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Taiwan's AI-Security Task Force Is Sensible Because It Builds on Existing Duties Rather Than Adding New Mandates

MODA's task force on advanced-AI cyber risk speeds information sharing under the Cyber Security Management Act. That is the right design for a fast-moving threat.

2026-11-07

UK 2026-11-07

The High Court's Ofcom Ruling Makes Platform Transparency Data Routine, So the Burden Test Now Matters Most

The High Court upheld Ofcom's February 2026 information notices to Meta, TikTok and X. Proportionality is now the safegu...

Egypt 2026-11-07

Egypt's Consular App Is a Sound Idea That Needs Data-Protection Guardrails to Match

Egypt's Masri Bel Kharig pilot could cut consular delays, but the 2020 data law's one-year grace period has just ended, ...

Philippines 2026-11-07

The Philippines' DMW Backup Exposure Shows Breach Rules Work Only When Facts Come First

A 68GB exposure linked to DMW systems is a test of whether the Data Privacy Act can be applied proportionately before th...

Germany 2026-11-07

Germany's NIS-2 Registration Gap Is a Scoping Problem First and an Enforcement Problem Second

With 20,373 registrations against roughly 30,000 expected entities, the BSI is moving to hearings and audits. It should ...

Saudi Arabia 2026-11-07

Saudi Arabia's Draft Data-Storage Mandate Would Add Cost Without Adding Protection the Transfer Rules Don't Already Provide

SDAIA's October 2026 draft PDPL amendments would require controllers to store personal data in the Kingdom. The case for...

Canada 2026-11-07

Canada's Competition Bureau Is Asking the Right Questions About Data and AI, but Has Not Yet Shown It Needs New Powers

Interim Commissioner Jeanne Pratt's 20 October speech links data portability, AI and algorithmic pricing to switching co...

Malaysia 2026-11-07

Malaysia's 5G Duopoly Is Now Privately Financed. Open Access Rules Must Do the Net Neutrality Work.

With DNB financed and U Mobile off its network, MCMC's wholesale access rules are the main check on traffic management a...

EU 2026-11-07

The EU's Nudifier Ban Starts 2 December, but Enforcement Capacity Is the Open Question

119 MEPs say the AI Act's nudifier ban is only as good as the national authorities enforcing it. Clear guidance and reso...

Switzerland 2026-11-07

Switzerland's Bigger Fee Share for Local Broadcasters Is Defensible, but Fee-Funded Media Support Needs Firm Guardrails

Bern lifts local radio and regional TV to 7% of the fee from 2027 and opens fee revenue to general media support. The mo...

Bangladesh 2026-11-07

Bangladesh's Court-Approval Pledge for Journalists Fixes the Arrest Problem but Leaves the Speech Offence Intact

Prior court approval before arresting journalists would curb abuse of Bangladesh's cyber law. It does not touch the draf...

India 2026-11-07

CERT-In's AI Audit Guidelines Reach Connected Devices Only Through a Side Door, and India's IoT Patchwork Needs a Crosswalk, Not a New Law

CERT-In's 4 November AI audit framework covers embedded and cyber-physical AI, but India's device rules (STQC, MTCTE) st...

Turkey 2026-11-07

Türkiye's Article 8/A Turns Emergency Blocking Into Routine Censorship, and Law 7590 Concentrates It Further

At least 1,270 X accounts were blocked in September 2026 under an urgency clause with only after-the-fact court review, ...

Indonesia 2026-11-07

Indonesia's Bali BVLOS Drone Pilot Shows Case-by-Case Certification Works, and Why It Needs a Codified Successor

Grab and SKYY's DGCA-certified BVLOS food delivery in Bali shows risk-based approval working while Indonesia's cargo and...

India 2026-11-07

A Fake Delhi Police Notice Exposed How Little Anyone Can Verify About India's Takedown Channels

X told the Delhi High Court the notices against SFLC.in and IFF came from an impostor. Opaque, unauthenticated takedown ...

India 2026-11-07

Gujarat's 190,633 Sahyog Takedown URLs Show Why India Needs a Public Ledger, Not Just Senior Sign-Off

An RTI reply shows Gujarat Police flagged one URL every six minutes via Sahyog while the portal's operator keeps no reco...

Argentina 2026-11-07

Argentina's AAIP Is Right to Target Third-Party Debt Collection, but Suspension Without Fines Shows the 2000 Law's Limits

The AAIP suspended a collector's database over contacts with debtors' relatives and neighbours. The tool fits, but the s...

Switzerland 2026-11-06

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Taiwan's AI-Security Task Force Is Sensible Because It Builds on Existing Duties Rather Than Adding New Mandates

The High Court's Ofcom Ruling Makes Platform Transparency Data Routine, So the Burden Test Now Matters Most

Egypt's Consular App Is a Sound Idea That Needs Data-Protection Guardrails to Match

The Philippines' DMW Backup Exposure Shows Breach Rules Work Only When Facts Come First

Germany's NIS-2 Registration Gap Is a Scoping Problem First and an Enforcement Problem Second

Saudi Arabia's Draft Data-Storage Mandate Would Add Cost Without Adding Protection the Transfer Rules Don't Already Provide

Canada's Competition Bureau Is Asking the Right Questions About Data and AI, but Has Not Yet Shown It Needs New Powers

Malaysia's 5G Duopoly Is Now Privately Financed. Open Access Rules Must Do the Net Neutrality Work.

The EU's Nudifier Ban Starts 2 December, but Enforcement Capacity Is the Open Question

Switzerland's Bigger Fee Share for Local Broadcasters Is Defensible, but Fee-Funded Media Support Needs Firm Guardrails

Bangladesh's Court-Approval Pledge for Journalists Fixes the Arrest Problem but Leaves the Speech Offence Intact

CERT-In's AI Audit Guidelines Reach Connected Devices Only Through a Side Door, and India's IoT Patchwork Needs a Crosswalk, Not a New Law

Türkiye's Article 8/A Turns Emergency Blocking Into Routine Censorship, and Law 7590 Concentrates It Further

Indonesia's Bali BVLOS Drone Pilot Shows Case-by-Case Certification Works, and Why It Needs a Codified Successor

A Fake Delhi Police Notice Exposed How Little Anyone Can Verify About India's Takedown Channels

Gujarat's 190,633 Sahyog Takedown URLs Show Why India Needs a Public Ledger, Not Just Senior Sign-Off

Argentina's AAIP Is Right to Target Third-Party Debt Collection, but Suspension Without Fines Shows the 2000 Law's Limits

Switzerland's PK Softech Probe Targets the Right Layer: The Supplier Behind the Pension Funds

Estonia's Bank Freeze Powers Fix the Wrong Layer: Its Strong Authentication Is Being Socially Engineered

TRAI's Satellite Network Framework Is Sound on Security Aims but Risks Over-Engineering Control at the Gateway

North Korea's Fake-Recruiter Campaign Shows Estonia's Cyber Defence Gap Is the Developer Laptop, Not the Network

Zimbabwe Is Building Data Protection and Speech Prosecution Into the Same Statute, and the Second Undermines the First

Doubling Australia's Under-16 Fine to A$99 Million Won't Fix a Law That Regulates Age Instead of Design

Turkey's e-Devlet Age Token Protects Children Only if the State Issuing It Can Be Trusted Not to Watch

The Commission's TikTok Case Is Right to Target Design Risk, but Explicit-Signal Mandates Need Evidence of Their Own