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The Irish High Court has delivered a landmark judgment in TikTok's appeal against the Data Protection Commission's €530 million fine, establishing that organizations must not only identify appropriate transfer...

Ireland's Data Protection Commission received a record 16,160 new cases in 2025, marking a 45% increase from the previous year, while imposing over €530 million in administrative fines. The Commission finalized four major inquiries, with the TikTok decision accounting for €530 million of the total penalties, and concluded 208 cross-border complaints as Lead Supervisory Authority.

The European Union's Data Act introduces a groundbreaking "access by design" requirement that fundamentally changes how manufacturers must approach product development for connected devices and IoT products. From September 2026, businesses placing connected products on the EU market must ensure users can directly access their generated data by default, shifting data accessibility from a reactive request-based model to a proactive design imperative.

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The European Commission has issued interpretive guidelines on Article 50 of the AI Act, clarifying transparency obligations for emotion recognition systems, biometric categorization, and deepfake content.

The EU Data Act, which became applicable on 12 September 2025, fundamentally reshapes how businesses handle data generated by connected devices and related services. With Ireland's General Scheme published in February 2026 designating ComReg and CCPC as enforcement authorities, companies must now assess their compliance obligations across data sharing frameworks, contractual terms, and user access rights or face significant fines.

The Data Act's "access by design" requirement came into force on 12 September 2026, mandating that manufacturers of connected products and providers of related services must enable direct user access to generated data by default. This article examines the scope of this new obligation and its practical implications for businesses in the Life Sciences sector, particularly those developing medical devices and Internet of Things products.

The European Data Protection Board's 2025 Annual Report reveals significant developments in EU data protection enforcement and regulatory cooperation. With approximately €1.15 billion...

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published its draft Digital Omnibus Regulations (EU Regulations 2025/0360 and 2025/0359).

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has published a comprehensive report examining its supervisory engagement with organizations developing AI products between 2021 and 2025, revealing a tenfold increase in AI-related engagements and highlighting critical compliance areas including lawful basis, transparency, and children's data protection. The report provides detailed insights into the DPC's quasi-regulatory sandbox approach and outlines key observations on data protection obligations for AI technologies,