The Critical Infrastructure (CI) Fortify framework, published on 13 October 2025 by the Australian Signals Directorate, urges operators of essential services to identify and isolate vital operational technology systems and maintain trusted offline backups.
Regional Internet community members call for clearer governance standards and stronger transparency measures during consultation on the updated RIR framework.
The case centered on Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act and the use of a public dataset to improve algorithmic fairness.
Lawmakers seek to balance rights protection, innovation, and accountability in emerging technologies.
Ministers back an EU mandate on age checks as pilots expand and the Digital Identity Wallet nears deployment.
Denmark’s plan to restrict social media use for children under 15 drew partial support as EU nations prioritised broader online safety measures for children.
The submission supports the draft’s recognition of multistakeholder participation but warns that many commitments risk remaining nominal unless anchored in a rights-based and development-centred framework. The group’s proposals focus on eight thematic areas, each framed around equitable access, digital sovereignty, and inclusive governance.
A new report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) proposes that the number of people using a general-purpose AI (GPAI) model - its 'reach' - could serve as a key indicator of systemic risk under the EU AI Act. The study offers a technical framework for measuring and reporting model reach to help regulators identify AI systems whose widespread use may influence society on a large scale.
The guidance set strict limits on how platforms and age assurance providers can collect and use personal data to verify users’ ages, ensuring that age checks are proportionate, privacy-respecting, and transparent.
In inputs to the Zero Draft, the coalition, formed in 2023 by organisations including the Alliance for Universal Digital Rights, the Association for Progressive Communications, UNFPA, UN Women, Derechos Digitales, Equality Now, IT for Change, Pollicy and Women at the Table, backs the draft’s recognition of gender but says the document still treats it as an 'add-on' rather than a cross-cutting requirement for all areas of digital policy
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
