EUDI Wallet: key dates confirmed. IQVIA €7 million GDPR fine

By Sypher | Published in News - October 05, 2026


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The European Digital Identity Wallet has a timetable: tasks to be completed by December 2027

garrigues.com • 8 min read

🪪 Organisations across the EU have just over a year to prepare for the introduction of the European Digital Identity Wallet. Regulated sectors and major platforms will be required to accept it by December 2027… read more


The Italian DPA fines IQVIA €7 million

garanteprivacy.it • 3 min read

🏥 Italy’s Data Protection Authority fined IQVIA, a provider of technology solutions and clinical research services to the healthcare industry, €7 million after finding that supposedly anonymous patient data could be re-identified… read more (article in Italian)


The CEO’s singular impact on the success or failure of AI in organizations

mckinsey.com • 10+ min read

🤖 With AI transforming organisations, CEOs are being urged to take direct ownership of governance, risk management, and the responsible adoption of AI… read more


Information Commission succeeds the ICO as UK’s data protection regulator

gov.uk • 3 min read

🏛️ From 30 September, the new Information Commission has taken over the functions of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), modernising the regulator’s governance while maintaining its independent oversight and existing powers to protect people’s personal data in the UK… read more


Can Claude replace a model audit? We hid 44 errors in a financial model to find out

forvismazars.com • 10+ min read

☝️ Testing by an audit firm suggests AI can support financial model reviews, but remains far from a substitute for independent assurance… read more

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