Australia’s world-first social media “ban” has been in the global spotlight since its introduction in late 2025. As other jurisdictions look to follow suit, parents and tech giants alike continue to grapple with a key question: how will the ban be practically enforced?
Application of the “social media ban”
On 10 December 2025, the Online
Continue Reading Australia’s Social Media “Ban” and the eSafety Commissioner’s Social Media Minimum Age Regulatory Guidance
A recent and far-reaching decision by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) has significantly altered the rules governing marketing privacy consent in Italy, introducing a potential obligation to adopt a double opt-in mechanism for collecting consent, that exceeds the requirements in other EU countries.
Why This Case Matters: A Shift in Privacy Consent
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In a December, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responded to Google’s decision to lift a prohibition on device fingerprinting (which involves collecting and combining information about a device’s software and hardware, for the purpose of identifying the device) for organisations using its advertising products, effective from 16 February 2025 (see an overview of
Continue Reading UK: Google’s U-Turn on Device Fingerprinting: ICO’s Response and Subsequent GuidanceIntroduction
Identifiability; what can amount to personal data; and joint controllership are some of the issues addressed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in its recent judgment in the IAB Europe case (C-604/22). This case concerned the use of personal data for online advertising purposes and the use
Continue Reading CJEU ruling clarifies data protection and e-privacy issues in the ad-tech spaceAuthors: Alexa Smith, James Clark, Robyn Palmer, Jamie Sanderson
The UK Government has published its long-awaited ‘Data Protection and Digital Information Bill’. The Bill will reform areas of UK data protection and electronic privacy law, and will also introduce new regulatory frameworks, most notably in the field of digital identity
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