Luxembourg is one of the smallest member states by size in the EU, yet it hosts one its most influential institutions: the Court of Justice of the European Union. This week was a good illustration, with more to come. The first piece of news that got our attention is that Germany again put forward T...

France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, announced submissions for the CNIL-Inria Privacy Award are now open. The award is given to a research paper that raises awareness on privacy and data protection issues. Submissions must be research conduc...

Singapore's Ministry of Health and the Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore issued cybersecurity guidelines for health care providers. The guidelines highlight the importance of properly securing data, updating software and creating a planned response if sensitive data is breached. The Ministry of Heal...

The final trilogue negotiation for the proposed EU AI Act is proving as tenuous as expected. EU policymakers met for more than 20 hours 6 Dec. to try to carve out a deal on sharply debated topics before ultimately pausing talks. Negotiations are expected to restart 8 Dec. Hope remains for a politica...

U.S. lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on a temporary extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NBC News reports. The extension will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act and would allow the Section 702 program to continue through April. The agreeme...