U.S. Department of Justice Announces U.S. – UK CLOUD Act Agreement
Agreement between the U.S. Government and the UK Government on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime entered force
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New US Executive Order unlikely to satisfy EU law
Biden’s new Executive Order seems to fail on requirements established by the European Court of Justice’s (CJEU).
EU Commission postponed AI treaty negotiations with further delays in sight
The European Commission has managed to postpone discussions on the Council of Europe’s treaty on Artificial Intelligence.
UK pauses data reform bill to rethink how to replace GDPR
The UK government has paused a data reform bill while ministers take a fresh look at how to replace the EU GDPR.
US expected to publish Privacy Shield executive order next week
The order is designed to address European concerns over surveillance practices in the US.
EU privacy watchdog sues lawmakers over new Europol mandate
The new regulation retroactively legalizes activity previously ruled unlawful, which could ‘establish a worrying precedent,’ complaint says.
German data retention rules not compatible with EU law, says top court
The Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) ruled Tuesday that data retention in Germany is not compatible with EU law.
EU Publishes Draft Cyber Resilience Act
The European Commission published a draft regulation that sets out cybersecurity requirements for “products with digital elements” placed on the EU market.
Czech Presidency puts forward narrower classification of high-risk systems in AI Act
A new partial compromise on the AI Act further elaborates on the concept of the ‘extra layer’ that would qualify an AI as high-risk.
Italy backs ban on data tracking in political ads, France hesitates
Italy supports a full ban on targeted advertising based on the tracking of users, but France seems to be on the fence.
Czechia pitches compromise on Data Act
The Czech Presidency of the EU Council circulated a new partial compromise on the upcoming data law.
G-7 Privacy Regulators Aim To Ease Turbulent International Data Flows
The goal of the meetings is to gradually align the regulators’ approaches to privacy and better understand domestic rules in each jurisdiction.