Data protection authorities from 61 jurisdictions, led by the European Data Protection Supervisor, have issued a joint statement highlighting privacy and child safety risks linked to AI tools capable of generating realistic images of identifiable individuals without consent.
More than 40 organisations have urged Google to withdraw a planned policy that would require all Android developers to register with the company before distributing apps outside the Play Store, citing concerns over competition, privacy and platform openness.
The Internet Engineering Task Force has released the agenda for IETF 125, scheduled for 14–20 March 2026 in Shenzhen, with hackathon, codesprint and newcomer sessions taking place before the main working group meetings.
Bill No. 730/2026, introduced in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, would require platforms to implement age-verification systems aligned with national data protection law and restrict monetisation involving children under 14.
A new version of a report by noyb examines proposed amendments to the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive under the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus package, assessing their legal consistency and potential impact on fundamental rights.
More than 40 civil society organisations and several individual experts have signed an open letter urging Members of the European Parliament to reject a proposed second extension of the EU’s interim ePrivacy derogation, citing concerns about mass scanning of private communications
n internal State Department cable directs US diplomats to push back against data localisation and sovereignty laws abroad and to promote alternative cross-border data frameworks.
ICANN has announced that applications for the 2026 Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy will open on 5 March, with the programme scheduled for July in Busan, Republic of Korea.
ICANN has opened a public comment period on draft guidelines developed by its Universal Acceptance Expert Working Group, aimed at promoting broader adoption of Universal Acceptance across the internet ecosystem.
The European Commission has postponed publication of guidelines clarifying high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act, marking a second missed deadline and adding to ongoing implementation delays.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
