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Data protection digest 3 – 17 Jun 2026: centralised data protection function in international business groups

Data protection function in a group of companies The Latvian data protection authority DVI explains that many Latvian companies are part of international business groups whose parent companies are located in other EU countries or outside Latvia. In such cases, the question often arises whether each company in the group needs its own DPO or […]

Data protection digest 3 May 2026: 10 years on, the GDPR continues to support the digital market, legal certainty and enforcement

10 years after the GDPR was adopted The GDPR, which replaced the outdated EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, aimed to respond to changes in Internet technology, an increase in cross-border data flows, and globalisation, which posed new challenges to the protection of personal data. In addition to supporting the digital market, legal certainty and uniform […]

Data protection digest 3-18 Mar 2026: Proposed EU Biotech Act strengthens clinical trial participants’ rights

EU Biotech Act The EDPB and EDPS adopted a Joint Opinion on the European Commission’s Proposal for a European Biotech Act. It aims to strengthen Europe’s biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors, including streamlining the regulatory framework and updating the rules for clinical trials (in the form of proposed amendments to the Clinical Trials Regulation). The privacy […]

Data protection digest 18 Feb – 2 Mar 2026: ‘Conditional Consent’ for meaningful user control over cookie preferences

Conditional consent vs cookie fatigue On 10 February, the EDPB and EDPS, in a joint opinion, strongly welcomed the regulatory solution to address cookie fatigue and the proliferation of consent banners. This follows the  European Commission’s proposal to switch to automated, machine-readable indications of data subjects’ choices under the Digital Omnibus package. The EU regulators […]

Data protection digest 3-17 Feb 2026: When using anonymisation for deletion, controllers have differing degrees of success – EDPB

Data deletion requests Throughout 2025, 32 supervisory authorities across the EU/EEA launched coordinated investigations into controllers’ compliance with the right to erasure under the GDPR. Now, the EDPB has published a report of the findings. As the right to deletion is not absolute, some controllers face difficulties in assessing and applying the conditions for exercising […]

Data protection digest 18 Nov-2 Dec 2025:  “Digital omnibus” package latest & market price of personal data already estimated

“Digital omnibus” package latest On 19 November, the European Commission presented proposals for amendments in the digital area legislation, including the GDPR, the Data Act, the EU AI Act, and the NIS 2 Directive. According to digitalpolicyalert.org analysis, the Digital Omnibus would amend the GDPR by: The Digital Omnibus would also exempt personal data processing […]

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