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Iran's cyberspace chief backs tiered access and calls Starlink a 'tool of war'. Rights law and the evidence on shutdowns both cut against the model.
2026-10-18
India
2026-10-18
DoT's CNAP circular puts registered names on 4G/5G calls from 1 November with no opt-out. That cuts against TRAI's own p...
Australia
2026-10-18
Australia's duty of care bill dropped the minister's power to define new harms, but vague under-18 standards and a possi...
India
2026-10-18
NITI Aayog's non-binding data centre framework offers states a single-window clearance model, but its central audit and ...
Italy
2026-10-18
Legislative Decree 160/2026 wraps police facial recognition in judicial authorisation, time limits and a scraping ban. W...
Argentina
2026-10-18
Resolution 953/2026 adds Banco Macro to ENACOM's subsidised ISP loan scheme as the regulator's leadership changes. Gover...
Japan
2026-10-18
Japan's critical-infrastructure reporting duties began 1 October 2026, but the intrusive communications powers wait unti...
Malaysia
2026-10-18
MyIPO is studying an AI-training opt-out for copyright owners. The design details, not the principle, will decide whethe...
France
2026-10-18
Decision 2026-915 DC cut permanent-risk building authorisations from up to five years to three months, yet the RIPOST la...
Italy
2026-10-18
Italy's AI Act implementing decree names AgID and ACN as authorities and creates a sandbox, but its automated-decision b...
EU
2026-10-18
Norway's record GDPR fine against Microsoft-owned Xandr over Grindr data says ad-tech intermediaries must verify consent...
US
2026-10-18
Eight AGs sued OpenAI on Oct. 14 under consumer-protection law. Deception claims are legitimate; the demands to halt AI ...
Taiwan
2026-10-18
Taiwan has prosecuted a Beijing-directed organizer but no one has used its deepfake takedown power. Fixing that means pr...
EU
2026-10-18
Apple's DMA terms, in force since 1 October 2026, trim commissions without removing them. The Commission's monitoring-fi...
China
2026-10-18
MPS Decree No. 176 gives police wide inspection powers over data handlers, while facial recognition oversight still lack...
Italy
2026-10-18
Italy's AGCM leads an EU-coordinated probe of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard over in-game tokens. Pricing clarity is a ...
Russia
2026-10-18
Roskomnadzor is using Article 13.15 part 9 to fine outlets that doubt its blocking capacity. That removes the public's o...
Africa
2026-10-18
A journalist's two-day cyber-law arrest and a bill letting firms detain communications on suspicion show Zimbabwe's surv...
EU
2026-10-18
Athens' 1 January 2027 social media ban leans on DSA Article 28 and the Kids Wallet, but its proportionality rests on ag...
Turkey
2026-10-18
Türkiye's rules for its under-15 social media ban start 1 November. They make a state-issued ID token the age check, and...
Africa
2026-10-18
Ghana will check SIM registrations against biometrics before end-2026. The fraud case is plausible, but retention, acces...
Argentina
2026-10-18
A decade after Ley 27.275, the AAIP is both Argentina's transparency enforcer and its data regulator, yet it still works...
Nigeria
2026-10-18
NCC's survey found 2 of 19 licensees fully ready for the Internet Code of Practice 2026. The fix is clearer guidance bef...
India
2026-10-18
India led Asia-Pacific with 24 of 143 claimed ransomware victims in August 2026. Better data-theft rules and patching, n...
Russia
2026-10-18
Hotels with over 50 rooms must offer Max 'Digital ID' check-in from 1 September 2026. Convenience is real; the cost is c...