Australia: National Cyber Security guidance reframes geo-blocking in broader context

By |2025-05-20T17:10:57+00:00May57 20, 2025|

The Australian Cyber Security Centre has released new guidance urging organisations to use geo-blocking only as part of a broader, layered cybersecurity strategy, warning that IP-based location data is often unreliable and can lead to operational disruptions and misattributed threats.

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Civil society coalition urges EU to reject proposals to reopen the GDPR

By |2025-10-29T14:00:22+00:00May00 20, 2025|

Over 120 civil society organisations, academics, trade unions, and companies have signed an open letter urging the European Commission not to reopen or amend the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The signatories warn that revising the landmark privacy law could weaken fundamental rights protections, erode accountability standards, and expose the EU’s digital rulebook to deregulatory pressures.

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ENISA unveils cyber stress testing handbook to strengthen critical infrastructure resilience under NIS2

By |2025-05-21T11:02:55+00:00May15 20, 2025|

ENISA has released a handbook on cyber stress testing to support national and sectoral authorities in assessing the cybersecurity and resilience of critical infrastructure under the NIS2 Directive.

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The World Wide Web Consortium publishes Privacy Principles to guide how the web handles personal data

By |2026-01-08T13:34:07+00:00May00 19, 2025|

The World Wide Web Consortium has published a set of Privacy Principles to explain what privacy means on the web and to guide how web technologies should be designed to respect people’s rights.

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Revised draft UNGA resolution for Scientific Panel on AI and Global Dialogue on AI Governance

By |2025-05-16T09:47:08+00:00May08 16, 2025|

As negotiations advance among UN General Assembly members in New York, a revised draft resolution (rev1) has been issued outlining updated proposals for the terms of reference and modalities for the Scientific Panel on AI and Global Dialogue on AI Governance.  According to the revised draft, published on 15 May 2025, the Panel will comprise 40 members, to be appointed by an Independent Appointment Committee for a 3-year term. The Committee itself would consist of 10 members to be nominated by member states and elected by the Plenary on AI, and 10 members to be appointed by the Secretary-General.  The (See more)

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Ofcom launches investigations into Kick Online Entertainment for breach of UK online safety act

By |2025-05-19T09:44:53+00:00May10 16, 2025|

Providers of services in scope of the Act are required to assess the risk of people in the UK encountering illegal content on their service, and take appropriate steps to protect them from it.

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