GDPR News

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June 12, 2026

EDPB Publishes Data Breach Notification Template

The EDPB adopted a common data breach notification template to simplify GDPR reporting, improve consistency, and support faster responses across Europe.

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June 12, 2026

EDPB Meets Commissioner McGrath to Discuss GDPR Priorities

The EDPB met with Commissioner McGrath to discuss GDPR priorities, cross-regulatory cooperation, children’s data protection, andpolitical ads.

June 8, 2026

Meta’s AI Training Program Collects European Employee Data

Meta’s AI training program collects European employee data via US-based devices, raising serious GDPR compliance concerns over unauthorized data use.

June 1, 2026

EDPB Approves Europrivacy GDPR Certifications

The EDPB approved Europrivacy certification for global use, enhancing GDPR compliance and simplifying international data transfers with stronger legal safeguards.

May 26, 2026

Meta Looses in Court Over Potential €430 Million GDPR Fines

Meta lost a legal challenge allowing the Irish Data Protection Commission to impose fines up to €430 million for GDPR violations affecting millions of Facebook users.

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May 22, 2026

Belgian Data Protection Authority turns to criminal courts for GDPR enforcement

The Belgian Data Protection Authority will use criminal courts to enforce GDPR rules after fines were often reduced by the Market Court.

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May 13, 2026

German Authorities Oppose Chat Control to Protect Privacy

German data protection authorities urge the EU to stop chat control plans, citing privacy risks, technical flaws, and advocating for child safety by design.

May 13, 2026

Instagram Ends End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages

Meta ends Instagram’s optional end-to-end encryption for direct messages, reverting to standard encryption that allows message access by the company.

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May 13, 2026

Yango Faces €100 Million GDPR Fine for Sharing Personal Data Outside EU

The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Yango’s parent company €100 million for inadequate protection of European users’ data transferred to Russia.

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May 6, 2026

Irish DPC Investigates Shein for Potential GDPR Breaches

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission investigates Shein over possible GDPR breaches involving customer data transfers to China.

May 6, 2026

LinkedIn Faces GDPR Investigation Over Profile Viewer Information Access

LinkedIn faces an Austrian GDPR complaint over restricting profile viewer data to paying users, challenging the platform’s compliance with data access rights.