Denmark backs voluntary CSAM detection in EU proposal
Denmark’s Council presidency is pivoting to a voluntary CSAM detection regime, dropping mandatory orders amid Member State concerns over encryption, privacy, and proportionality.
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Commission seeks to cut cookie consent banners across EU websites
Brussels weighs scaling back e-Privacy cookie consent via centralized preferences and limited exceptions, pitting industry’s GDPR alignment against privacy advocates ahead of the Digital Fairness Act.
EU stalemate on child abuse scanning and encryption risks
EU child protection scanning laws face renewed delay amid privacy, encryption, and feasibility disputes as a legal gap approaches next April.
EDPB and European Commission release joint guidelines on DMA and GDPR
EDPB and European Commission publish joint DMA–GDPR guidelines, clarifying consent, data use, and interoperability, with a public consultation open until 4 December 2025.
New Commission Guidelines on age assurance and minors’ protections under the DSA
Commission issues non-binding DSA Guidelines setting a benchmark for proportionate, by-design measures to ensure minors’ privacy, safety, and security, including robust age assurance beyond self-declaration.
EU to sign UN Cybercrime Convention
EU greenlights signature of the UN Cybercrime Convention, setting global standards, cooperation on e-evidence, and strong human rights safeguards.
EU Digital Omnibus: Commission Plan for Digital Law Simplification
The EU Digital Omnibus targets technical simplification and coherence across GDPR, ePrivacy, AI Act, and other digital laws without weakening substantive rights or enforcement.
EU lawmakers propose a broad workplace algorithmic management directive
EU lawmakers propose a broad workplace algorithmic management directive with transparency, consultation, human oversight, and H&S obligations, potentially reshaping HR tech governance across the labor market.
Apple asks EU to scrap Digital Markets Act
Apple calls for repeal or scaling back of the EU’s DMA, while the Commission rejects any rollback and intensifies enforcement under gatekeeper rules.
Meta follows Google in banning EU political ads
Meta and Google will halt all political and social issue ads in the EU due to the strict requirements of the new TTPA regulation, citing excessive compliance burdens.