Technology, Data and Privacy

Lorna Cropper, Emma Yaltaghian and Sandra Ofili round up key data and privacy developments from July 2026. They discuss the EDPB's draft guidance on anonymisation and web scraping for generative AI, as well as its proposed EU-wide personal data breach notification template and calls for greater regulatory cooperation across Europe. The team also covers the EU Digital Omnibus amendments to the AI Act, the ICO's plans to evolve its regulatory sandbox for AI innovation, and developments re...

Nuria Pastor, Sophia Steiger and Yanis Lau round up key data and privacy news from June 2026. They discuss developments from the EU as the EDPB adopts a common data breach notification template and launches a dedicated contact form to allow stakeholders to report possible inconsistencies in GDPR implementation. They also cover the EDPB's update on its One-Stop-Shop case digest on the right to object and right to erasure. The ICO is the next focus and the team looks at the ICO's response towar...

Lorna Cropper, Chloe Abbott and Sandra Ofili round up key data and privacy developments from May 2026. They begin by highlighting a significant milestone: May marked ten years since the GDPR came into force and the two-year countdown to applicability started. The team reflects on the GDPR’s lasting influence on data protection legislation across the EU and beyond. Continuing with European developments, the team discuss the European Parliament and Council's provisional political agreement on t...

Nuria Pastor, Hannah Wallet, and Sophia Steiger round up key data and privacy news from April 2026. They discuss developments from Europe as the EDPB adopts new guidelines on the processing of personal data for scientific research and a new DPIA template. The ICO is the next focus and the team looks at a joint report concerning agentic AI, a new Code of Practice on AI and Automated Decision Making Regulations together with the new guidance on storage and access technologies. The r...

In the March edition of Data & Privacy Matters, the Fieldfisher Tech and Data team round up key UK and EU developments across data protection, online safety, cybersecurity, and digital regulation. They begin with the ICO’s draft updated guidance on automated decision‑making and profiling, published following the Data Use and Access Act 2025. The guidance clarifies when automated decision‑making rules apply, what meaningful human involvement looks like, and signals a shift towa...