027, and CISA now requires that procurement across designated technology categories reflect that timeline immediately.