I leave the pen to my colleagues for a couple of weeks, and I come back with a whole shopping list of things I want to share with you all. DSA and DMA update The Digital Services Act was approved by the Council of Member States, marking the end of a legislative process that started with the commis...

The Washington Post reports a federal jury found former Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan guilty of obstructing justice during the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's probe into the ride-hailing app's 2016 data breach. The ruling marks the first decision on U.S. chief executive liability in relat...

Access Now Africa Policy Manager Elias Okwara reflects on his privacy journey in Africa since returning home to Kenya in 2017. He noted that while technological developments have been slow in some regions on the continent, approximately two-thirds of African countries have passed privacy protection ...

Following the cyberattack of Australian telecommunications company Optus, the Australian government released new consumer privacy rules Oct. 6, Reuters reports. The revised rules are intended to better “facilitate targeted data sharing" between telecom providers and banks. Per the changes, telecom p...

The European Commission and international human rights group Council of Europe are at a standstill on negotiating a proposed artificial intelligence treaty, Euractiv reports. As the commission aims to negotiate on behalf of the EU, questions are being raised as to how a potential treaty connects wit...