PEOPLE OF INTERNET RESEARCH ~14,900 Registered data handlers KES 5M Max administrative fine
Kenya
Kenya data protection authority ODPC
The regulator's new ISO 9001:2015 quality push is welcome, but it can't substitute for consistent enforcement of the KES 5M data-controller registration rule.
2026-08-03
RESEARCH €100M Teacher AI Literacy Funding 15 days Facial ID Judicial Window
Italy
2026-08-03
Rome's June 2026 decrees name AgID and ACN as AI Act regulators, but the Garante says a police biometrics provision brea...
RESEARCH $99M AUD Systemic breach penalty 5M+ Under-16 accounts removed
Australia
2026-08-03
Canberra doubled minimum-age penalties to AUD 99M and widened eSafety's subpoena power before ever testing the original ...
RESEARCH ₩53.98B (~$37. PIPC fine on KT 16,647 Subscribers affected
South Korea
2026-08-03
PIPC fined KT ₩53.98B for a femtocell breach affecting 16,647 users, but criminally referred it for deleting logs — a di...
RESEARCH 35 Apps named July 24 72 Apps named July 9
China
2026-08-03
Three CAC-led notices named 139 apps in three weeks, marking a shift from occasional PIPL rulings to a standing complian...
RESEARCH 116,000+ Consultation responses received 81.5% Australian under-16s still online
UK
2026-08-03
The UK will bar under-16s from social media by Spring 2027, following an Australian model whose own early data shows mos...
RESEARCH 20% Old maximum commission 8% New commission cap
Indonesia
2026-08-03
Jakarta's ride-hailing commission cap took effect before its legal text was public, leaving enforcement to police report...
RESEARCH €890M Total DMA fine €460M Search self-preferencing fine
EU
2026-08-03
Brussels' third DMA non-compliance decision forces immediate product changes at Google while keeping fines a fraction of...
RESEARCH Jan 2028 Regulator Deadline 20 articles Statute Length
Taiwan
2026-08-03
MODA's July 7 classification framework operationalizes the AI Basic Act by handing sectoral regulators discretion instea...
RESEARCH Set by law Content removal deadline 152nd of 180 Press Freedom Index rank
Bangladesh
2026-08-03
A BNP government elected on a reform mandate has widened BTRC's takedown and data-demand powers a year after the interim...
RESEARCH 18 of 19 Recitals removed from OIR 37 Organisations signing joint statement
Netherlands
2026-08-03
Dutch infrastructure group DINL joined 37 organisations warning the Digital Networks Act deletes 18 of 19 recitals under...
RESEARCH £13bn+ UK BNPL market 2024 10.9m UK adults using BNPL
India
2026-08-03
The FCA's new BNPL authorisation regime highlights how India polices deferred-payment credit indirectly, through bank ba...
RESEARCH Sep 4, 2026 Compliance deadline Last 4 only Mobile digits shown
India
2026-08-03
NPCI's June 2026 circular masks UPI mobile numbers by September 4 — a rare DPDP-aligned rule that fixes a real harm with...