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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EU Digital Omnibus leaves publishers worse off on cookie consent
The EU Digital Omnibus offers cosmetic consent changes that tighten browser control, depress consent rates and deepen legal uncertainty for publishers under GDPR and ePrivacy.
EU regulators approve Meta’s plan for less personalised ads under the DMA
The European Commission has accepted Meta’s new EU ad model offering users a real choice between fully personalised and less personalised ads to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
FRA report exposes AI Act implementation gaps for fundamental rights in the EU
FRA warns that AI Act implementation is undermined by weak rights impact tools, unclear high-risk scope and ineffective oversight, urging broader safeguards for fundamental rights.