IDPC Publications

A coherent data protection framework for EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies needs stronger supervision and enforcement

A coherent data protection framework for EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies needs stronger supervision and enforcement 13 August 2026 The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued Opinion 17/2026 on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the EU Data Protection Regulation (EUDPR), which governs the processing of personal data by […]

13
Aug

IDPC Participates in AI Act conference at MDIA

IDPC participates in AI Act conference at MDIA 06 August 2026 Dr. Marco Fagnano, Legal Counsel and AI Regulatory Manager at the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), was recently invited by the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) to participate in two panels to contribute on the implementation of the […]

06
Aug

European Commission preliminary finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors

European Commission preliminary finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors 03 August 2026 On 24 July 2026, the European Commission sent TikTok preliminary findings indicating that TikTok accounts of minors do not meet the safety standards required under the Digital Services Act (DSA). On […]

03
Aug

IDPC draws attention to revised EU AI Act timelines following Council approval

IDPC draws attention to revised EU AI Act timelines following Council approval 27 July 2026 The Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), in its role as Malta’s Market Surveillance Authority (MSA) for high-risk AI systems in law enforcement, migration & border control and justice & democracy, draws the attention of […]

27
Jul

The online publication of the names of professional athletes who have infringed anti-doping rules may be compatible with EU law

The online publication of the names of professional athletes who haveinfringed anti-doping rules may be compatible with EU law 22 July 2026 In a recent judgement, the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that the online publication of the names of professional athletes who have infringed anti-doping rules may be compatible […]

22
Jul

EDPB calls for legal basis for cross-regulatory information sharing

EDPB calls for legal basis for cross-regulatory information sharing 20 July 2026 At a high-level meeting in Dublin on 16 and 17 July 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) called for a clear legal basis for the sharing of information among regulators with different competences. The Board also discussed how to further expand […]

20
Jul

GDPR: The mere placing online, in return for payment, of decisions on criminal convictions, does not in principle constitute processing of personal data for ‘journalistic purposes’

GDPR: The mere placing online, in return for payment, of decisions on criminal convictions, does not in principle constitute processing of personal data for ‘journalistic purposes’ 13 July 2026 A recent ruling of the European Court of Justice stated that a Swedish company operated, in return for payment, a database which enabled searches to […]

13
Jul

EDPB sheds light on anonymisation and web scraping for generative AI and adopts final version of guidelines on blockchain

EDPB sheds light on anonymisation and web scraping for generative AI and adopts final version of guidelines on blockchain 09 July 2026 During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted guidelines on anonymisation and guidelines on web scraping in the context of generative AI. In addition, the Board has adopted the final version […]

09
Jul

EDPB and AMLA to develop Joint Guidelines on partnerships for information sharing

EDPB and AMLA to develop Joint Guidelines on partnerships for information sharing 08 July 2026 The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) are working together to bring greater clarity to a question of growing importance for industry and authorities alike: how to share information to fight financial crime while […]

08
Jul

EDPB updates the One-Stop-Shop case digest on right to object and right to erasure

EDPB updates the One-Stop-Shop case digest on right to object and right to erasure 07 July 2026 The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published an update of the One-Stop-Shop (OSS) case digest on right to object and right to erasure. This project has been developed in the framework of the of the Support […]

07
Jul

IDPC Malta Contributes to EU AI Market Surveillance Meeting in Rome

IDPC Malta Contributes to EU AI Market Surveillance Meeting in Rome 30 June 2026 The Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) of Malta, represented by IDPC Legal Counsel Dr Marco Fagnano, recently took part in a high-level meeting of the ADCO, the European AI body dedicated to coordinating national authorities responsible […]