International Report - Issue 200
01 April 2026
International Report April 2026
Overview
Contents
LEAD STORIES
- Towards better EU level cross-regulatory cooperation
The EDPS proposes to form Digital Clearinghouse 2.0. PL&B’s Nel Anna Krzeslowska reports on the future of possible cross-regulatory cooperation on new EU digital laws. - Driving data equity: Data sharing in the automotive sector
The EU Data Act has signalled a shift toward structured data access and reuse within the EU. The automotive industry is an example of data sharing resulting in innovation, but with consumers in mind. By PL&B's Maisie Robinson.
- India’s Supreme Court threatens Meta over WhatsApp data sharing
- ‘Money Control’ in Belgium – DPA analysis highlights failings
- France: Non-EU processor fined for GDPR violations
- Does the EU GDPR really bite?
- Sandboxes: Tools for regulatory experimentation and learning
- Insights from the EDPB and EDPS Joint Opinion on the Digital Omnibus on AI
MANAGEMENT
LEGISLATION
- Indonesian constitutional cases challenge PDP Law
- Western Australia’s PRIS Act: A new benchmark for privacy governance
- Turkey specifies its DP law
- EU Parliament and Council review their positions on the Digital Omnibus on AI
- OECD, Spain and UK issue reports on Agentic AI
- Germany starts sandbox
- Poland’s DPA fines postal service €6.4 million for lacking a legal basis
- Civil society groups concerned about extensive data retention plans in Switzerland
- California settles with Disney for $2.75 million
- EDPB and EDPS on the EU Digital Omnibus: Do not change personal data concept
- EDPB advises companies on EU-US transfers
- Ireland introduces AI Bill to implement EU AI Act