The Court of Justice of the European Union recently issued a nonbinding opinion determining not all pseudonymized data is personal data, meaning EU General Data Protection Regulation application can not be assumed. Capgemini Privacy Lawyer Hampus Stålholm breaks down the contents of the opinion, factors to consider around its potential application and wider implications.Full story
Various data breach reporting obligations exist across a slew of EU laws. IAPP European Operations Coordinator Laura Pliauškaitė outlined the digital incident notification and information sharing requirements contained in EU regulations with broad material scope or sectoral significance, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Law Enforcement Directive, ePrivacy Directive and more.Full story
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced the proposed Take It Down Act, which aims to prevent nonconsensual explicit AI deepfake images.
China said a U.S. agreement over the sale of TikTok to a U.S.-based company must comply with Chinese laws, after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a deadline to ban TikTok by 75 days, Reuters reports.
European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath said during a meeting with European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection the 2025-2030 Consumer Agenda would be released this year alongside an action plan for consumers in the single market.
Top officials at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service plan to resign or take deferred resignation offers in the wake of disagreements over sharing tax records with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to support migrant deportations, The New York Times reports.
Two U.S. congressmen are asking the Department of Justice to end its data sharing agreement with the U.K. after it ordered Apple to create a backdoor to access users' encrypted data, Reuters reports. The agreement allows the U.K. to ask U.S. companies to hand over information during criminal investigations as long as the target is not a U.S. citizen.Full story
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, opened an investigation into the U.S. company Lusha Systems over claims regarding potential sales of personal data. The regulator alleged Lusha sold contact details of Italian citizens and is asking for details about the company's data collection and retention policies.Full story
Meta announced it will prevent users under age 16 from using its livestreaming feature without parental consent, the Guardian reports. The company also extended its Instagram teen account features, including account blocking and messenger transparency capabilities for parents, to Facebook users.Full story
European Commission Executive Vice President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen delivered remarks regarding digital policy developments to members of European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Virkkunen outlined the Commission's AI Continent Action Plan, which aims to simplify AI rules and remove business barriers around development and use.