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European Data Protection Roundup – February 2025

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top-five European data protection developments from February are: European Commission publishes guidelines on prohibited AI practices : The EU Commission has published non-binding guidance on the EU AI Acts prohibited use cases. Spanish Telecomm Provider Fined 1.2

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European Data Protection Roundup – Q4 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top-eleven European data protection developments for the end of 2024 are: EU Cyber Resilience Act: The Council of the European Union approved the Cyber Resilience Act , introducing cybersecurity requirements for digital products sold in the EU. The UK Upper Tribunal did not consider the provisions under the UK GDPR.

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Case T-557/20: the importance and impact on data protection

Legal IT Group

Every day, more and more companies face the problem of personal data protection. As companies are increasingly scrutinised for proper data protection, it’s worth paying close attention to the latest best practices to avoid dealing with the potential negative consequences of a data breach.

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DSIT publishes draft amendments to the UK GDPR and DPA 2018

Technology Law Dispatch

On 11 September 2023, the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), published the draft Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (DP Regulations), which seek to amend the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).

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European Data Protection Roundup – August 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top-five European data protection developments from August are: Uber fined for personal data transfer: The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €290 million for the unlawful transfer of European drivers’ personal data to the U.S., without sufficient safeguards.

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European Data Protection Roundup – April 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

EDPB “Consent or pay” models: Businesses operating large online platforms should consider the European Data Protection Board’s recent opinion indicating that “consent or pay” models are unlikely to be GDPR-compliant.

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European Data Protection Roundup – August

Debevoise Data Blog

UK High Court dismisses most of the Dixons data breach claim What happened : The UK High Court dismissed various claims against DSG Retail Limited (“DSG”), the owner of Currys PC World and Dixons Travel, relating to a 2017 – 2018 data breach where hackers accessed personal data in the company’s systems.