Tentative deal reached to simplify AI rules
By Sypher | Published in News - May 11, 2026
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‘Companies should not be regulated twice’: EU reaches tentative deal to simplify AI rules
🏛️ EU lawmakers reached a provisional agreement on the AI Act, delaying high-risk compliance deadlines to 2027 and prohibiting non-consensual ‘nudification’ tools, among other provisions. Formal approval from the European Parliament and EU member states is still required to finalise the agreement… read more
👉 Related: Commission publishes EUDR simplification package.
EU TTBER updates for fast-changing digital economy
osborneclarke.com • 3 min read
📜 The revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) is attracting the attention of compliance experts, who claim that its new data-licensing and information-sharing rules will require organisations to align their GDPR-compliant data governance with much stricter competition law expectations… read more
Fast fashion giant Shein investigated over data transfer to China
👗 The Irish DPC has opened an inquiry into whether Shein unlawfully transferred EU customer data to China, putting the retailer’s GDPR transparency and international‑transfer practices under fresh scrutiny… read more
LinkedIn locks your GDPR rights behind a paywall
📝 LinkedIn is facing a NOYB complaint related to paywalling profile‑visitor data, with critics arguing that information sold via Premium must also be disclosed for free under Article 15 GDPR… read more
PTSB fined over €250,000 by DPC after data breaches led to customers losing money
irishexaminer.com • 3 min read
💡 Retail bank PTSB has been fined after the Irish Data Protection Commission found it failed to follow GDPR security requirements, allowing fraudsters to access customer accounts through its call‑centre authentication processes. The full decision will soon be published by the DPC… read more
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