https://www.pinsentmasons.com/shared-content/rss-feed/outlaw-data-protectionOut-Law Data Protectionen-GB60{A32D4B1B-E6F8-4D51-BE12-FCBB98CABD40}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Ireland-launches-first-national-anti-money-laundering-strategy?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe Irish government has launched its first national anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing strategy, setting out a coordinated framework for tackling financial crime and responding to evolving money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing risks.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:40:19 Z{6165B0F5-98FA-4BF5-8E4A-A1F14659AEB4}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Cyber-Resilience-Act-major-shift-EU-cybersecurity-compliance?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionWith the first major compliance deadline shortly arriving, businesses should turn their attention to the practical implications of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), one of the most ambitious cybersecurity regimes introduced to date.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:50:31 Z{C894ADF9-22E2-4CA8-AEC3-6BC166769949}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Smart-glasses-attract-Australian-privacy-regulator-scrutiny?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionTechnology companies and retailers hoping to sell ‘smart glasses’ or other ‘surveillance wearables’ in Australia will require a “social licence” to do so, according to the country’s privacy commissioner.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:16:15 Z{DB6462CB-DD88-40D6-A977-C41B5B8FF066}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/GDPR-data-breach-notification-template-criticisms-legitimate?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe European Data Protection Board (EDPB) should reduce some of the requirements it seeks to impose on businesses when they go to initially notify personal data breaches under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an expert has said.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:32:00 Z{30692584-00E7-4DDC-948D-021714AE7DF4}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/sports-organisations-re-engage-dormant-fans?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionMany sports organisations could be under-valuing the commercial opportunity of re-engaging existing fans.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:45:31 Z{B78AC616-7B80-48C7-8EB4-8DD077A2833A}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Japanese-businesses-Southeast-Asia-data-centre-growth?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionJapanese companies are increasingly looking beyond their domestic market for data centre investment opportunities, with Southeast Asia emerging as a particularly attractive destination as power constraints and infrastructure bottlenecks challenge growth at home, an expert has said.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:23:40 Z{1F88D4E4-E98B-4692-BC2E-AE0A9E07FC42}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/bolster-cyber-resilience-Britain-energy-sector?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+Protection“Baseline” cybersecurity requirements will be imposed on all companies licensed to operate in the downstream gas and electricity (DGE) market in Britain, the UK government and Britain’s energy regulator have decided as part of wider plans to raise “cyber resilience” in the DGE system.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:20:53 Z{4F3A876F-04AF-49D7-A0E7-D0060ABB7D5F}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/UK-security-body-confirms-unprompted-cyber-attacks-AI-agents?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionAI agents carried out “unprompted” cyber attacks on “real people and organisations” when being tested by the UK’s AI Security Institute, the body has confirmed.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:46:17 Z{CC279DE5-EC5D-4894-808D-49F6D061315A}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/AI-financial-regulators-set-expectations-managing-risks?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe speed with which the latest AI models can expose cyber vulnerabilities requires financial services firms to move quickly to enhance the way they prevent, detect and manage cyber risks arising from such ‘frontier AI’, EU regulators have said.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:34:18 Z{117272D5-2E8B-4360-8EDC-F718E43AEB6D}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/German-businesses-must-assess-product-liability-frameworks-ahead-of-EU-deadline?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionBusinesses operating in Germany should review their exposure to updated product liability requirements set to take effect in December, experts have said.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:18:28 Z{312B3E3A-9596-4544-983A-8C0DF1085470}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/UK-Online-Safety-Act-impact-examined-by-law-makers?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionOnline platforms and other stakeholders have been asked to share their views on the UK’s Online Safety Act after law makers opened an inquiry into whether the legislation has made online services safer for users.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:17:40 Z{0F823988-3B91-4A29-858C-21265FE8C9F7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/French-social-media-ban-under-15s-faces-constitutional-test?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionPlans to prohibit social media companies from offering their services to under-15s in France have been challenged on constitutional grounds.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:46:16 Z{54FA8923-A9B1-4870-AA84-21EBA22012B9}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/UAE-accelerating-autonomous-vehicle-smart-mobility-frameworks?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe UAE is rapidly moving from a jurisdiction with aspirational smart mobility policies to one with substantive, enforceable regulatory frameworks - and the pace of change is accelerating.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:53:13 Z{EFC4C01F-6E8A-4CCE-AE0D-DC7255C75135}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/AI-opt-out-registry-content-creators-backed-new-study?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionTechnology that enables online content to be identified even as it is shared, reformatted or renamed could help content creators effectively opt their works out from being used for AI training, an EU study has found.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:15:58 Z{CAC900A9-7FBF-4654-AF96-F9CA8D886056}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/CJEU-online-publication-athletes-doping-GDPR?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionUPDATED: The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled that sports bodies must strike a careful balance between data protection and safeguarding the integrity of sport when choosing whether to publish the names of athletes who have committed doping offences.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:44:02 Z{F310C412-F6E9-4641-A3BF-E7B475288E66}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/UK-open-to-data-transfer-tools-update?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe UK government appears open to the idea of updating – or adding to – the mechanisms businesses can access to facilitate their transfer of personal data around the world, a data protection expert has said.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:24:24 Z{9607AA7E-08B1-4925-B4E8-840C513C350E}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Automotive-businesses-connected-vehicles-location-data-guidance?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionNew guidance issued by France’s data protection authority offers strong legal and technical support to automotive businesses concerning the processing of location data, an expert has said.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:07:47 Z{EA37084A-3BAD-49B8-BA56-BBB9F488263E}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Anonymisation-guidelines-help-businesses-data-protection-risks?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionNew guidance has been issued that can help businesses avoid miscategorising the information they hold and breaching EU data protection laws as a result, experts have said.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:15:51 Z{B033CC06-0A38-4E78-86E2-53207138F187}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/EU-guidance-helps-clarify-AI-web-scraping-requirements?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published new guidance aimed at clarifying how organisations can lawfully use web-scraped data to train generative artificial intelligence (gen-AI) models, amid continuing tensions between AI developers, privacy advocates and regulators. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:36:47 Z{04EDA9E8-AB01-4657-874C-4AC5254D0196}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Consult-first-duty-considered-use-employee-monitoring-tech?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionEmployers in Britain could face a new duty to consult trade unions or elected staff representatives before using technology to monitor the activities of their workers, under new proposals.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:40:14 Z{57CBC6EE-0164-4D56-9904-9A90A12B8941}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/sports-organisations-prepare-new-era-online-safety-regulation?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionSports organisations can no longer treat online fan engagement as a purely communications activity. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:42:17 Z{A72A556E-777D-4AB3-9AE7-35333C01D258}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/DFSA-report-spotlight-innovating-responsibly-managing-risk?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionA new report from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) financial services regulator highlights the evolution of its regulatory approach to market innovation, according to experts.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:35:42 Z{AC556547-C205-4B18-8289-3FB7AA5D6AA5}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Online-platforms-waste-compliance?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionVery large online platforms (VLOPs) operating consumer-facing marketplaces in the EU may soon face a new compliance obligation under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), adding another layer to their duties under the Digital Services Act, experts have said. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:22:37 Z{4FDB449F-17E6-47FD-9061-B3D016687D30}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Expect-sovereignty-bigger-factor-EU-cloud-procurements?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionCloud computing providers can expect their scope to store data solely in the EU and prevent foreign authorities from accessing that data to factor more significantly into their chances of securing public contracts within the trading bloc in future.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:17:52 Z{30E8B3C0-1C75-4B12-A97C-3F7874957C27}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/uk-public-service-media-tech-platforms-trusted-news?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionSocial media providers could be legally required to give increased prominence to ‘trusted’ UK news providers under radical plans for reshaping public service media, according to an expert.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:40:44 Z{F63CDB6F-E2D6-4FB6-966D-1D89EB7D6667}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Australian-Government-enforcement-social-media-age-restrictions?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionUPDATED: Social media platforms face increased pressure to demonstrate their efforts to crack down on underage access after the Australian government announced plans to double fines and increase enforcement powers for the eSafety commissioner, an expert has warned.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:37:03 Z{331745B0-2034-4E60-8161-C0DAFF971031}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/IT-contracts-heatwave?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe recent disruption caused by extreme weather has brought into sharp focus just how fragile critical technology services can be.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:11:27 Z{359CAF72-4F82-4DB6-A327-267C8692F1FC}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/US-ruling-EU-US-data-transfers?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionBusinesses should re-assess the risks of sending personal data from the EU to the US following a new ruling, experts have said.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:27:04 Z{93A6D314-E2B0-4E59-9B10-0C6E72E8FDE6}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Australian-community-privacy-survey?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionAustralians have never been more concerned about their privacy but never felt less able to protect themselves. Those are the clear takeaways from a recent survey commissioned by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:13:05 Z