Singapore issues guidance on using personal data in generative AI systems

By |2026-07-21T09:04:31+00:00July30 21, 2026|

The Personal Data Protection Commission has published guidance explaining how organisations should collect, use, protect and correct personal data used in generative AI development and deployment.

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W3C proposes Web Authentication Level 3 as a web standard

By |2026-07-21T09:02:15+00:00July15 21, 2026|

The World Wide Web Consortium has proposed advancing the latest version of Web Authentication, which supports secure sign-ins using passkeys, security keys and device-based credentials, to full Recommendation status.

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European Commission publishes 2026 Rule of Law Report

By |2026-07-21T08:45:57+00:00July56 21, 2026|

The European Commission’s annual review finds progress in several areas but identifies continuing concerns over judicial independence, corruption, media freedom and civil society across the EU and four candidate countries.

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European Commission publishes guidance on AI Act transparency requirements

By |2026-07-21T08:43:42+00:00July42 21, 2026|

The European Commission has issued guidelines explaining when organisations must tell people that they are interacting with an AI system or viewing content generated or altered by one.

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The Global Network Initiative calls for tighter safeguards for government-trusted flaggers under the DSA

By |2026-07-21T08:41:59+00:00July58 21, 2026|

The Global Network Initiative has urged the European Commission to strengthen transparency, oversight and review requirements for government bodies seeking trusted flagger status under the Digital Services Act.

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W3C publishes draft guidance on consistent text matching across the web

By |2026-07-21T09:00:25+00:00July59 20, 2026|

The World Wide Web Consortium has published draft guidance on how websites, software and technical standards should decide whether two pieces of text are the same.

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The World Wide Web Consortium publishes draft guidance on language and text direction metadata

By |2026-07-21T08:57:59+00:00July08 20, 2026|

The World Wide Web Consortium has published draft guidance on identifying the language and reading direction of text stored and exchanged through web data formats.

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APC calls for rights-based cyber capacity development under UN Global Mechanism

By |2026-07-21T08:48:59+00:00July42 20, 2026|

The Association for Progressive Communications has outlined how civil society organisations can support countries in applying UN principles for responsible state behaviour in cyberspace.

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The Global Network Initiative calls for stronger safeguards in Brazil’s age assurance guidance

By |2026-07-21T08:39:49+00:00July37 20, 2026|

The Global Network Initiative has welcomed parts of Brazil’s proposed guidance on online age checks but called for clearer limits on biometric methods and stronger protections for privacy and access to lawful content.

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The Electronic Privacy Information Center calls on USDA to withdraw proposed national SNAP database

By |2026-07-21T08:53:47+00:00July46 18, 2026|

The Electronic Privacy Information Center says a revised plan for a central database of SNAP applicants and recipients still raises legal and privacy concerns.

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