IDPC publishes 2024 Annual Report 28 August 2025 The Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) published its Annual Report for 2024 – a year that once again underscored the vital importance of protecting personal data in a rapidly evolving digital world. The report states some key performance figures namely: 883 – Total Complaints received […]
European Commission publishes full list of AI companies signed up to Code of Practice 11 August 2025 The European Commission has published the full list of signatories to the EU’s generative AI Code of Practice initiative so far, known also as the Code of Practice for General Purpose AIs (GPAIs). The Code of Practice helps […]
Commission presents template for General-Purpose AI model providers 28 July 2025 The European Commission has published a template to help General-Purpose AI (GPAI) providers summarise the content used to train their model. This template is a simple, uniform and effective manner for GPAI providers to increase transparency in line with the AI Act, including […]
EU gives green light to UK’s DUAA adequacy 24 July 2025 The European Commission has indicated in a draft decision that the UK remains adequate for EU-UK data flows under the new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA). The draft decisions on adequacy relating to the DUAA, in light of the EU GDPR […]
European Commission receives final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice 14 July 2025 The European Commission has received the final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, a voluntary tool developed by 13 independent experts, with input from over 1,000 stakeholders, including model providers, small and medium-sized enterprises, academics, AI safety […]
Targeted modifications of the GDPR: EDPB & EDPS welcome simplification of record keeping obligations and request further clarifications 09 July 2025 Brussels, 9 July 2025 – The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued today a Joint Opinion on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation amending certain regulations, […]
Irish Supervisory Authority fines TikTok €530 million for sending EU user data to China 09 July 2025 The Irish Supervisory Authority (SA) recently fined TikTok €530 million and ordered corrective measures following an Inquiry into transfers of EEA User Data to China. The Inquiry was launched by the Irish SA, in its role as the […]
IDPC to participate in European Blockchain Sandbox third cohort of dialogues 07 July 2025 The Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) of Malta has been confirmed as one of the participants amongst various EU regulators for the voluntary European Blockchain Sandbox (EBS), now for a third time, with this EBS third cohort […]
The Helsinki Statement on enhanced clarity, support and engagement 03 July 2025 At a high-level meeting in Helsinki on 1–2 July 2025, which was attended by Commissioner Ian Deguara, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a landmark Statement on enhanced clarity, support and engagement. The Statement outlines new initiatives to make GDPR compliance easier, […]
IDPC legal counsel flags AI concerns in gaming sector at MDIA Panel 30 June 2025 During a MDIA’s DiHubMT panel, Dr Marco Fagnano, Legal Counsel at Malta’s Information & Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), highlighted the developing concerns of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the gaming sector. AI, on the one hand, promises great returns and rewards […]