The recent CNIL and Directorate General of the Treasury event highlighted the economic implications of GDPR for businesses and regulators. Compliance professionals should assess the evolving landscape of data protection and its economic effects on their operations.
The CNIL's recent survey indicates a growing willingness among French consumers to pay for online services without targeted advertising, impacting digital service providers' business models.
Californians are about to gain one of the most sweeping digital privacy tools in the country. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) confirmed at last week’s Board meeting that the state’s Office of Administrative Law has approved regulations to implement the Delete Act, a move that paves the way for a single-click mechanism allowing residents to wipe their personal information from hundreds of data brokers.
Australia’s financial regulator has filed two major Federal Court actions alleging that SQM Research and Interprac Financial Planning failed in their gatekeeping duties, contributing to widespread losses tied to the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund. The coordinated actions demonstrate the ASIC’s growing pressure on research houses, licensees, and intermediaries responsible for steering Australians into high-risk investment products.
The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets is sounding the alarm on what it calls a “treacherous” sense of calm across global markets. In its Trend Monitor 2026 report and a separate deep dive on scenario thinking, the regulator warns that the stability seen in recent years is resting on an uneasy balance that could tip with little warning.
The European Parliament has taken a big step toward scaling back the EU’s corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence regime, voting on Thursday to streamline the rules and significantly narrow the number of companies that will need to comply.
New Zealand’s privacy regulator is sounding the alarm as privacy complaints and serious breach notifications surge across the country. In its latest Annual Report, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner warned that New Zealanders’ rising anxiety about personal data isn’t just theoretical anymore, it reflects a real increase in harm.