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Brazil ANPD Publishes Age Assurance Guidance as Digital Child Protection Law Takes Effect

Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has published a comprehensive Technology Radar report on age assurance mechanisms, timed to the entry into…

March 17, 2026

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South Korea Civil Rights Groups Urge Review of SIM Card Biometric Mandate

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has confirmed that mandatory facial recognition for new mobile phone number registrations will take effect on March…

March 17, 2026

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UK ICO Argues Data Protection Law Must Remain Central to Police Facial Recognition Governance

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has submitted a response to the Home Office’s consultation on a proposed new legal framework for law enforcement use…

March 17, 2026

Worldcoin's Biometric Data Handling is Solid, Auditor Reports

German Data Regulator Has Been Investigating Worldcoin Since Last Year: Report

Worldcoin, a web3 startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, has been under investigation by Germany’s data privacy watchdog since November of last year. The…

August 1, 2023

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