International Report April 2025

International Report - Issue 194

01 April 2025

International Report April 2025

Overview

Contents

PUBLISHER'S COVER NOTE

• Good enough by design keeps most data flowing

COMMENT

• A different world – also for data protection

LEAD STORIES

• Global data privacy laws 2025: 172 countries, 12 new in 2023/24
  Law revisions overtake new laws in importance. By Graham Greenleaf, Honorary Professor, Macquarie University.
• The next chapter on the legal requirements for profiling
  A balance must be struck between the right of access to personal data and trade secrets in automated decision-making processes. By Katharina A. Weimer of Fieldfisher.

NEWS

• TikTok moves to enhance data security for its European users
• Australia continues to push forward on online safety policy

ANALYSIS

• Biometrics at the crossroads of the AI Act and the GDPR

MANAGEMENT

• US imposes restrictions on certain transactions involving sensitive personal data
• Ireland’s DP Commissioner Des Hogan: We expect more from large tech companies
• The EU AI Act’s disclosure requirements and legal privilege

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Meta settles in UK; ICO says targeted advertising is direct marketing
  
• EU Commission withdraws e-Privacy regulation
  
• Dubai consults on law amendments
  
• Finland’s DPA probes health data transfers to China
  
• Italy, South Korea ban DeepSeek and start investigation
  
• EU delays the review of UK adequacy decisions by six months