Google hit with $1.5B antitrust fine for favoring its own shopping service
Alphabet's Google has been ordered to pay approximately $1.5 billion in damages following a Swedish court ruling that found the search giant unfairly favored...
Asia-Pacific Digital Economies See Rising Identity Fraud
Asia-Pacific's most digitally advanced economies are experiencing the highest rates of identity fraud signals, according to new research from Shufti. Markets with significant digital...
Nigeria launches new education data system for compliance
Nigeria's federal government has officially launched the Digitalised Nigeria Education Management Information System (DNEMIS), a centralized platform designed to consolidate education records across the...
GDPR Software Market to Hit $43.51B by 2035, Growing 15.34%
The global market for GDPR compliance software is on track for explosive growth over the next decade. According to Market Research Intellect, the sector...
NIMC Act 2026: Nigeria’s New Digital ID Law Explained
President Tinubu signed the National Identity Management Commission Act 2026 into law on June 26, 2026 at the State House, Abuja, replacing a 19-year-old...
Birmingham Parents Push for Full School Day Phone Ban
Parents in Birmingham, Michigan, are escalating their campaign to ban student cell phones for the entire school day, going further than state legislation that...
NDPC probes INEC over Emeka Ike’s data breach claims
The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched a formal investigation into the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Lere Olayinka following an alleged...
US Demands African Health Data for Aid, Sparks Privacy Fears
The United States is reportedly conditioning billions of dollars in lifesaving aid on access to the health data of millions of Africans. The transactional...
UK Under-16 Ban Now Covers Bluesky, Triggers ECHR Questions
Our earlier reporting flagged Bluesky's absence from the ban as a consistency problem. That gap closed on June 16, 2026. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall...
UK Age Checks Will Hit Adults Too, Meta and Farage Warn
Keir Starmer confirmed the under-16 social media ban on June 15, 2026, but the more consequential detail for adults is how the ten platforms...