From Data Act to Digital Fairness: Mapping the GDPR’s New Frontiers
by Sypher | Published in News - November 03, 2025
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Interaction of the GDPR and the EU Data Act
taylorwessing.com • 6 min read
📜 The EU Data Act has officially been introduced — but for DPOs and compliance teams, the real challenge has begun. As GDPR experts wrestle with overlapping obligations, the key question is whether existing privacy frameworks can cope with the new demands of the Data Act on data sharing, cloud switching and 'generated data... read more
IAB Europe responds to the EDPB public consultation on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR
🎯 IAB Europe and several national IABs have responded jointly to the EDPB’s draft Guidelines 3/2025, which set out how the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the GDPR interact. They have expressed concern that the guidelines were developed without input from other key regulators, such as the Digital Services Coordinators, the European Board for Digital Services or the European Commission. The associations have urged the EDPB to revise the draft guidelines to ensure proper cross-regulatory coordination… read more
Clearview AI faces criminal heat for ignoring EU data fines
🔒 Privacy group NOYB has filed a criminal complaint against Clearview AI, pushing GDPR enforcement from fines to potential jail time.
NOYB accuses the US firm of illegally scraping billions of social media images despite multiple GDPR fines… read more
Dawn raids: personal data must be protected under Article 8 of the Charter, but this does not mean prior judicial authorisation is always required
🕵️♂️ How far can competition authorities go during dawn raids without breaching data protection laws? The latest Advocate General opinion clarifies the limits of Article 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the procedural safeguards that should be taken into consideration … read more
EU Digital Fairness Act unpacked: 'horizontal' issues
osborneclarke.com/insights • 6 min read
⚖️ The EU’s proposed Digital Fairness Act could take the “privacy by design” principle of the GDPR a step further by establishing “fairness by design” as the new compliance standard for digital products.
From age verification to fairness by design, the Digital Fairness Act applies the logic of the GDPR to consumer protection, changing the way organisations think about user experience, AI and vulnerability… read more
💡Related: Spanish regulators push on with domestic measures alongside upcoming EU Digital Fairness Act.
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