Methodology and sources

From source to publication

1. Collection. Every three hours we check 81 sources automatically; a few that block automated access are checked by hand every week.
2. Triage. An AI model reads each new item's title and summary and rates relevance and importance. Event promotion, hiring news and vendor marketing are dropped. Only items rated 3 or higher (4 or higher for our broader Data & AI coverage) go further.
3. Primary source. When a story comes from secondary coverage, we look for the original document — the decision, judgment, regulation, press release or report — and read it. The original is cited first and marked as the primary source.
4. Draft. An AI model drafts the summary, why it matters, the status, key dates and, for important items, what to check — using only facts in the sources.
5. Fact check. For items rated 4 or 5, a second pass checks every factual claim against the sources and flags anything unsupported or simplified.
6. Editorial review. The editor reads every draft against its sources, corrects it and decides whether to publish. Nothing is published automatically. Many drafts are rejected.

Importance

• 5 · Critical — A major regulation, landmark decision or enforcement with broad impact.
• 4 · Important — Practitioners should act or brief leadership.
• 3 · Notable — A notable development practitioners in the area should follow.
• 2 · Worth knowing — Useful to know for people working in the area.
• 1 · Background — Context worth having; no action needed.

Status

Every item says where the development stands, so a proposal is never mistaken for law, or an announcement for a product you can use.

• Proposal — Proposed law, rule or designation — not adopted; the text can change.
• In negotiation — Legislators or parties are negotiating; positions are not final.
• Consultation — Open for comments; nothing has been decided yet.
• Investigation — An authority has opened an inquiry or sent requests; no decision yet.
• Adopted — Formally adopted, but obligations do not apply yet (or not all of them).
• In force — Obligations apply now.
• Decision — A final decision by an authority (e.g. a fine or order); it may still be appealed in court.
• Court ruling — A judgment by a court; check whether it can be appealed.
• Non-binding opinion — An opinion that informs a decision but does not bind (e.g. an Advocate General opinion).
• Published — Guidance, a standard, a report or research has been published.
• Announced — Announced by the company or body, but not yet available or effective.
• Preview — Available as a preview or beta; may change before general availability.
• Available — Generally available.
• Alleged — Claims made by a party (a complaint, lawsuit or advocacy) that no authority or court has ruled on.
• Unconfirmed — Reported by the media but not confirmed by the parties or an official source.

Official source or secondary reporting

Items marked Official source cite the original document from the regulator, court, standards body or company. Items marked Secondary reporting rely on news coverage, a law-firm or advocacy summary, or a company's own claims; the article says so in an editor's note.

How we use AI

AI helps us read more sources than one person could and drafts the first version of each item. It does not decide what is published and it does not add facts: drafts may use only what the sources say, and the editor checks them against the sources before publication. Opinion — The Monday Signal and our predictions — is written and signed by the editor and labelled as opinion.

Our sources (87)

Official and primary sources count most. Vendor blogs are a source only for genuine launches, acquisitions and research, never for marketing.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we correct the article, say so on it, and list the correction here. Report an error to editor@datagovernancesignal.com.

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