IDPC Publications

IDPC attends seminar on EU Digital Services Act coordination

IDPC attends seminar on EU Digital Services Act coordination 11 September 2025 Dr Marco Fagnano, on behalf of the IDPC, attended a seminar organised by the national EU Coordination Department (EUCD) on the implementation of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). The session, held in collaboration with the European Commission Representative and the Malta […]

11
Sep

International cooperation to fight crime should respect EU fundamental rights guarantees

International cooperation to fight crime should respect EU fundamental rights guarantees 09 September 2025 On 4 September 2025, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued an Opinion on two Proposals: one to authorise the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, and the other to authorise the conclusion, on […]

09
Sep

Cookie regulation: the CNIL imposes two fines on GOOGLE and SHEIN

Cookie regulation: the CNIL imposes two fines on GOOGLE and SHEIN 05 September 2025 The French Data Protection Authority, CNIL, fined GOOGLE Eur325 million and SHEIN Eur150 million, in particular for failing to comply with the rules on cookies. These fines are part of the several measures taken by the CNIL to regulate non-compliant […]

05
Sep

Court of Justice clarifies the scope of the concept of personal data in the context of a transfer of pseudonymised data to third parties

Court of Justice clarifies the scope of the concept of personal data in the context of a transfer of pseudonymised data to third parties 04 September 2025 The European Court of Justice set aside the judgment of the General Court which had annulled the decision of the European Data Protection Supervisor. Following the resolution […]

04
Sep

European Court dismisses an action for annulment of the new framework for the transfer of personal data between the EU and the US

European Court dismisses an action for annulment of the new framework for the transfer of personal data between the EU and the US 03 September 2025 In so doing, it confirms that, on the date of adoption of the contested decision, the United States of America ensured an adequate level of protection for personal […]

03
Sep

Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment Workshop – Save the date

Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment Workshop – Save the date 03 September 2025 The AI Act introduces new accountability for AI systems, making protection of fundamental rights central. Article 27 requires deployers of certain high-risk systems to conduct a Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA). This full-day workshop, organised by the IDPC, explains what is a FRIA, […]

03
Sep

IDPC publishes 2024 Annual Report

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 […]

28
Aug

European Commission publishes full list of AI companies signed up to Code of Practice

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 […]

11
Aug

Commission presents template for General-Purpose AI model providers

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 […]

28
Jul

EU gives green light to UK’s DUAA adequacy

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 […]

24
Jul

European Commission receives final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

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 […]