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THE SPANISH DPA ISSUES ITS LATEST REPORT: HOW DID THEY REDEFINE PRIVACY AND INNOVATION IN 2025

How is data protection evolving in an era shaped by AI and rapid technological innovation? This article explores the main achievements of the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) during 2025, highlighting its strategic initiatives to integrate AI, strengthen privacy governance, promote regulatory compliance, and foster national and international collaboration. Through technological modernization and proactive regulation, the AEPD aims at redefining the future of privacy protection in an increasingly digital world.

28 May 2026

Marketing & cookies

Cookies and similar technologies: Swiss FDPIC factsheet highlights practical compliance implications

The latest factsheet on cookies from the FDPIC looks beyond banners to expose how today’s tracking ecosystem really works. This article breaks down the practical legal implications for website operators in Switzerland, explaining why meaningful user choice and restraint in tracking are more important than ever.

19 May 2026

Legislation

Canada Steps Toward Open Banking: Bill C-15 Delivers Data Portability (With Lingering Questions)

With the passage of Bill C-15, the federal government’s budget implementation bill, Canada takes a decisive step toward a consumer-driven banking framework. This article examines the bill’s data portability provisions, including a new data mobility regime added to PIPEDA, and the concerns raised by privacy authorities before Parliament.

12 May 2026

INPLP internal

A new member has joined the INPLP: Migle Dewsbury

Sorainen is a leading business law and tax advisory firm shaping the Baltic business environment. With over 300 professionals across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, they advise international investors,…

8 May 2026

Marketing & cookiesChildren

Austrian DPA decisions on Microsoft 365 Education: Unlawful Cookie tracking of school children – and nobody knew about it

In two parallel decisions of October 2025 and January 2026, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) ruled that Microsoft Corporation acts as a (joint) controller for parts of the data processing carried out via Microsoft 365 Education and unlawfully placed tracking cookies on a pupil’s device without consent. The decisions clarify the allocation of GDPR responsibilities between Microsoft, schools and education ministries. These decisions also have implication for any organisation using Microsoft 365 across the EEA.

5 May 2026

Children

Sharenting – Privacy concerns by the exposure of minors on social media

What happens when parents not only fail to provide special protection, but also place their children in situations that are either dangerous or have a negative impact on them? Can, or indeed should, the State intervene?

28 April 2026

AI & automationHealth data

Legal Update on Privacy and Artificial Intelligence: Costa Rica

Following Costa Rica’s presidential elections in February 2026 and with a new administration set to take office in early May, the country faces well‑defined challenges that will shape its political and economic trajectory over the next four years. Among these challenges, do privacy and artificial intelligence figure prominently?

21 April 2026

INPLP internal

New members have joined the INPLP: Ramón Arias and Joaquín Sosa

With more than 50 years of experience, GALA distinguishes itself as a legal services firm dedicated to providing comprehensive solutions for local and foreign clients with business interests in Panama…

8 April 2026

INPLP internal

A new member has joined the INPLP: Duong Thi Mai Huong

Frasers Law Company is widely recognised for guiding clients through Vietnam’s complex and evolving legal landscape. As the first firm granted a foreign law company licence in Vietnam, Frasers has bui…

2 April 2026

Children

The Digital ECA: Brazil’s New Age Verification Framework and Enforcement Timeline

This article analyzes the recent enactment of Law No. 15,211/2025 (Digital ECA) and the ANPD’s preliminary guidelines on age verification mechanisms. It provides a strategic overview of the 2026 enforcement roadmap for digital service providers operating in the Brazilian market.

31 March 2026

AI & automationLegislation

Malta at the Intersection of IT Law, Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence. A 2025 Legal Review

Malta’s digital regulatory landscape underwent significant consolidation during 2025, shaped primarily by the transposition of key EU instruments and the maturation of domestic enforcement practice. This article reviews the principal developments in IT law, data protection and artificial intelligence regulation in Malta, with particular emphasis on cybersecurity under NIS2, the national implementation of the EU AI Act, the forthcoming application of the EU Data Act, and the evolving enforcement posture of Maltese supervisory authorities. Together, these developments position Malta as a jurisdiction seeking to balance innovation enablement with regulatory discipline and legal certainty.

24 March 2026

INPLP internal

A new member has joined the INPLP: Sean McWeeney Jr.

Graham Thompson has been one of the pre-eminent law firms in the Bahamas since 1950. The firm operates four offices in The Bahamas, including two locations in New Providence, its main office in downto…

20 March 2026

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