data protection

09/01/2026

Belgium Seeks Crypto Wallet Data From EU Domain Registrars

Belgian piracy orders reportedly seek registrar account, payment, crypto wallet, IP, and log data, raising DSA and GDPR questions for cross-border enforcement.

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07/15/2026

GDPR Cited as Key Barrier to AI Releases in Europe

A GovAI report links EU AI model delays mainly to GDPR uncertainty, raising questions about legal clarity, enforcement, and access to frontier AI tools.

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06/26/2026

EU and Brazil to sign new Digital Partnership

The EU-Brazil Digital Partnership advances cooperation on data protection, AI, connectivity and online safety under the EU’s external digital policy

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05/13/2026

The EU signals possible restriction of VPNs

EU age verification laws are fueling a regulatory push against VPNs, raising serious concerns about online security, proportionality, and the technical feasibility of enforcement.

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05/13/2026

EU Plans New Rules for Foreign Cloud Providers Handling Sensitive Data

The EU is preparing new rules to limit public-sector use of non-EU cloud providers for sensitive data as part of a broader push for digital and cloud sovereignty.

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04/16/2026

EU Age Verification App Near Rollout

The EU will soon launch a privacy-preserving age verification app to enforce platform obligations and strengthen child protection under EU digital law.

03/20/2026

EU Plans Unified Platform for Incident Reports

The EU is advancing a Single Entry Point to centralize security incident reporting across GDPR, NIS2, and other regimes, aiming to reduce complexity while keeping existing legal obligations largely unchanged.

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03/19/2026

EU Institutions Align on Regulatory Interplay in Digital Law Reform

EU policymakers stress that simplifying EU digital laws must preserve strong regulatory interplay between the GDPR, DSA, DMA, and AI rules to ensure consistent enforcement and protect fundamental rights.

02/11/2026

TikTok Strengthens Age Verification Across Europe

TikTok is expanding age‑detection and moderation tools across Europe as regulators and governments push for stronger safeguards to keep under‑13 users off social media.

12/23/2025

Italy sanctions Apple €98 million for App Store tracking practices

Italy fines Apple €98 million for abusing dominance by imposing disproportionate App Tracking Transparency rules that harm app developers without justified privacy gains.