Africa
data localisation APAC
CBN's June 2026 circular forces banks and fintechs to localise transaction data by 2027, going further than Nigeria's own data law requires.
2026-07-07
Israel
2026-07-07
A June 16 cabinet decision commits Israel to 100,000 processing units and a quantum computer, but a cross-cutting AI sta...
France
2026-07-07
ARCOM named CNCT France's ninth DSA trusted flagger for tobacco content, a real test of whether platform self-policing t...
Egypt
2026-07-07
The PDPC's portal will license firms to process biometric and CCTV data ahead of a Nov. 1 deadline, but sets no retentio...
Australia
2026-07-07
A BMJ study found 85%+ of under-16s still used social media three months in; Canberra's answer is bigger fines, not a be...
Brazil
2026-07-07
The STF's finalized ruling replaces a decade-old court-order shield with proactive removal duties, effective by roughly ...
Global
2026-07-07
FBI drone seizures at World Cup stadiums show a proportionate emergency rule; the SAFER SKIES Act that follows it may no...
South Africa
2026-07-07
Malatsi's push to let satellite operators meet empowerment rules via investment, not equity, is sound policy sunk by a d...
Ireland
2026-07-07
X's High Court challenge to Ireland's media regulator reveals the DSA has no clear deadline for resolving Article 20 com...
India
2026-07-07
India's Supreme Court proposed a binding AI framework for all courts weeks before Rhode Island's lighter interim guidanc...
Malaysia
2026-07-07
PPIM wants MCMC to fine telcos RM1bn each over scam losses, but current law caps penalties at RM1 million as biometric S...
Germany
2026-07-07
BSI's A5 draft offers a modular AI trust framework precisely as Brussels delays mandatory high-risk conformity checks to...
Indonesia
2026-07-07
Korlantas Polri's face-matching traffic cameras now tap Indonesia's national ID database, testing a data law whose overs...