#Regulation
All CosmicBytez Labs articles tagged #Regulation, across news, security advisories, how-to guides, and projects.
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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion After Court Finds 43 Million Privacy Violations
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties over 43 million violations tied to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Meta will appeal.
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New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations
A New Mexico judge cut a $220 billion award to $25 billion plus 15% annual interest over Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data sharing. Meta will appeal.
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EU Cyber Law Won't Force Fixes for Fridge Controllers Hit in French Attack
The Cyber Resilience Act requires reporting on attacked products but patching only during a manufacturer-defined support period, leaving hacked fridge...
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FTC Rescinds Policy Requiring Health Apps to Notify Users After a Breach
The FTC has withdrawn its 2021 policy applying breach notification rules to health apps and connected devices, narrowing compliance obligations.
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FTC Rescinds 2021 Policy on Health App Breach Notifications
The FTC withdrew its 2021 policy statement on health app breaches, saying a 2024 rule update already covers the ground it addressed.
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TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit
ByteDance's TikTok will pay $400M to the U.S. DOJ to settle 2024 child privacy violations — $300M immediately, $100M deferred, with sweeping new...
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New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $567 Million in Kids Online Safety Case
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million in a kids online safety case, creating a $420 million youth treatment fund for social media harms to minors.
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EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Search and App Store DMA Violations
The European Commission has issued Google its first Digital Markets Act fine — €890 million (~$1 billion USD) — split between Google Search...
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Nigeria Deepens Cybersecurity Efforts as Cybercriminals See More Profits
Nigeria has advanced new rules forcing organizations to disclose cyberattacks, joining a growing global shift toward mandatory breach transparency as...
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The Future of Age Verification: Your Face Never Leaves Your Device
As age verification mandates expand globally, on-device facial age estimation is emerging as a privacy-preserving alternative — processing biometric data...
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French President Urges US to Share Cutting-Edge AI and Democracies to Cooperate on Regulation
At the G7 summit in France, President Macron called on the US to share frontier AI technology with allied democracies and pushed for coordinated...
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UK to Require Government ID or Face Scan Before Creating Social Media Accounts
Opening a new social media account in the UK will soon require proving you are over 16 with a government ID upload or facial age scan, under a ban on...
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European Commission Accuses Meta of Breaching Child Safety
The European Commission has formally accused Meta of violating the Digital Services Act by failing to adequately protect children under 13 from accessing...
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Italian Regulator Fines Financial Giant $36 Million for Data Protection Failures
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, has fined Intesa Sanpaolo €36 million for serious shortcomings in personal data security, citing...
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Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Tiffany Fined $25 Million Over
South Korea's data protection authority has fined three LVMH luxury brands a combined $25 million for data breaches affecting millions of customers, with...