Matthew Newman is a reporter at MLEX Market Intelligence. He covers a diverse range of topics including telecommunications, cybersecurity, and climate change, with a particular focus on data protection, privacy laws, and climate policy. Matthew's insights and analyses have been featured in various reputable outlets such as the Australia Chinese Supply Chain Association, DentistryIQ, and the Lowy Institute.
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Matthew Newman's coverage focuses on legal policy regulation, particularly concerning EU regulations like GDPR and AI Act. He also covers government announcements related to privacy, cybersecurity, government & politics, legal & compliance, finance & economy, and business & industry.
Given his focus on EU regulations and data privacy laws such as GDPR and e-Privacy Regulation along with antitrust issues and AI regulation in the European context. Experts well-versed in these areas would likely find success pitching insights into how these regulations impact businesses or individuals within the EU.
Legal professionals specializing in data protection law or experts engaged with regulatory developments at a high level may also be valuable sources for Matthew’s reporting. Given his broad theme coverage of various aspects of governmental policies surrounding tech companies' activities in Europe, he might be open to commentary from policy analysts focused on these areas.
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By: Matthew Newman
Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Group, Orange and Telefónica could face lower caps on wholesale data roaming charges under proposals by the European Parliament’s lead telecom lawmaker. Michał Kobosko’s draft report would cut the cap to 65 euro cents per gigabyte initially — and to 40 euro cents by 2031 — helping smaller rivals compete across borders and reducing consumers’ potential roaming surcharges.
By Matthew Newman ( October 21, 2026, 16:14 GMT | Insight) -- Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft could be required to negotiate network
French electronics retailer Boulanger should be fined €9 million for several violations of EU data protection rules for failing to secure customers’ data and using weak passwords, a French privacy official said at a hearing in Paris on Thursday. The official who proposed the sanctions to the restricted committee of the CNIL said the security lapses, exposed during a data breach, put at risk the personal data of 2 million clients.
By Matthew Newman ( October 22, 2026, 16:03 GMT | Insight) -- French publishing group Reworld Media faces a proposed €600,000 fine for
By: Matthew Newman, Júlia Tar
Several EU countries oppose plans to classify technology suppliers as security risks because of their links to non-EU states, according to comments on the proposed Cybersecurity Act revision compiled in a new document. Governments also differ over deadlines for removing high-risk suppliers’ telecom equipment. The objections mirror differences in the European Parliament, where lawmakers have proposed competing approaches to assessing supplier risks.
By: Lewis Crofts, Matthew Newman
By Lewis Crofts and Matthew Newman ( October 23, 2026, 07:46 GMT | Insight) -- Ireland, the US, a German regulator, tech lobby
By: Lewis Crofts, Matthew Newman
By Lewis Crofts and Matthew Newman ( October 23, 2026, 15:58 GMT | Comment) -- President Donald Trump's argument that EU technology
By: Matthew Newman, Lewis Crofts
President Donald Trump's argument that EU technology enforcement amounts to taxing successful US companies has become harder to sustain following Meta Platform’s multibillion-dollar legal setbacks at home. Brussels can now argue that US authorities are extracting sums from American technology companies that dwarf individual European Commission antitrust fines or penalties under tech legislation.
By Matthew Newman ( October 26, 2026, 12:35 GMT | Comment) -- European publishers won a victory when EU governments dropped plans for
By: Matthew Newman
By Matthew Newman ( October 26, 2026, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- Companies using or supplying AI in Luxembourg could see more consistent
