Month: October 2026

Data protection digest 3 – 18 Oct 2026: Digital omnibus: work in progress to amend the GDPR

Digital omnibus updates Privacy advocacy group NOYB analysed more than 1000 amendments that Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) proposed for the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive. The EU is currently in the process of changing its core privacy laws via the so-called Digital Omnibus. The reform package is supposed to bring relief for companies, with […]

Data protection digest 17 Sep – 2 Oct 2026:  Personalised ads in chatbots soon to enter EU market

Personalised ads in chatbots The US company OpenAI plans to soon begin displaying personalised advertising to European users via its AI chatbots – ChatGPT Free and Go plans – similar to what is already being done in other countries. This personalised advertising will be based on user consent pursuant to the GDPR. Current and past […]

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