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Essential Insights: Automated Decisions, GDPR & the EU AI Act

Hamburg sets a precedent for automated decisions. A company in Hamburg was fined ( 492,000 EURO ) for rejecting credit applications through fully automated algorithms without proper explanation or human review.

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DSA (Digital Services Act) introduced by the European Union. New rules for online safety, content moderation, and platform transparency.
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European Data Protection Board publishes guidelines on the interaction of European rules on digital and data protection law

The European Data Protection Board has published guidelines on the interaction of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 12 September 2025.

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Apple Tightens EU Digital Services Act (DSA) Compliance for App Store Developers

Apple is stepping up its enforcement of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) requirements, ensuring apps distributed via its App Store meet new trader obligations. The clock is ticking for developers...

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NIS2 Directive Concept. A European directive that aims to improve cybersecurity across the European Union.
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EU Commission Steps Up to Ensure Timely Implementation of EU Directives

The European Commission is intensifying efforts to ensure Member States (MS) transpose EU directives into national law. Hereby the body opened infringement procedures against...

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Artifical Intelligence (AI) regulation: The U.S. senate invests in AI Bills; the EU's AI Act gets published

Since the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act was adopted by the European Union (EU) three month ago, it had to be officially published in the Journal of the EU Commission to have a concrete...

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EU Parliament (EP) finalizes the adoption of the AI Act

The landmark decision of the EP to adopt the AI Act has been a revolutionary development in guaranteeing fundamental rights while boosting innovation.

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New EU Digital Services Act (“DSA”) effective early 2024: keep an eye on Art. 13 DSA

The DSA has a very broad scope of application: it regulates the obligations of digital service providers that act as intermediaries in their role of connecting consumers with goods, services, and content. This includes online marketplaces...

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New Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCC” - PR China)

On 24 February 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) – released the final form of the Personal Information Export Standard Contract (Standard Contract), along with the Measures on the Standard Contract,...

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EDPB – Final Report: Study on the enforcement of GDPR obligations against entities established outside the EEA and falling under Art. 3 (2) GDPR

The strengthening of international cooperation seems to be the best avenue for better and easier enforcement of Supervisory Authorities (SA’s) investigative and corrective powers against third-country data controllers or data processors...

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