The EU Commission has been found liable for breaching the EU’s own data protection rules in a landmark ruling that could open the door to class action lawsuits in the region. In a civil litigation ...
On May 14, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") issued a favorable opinion on granting a six-month extension to the existing adequacy decisions for the UK, following a formal proposal ...
On October 9, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") and the European Commission issued (for public consultation) joint guidelines clarifying how the EU’s Digital Markets Act ("DMA") and ...
The European Union’s executive body is facing an embarrassing privacy scandal after it was confirmed on Friday that a Commission ad campaign on X (formerly Twitter) breached the EU’s own data ...
The European Commission (EC) has been ignoring calls to reassess Israel’s data adequacy status for over a year, despite “urgent concerns” about the country’s data protection framework and conduct in ...
TL;DR: The European General Court ruled that the European Commission must pay damages to an EU citizen for violating its own data protection laws. This decision highlights the EU's commitment to ...
Back in March, the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 was found to have broken the bloc’s data protection rules. Since then, we haven’t heard much about this awkward situation. But Monday was ...
The European Union privacy body weighed in on emerging issues regarding the lawfulness of GenAI. The board explored loopholes that AI developers may exploit to process personal data without ...
Seven civil society organisations are calling on European Commissioner Michael McGrath to rescind the UK’s data adequacy status, citing major concerns around the country’s ongoing erosion of privacy ...
The European Commission is preparing sweeping revisions to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that could redefine how enterprises handle personal data — from cookie tracking to AI model ...
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is owed more than €4 billion in fines that have not been collected or are subject to ...