AUGUST 2026 ISSUE NO. 323 |
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- G7 data protection and privacy authorities issued
a joint statement on privacy-preserving age assurance.
- NOYB published a statement analysing the
implications of the Trump v. Slaughter ruling for transfers of personal data
from the EU to the United States.
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APAC
- China’s State
Administration for Market Regulation released national standards for AI agent
interconnection and interoperability.
- Singapore’s
Ministry of Digital Development and Information published regulations governing
end user identity verification for online safety.
- Vietnam’s legislations on digital transformation
and high technology came into force.
- South Korea’s PIPC revised its guidance on
right to request transmission of personal information across sectors.
- Australian government proposed stronger enforcement powers and
higher penalties under its social media minimum age law.
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EMEA
- European Data Protection Board launched a public
consultation on draft guidelines addressing web scraping in
the context of generative AI.
- Italy’s Competition Authority launched an investigation into a
technology company’s compliance with DMA interoperability requirements.
- Spain’s
Cryptologic Centre published guidance on responding to offensive AI threats and
strengthening organisational cyber resilience.
- Poland’s
UODO issued guidance on unlawful personal data processing through deepfakes
technologies.
- European Data
Protection Supervisor published a checklist on human intervention in automated
decision-making.
- Portugal‘s
National Communications Authority opened
a public consultation on draft recommendations for implementing Article 5 of
the EU AI Act.
- Ireland’s Cyber Security Centre released cybersecurity guidance for secure AI
adoption in the public sector.
- European
Union’s NIS Cooperation Group published reference document on security measures
for operators of essential services.
- Romania’s Communications Authority
launched a
public consultation on draft legislation implementing the EU Data Act.
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Americas
- The U.S. House of
Representatives passed the amended KIDS Act, strengthening children’s privacy and online
safety protections.
- California’s
AG secured a ruling denying a technology company’s motion for summary judgment
in a child safety lawsuit.
- New Jersey enacted
legislation requiring data broker registration and restricting sale of
sensitive health information.
- Canadian government introduced
the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act to modernise private sector
privacy protections.
- Virginia’s legislation
on automatic renewal and continuous service offer requirements for
subscriptions came into force.
- Montana’s amendments to
electronic health records law came into effect.
- Vermont’s Governor signed
legislation strengthening privacy protections for consumers’ genetic data.
- The
Ibero American Data Protection Network adopted a reference document on
neurodata processing in non-medical sectors.
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