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EMEA - Data Privacy, Digital and AI Round Up - July 2025

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As we pass the mid-point of 2025, it’s a good time to review the important developments we have seen in the first 6 months of this year, particularly reforms to the UK’s data protection laws, the EU’s pathway to...more

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AI and GDPR: A Road Map to Compliance by Design - Episode 5: Using AI

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability offers significant growth opportunities for businesses. However, it necessitates a robust governance framework to ensure compliance with regulatory...more

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ITALY: Personal Data Anonymization and the Risk of the DPO Being an Executor

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The Italian Data Protection Authority’s recent decision provided guidance on the true meaning of personal data anonymization and the crucial distinction between the DPO as a monitor – not an executor. In a world driven by AI...more

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AI and GDPR: A Road Map to Compliance by Design - Episode 4: The Deployment Phase

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability offers significant growth opportunities for businesses. However, it necessitates a robust governance framework to ensure compliance with regulatory...more

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AI and GDPR: A Road Map to Compliance by Design - Episode 3: The Design Phase

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability offers significant growth opportunities for businesses. However, it necessitates a robust governance framework to ensure compliance with regulatory...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

EU Initiates Renewal of UK Adequacy Decision Following the UK's Adoption of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

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EU Launches UK Adequacy Decision Renewal Process - On 22 July 2025, the European Commission announced that it had launched the process to renew the adequacy decision for the United Kingdom (UK) and confirmed that the UK’s...more

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EU-wide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon

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Following their recent meeting in Finland, the EU Data Protection Authorities acting through the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced their intention to release new tools and ran EU-wide data breach notification...more

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AI and GDPR: A Road Map to Compliance by Design - Episode 2: The Design Phase

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability offers significant growth opportunities for businesses. However, it necessitates a robust governance framework to ensure compliance with regulatory...more

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AI and GDPR: A Road Map to Compliance by Design - Episode 1: The Planning Phase

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability offers significant growth opportunities for businesses. However, it necessitates a robust governance framework to ensure compliance with regulatory...more

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UK Adequacy Holds Firm Under New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

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The DUAA introduces several reforms to UK data protection law, but their implications are relatively limited in practice. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was enacted on 19 June 2025 and amends rather than...more

King & Spalding

EU & UK AI Round-up – July 2025

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Over the last few months, organisations have accelerated efforts to engage with the requirements of the EU AI Act as we fast approach the date for when rules relating to general purpose AI models (“GPAI models”) come into...more

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Workday Ruling: How Europe’s Top Courts Raised the Bar for Employee Data Protection

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Cloud-based HR systems have become standard for multinational businesses, driving efficiency but also increasing compliance and privacy risks. Indeed, a recent Workday case, which originated in Germany, has clarified the...more

White & Case LLP

AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - European Union - Update

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The EU introduces the pioneering EU AI Act, aiming to become a global hub for human-centric, trustworthy AI....more

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Something Is Better Than Nothing: UK and EU GDPR Reform Finally Arrives

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In recent weeks, the EU and UK have both introduced changes to their respective versions of Europe’s landmark privacy legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These reforms mark the first substantial...more

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Spain: Spanish Data Protection Authority Publishes Annual Report

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The Spanish Data Protection Authority (“AEPD“) has published its 2024 annual report, which includes the AEPD’s awareness-raising activities; the collaboration and inspection activities of the Spanish authorities; relevant...more

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The EU’s Legal Tech Tipping Point – AI Regulation, Data Sovereignty, and eDiscovery in 2025

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As we navigate through 2025, the European legal landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, particularly in the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and data sovereignty. These changes are reshaping how...more

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CNIL Clarifies GDPR Basis for AI Training – But It’s Just One Part of the Compliance Picture

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Key Points - - The French CNIL’s recent guidance regarding the application of legitimate interest as a legal basis in AI training is welcome, but several other AI regulatory issues remain unresolved. - Issues such as...more

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EU Data Act: Three Months To Go Before New Rules on Data Access and Sharing Take Effect

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Executive Summary - The EU Data Act, whose requirements apply from 12 September 2025, establishes new rights for businesses and consumers to access data they generated using “connected devices,” limiting the exclusive...more

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EU Reaches a Deal on Rules for Swifter Cross-Border GDPR Enforcement

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On June 16, 2025, the Council of the EU (Council) and the European Parliament (EP) reached an agreement on a new regulation (the Draft Regulation) to enhance enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The...more

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EU: Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on IAB Europe and the TC String – Implications for GDPR Compliance

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On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Market Court) delivered the long-awaited judgement in the case concerning the Transparency & Consent Framework (“TCF”) (case no. 2022/AR/292). The Court largely upheld the...more

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EU-UK Data Transfers: Adequacy Decision Extended, But Uncertainty Remains

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On May 14, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") issued a favorable opinion on granting a six-month extension to the existing adequacy decisions for the UK, following a formal proposal from the European...more

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European Commission publishes proposals for simplification of the GDPR

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On May 21 2025, the European Commission adopted a Single Market Simplification proposal, containing a new package of measures for the simplification of the EU single market with the aim of reducing bureaucracy and regulatory...more

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New Changes to GDPR Proposed: An Indication of Shifting Policy Priorities?

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The European Commission’s proposed amendments to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mark the first substantive reworking of the regulation since its enactment, signaling a material shift toward economic pragmatism....more

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Europe: European Commission Publishes Proposal for Simplification of the GDPR

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The European Commission has published its proposal for a new regulation simplifying the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) requirements for small mid-cap enterprises (“the Proposal“). The Proposal forms part of...more

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Training of Meta’s AI Systems and the Use of the European Users’ Data

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As of May 27, 2025, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) will start using some of the personal data of European users to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems, including tools such as Meta AI and Llama language models....more

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