Summary
On 19 March 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Case C-526/24, Brillen Rottler, clarifying that a data subject’s first request for access to personal data under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may be refused as “excessive”.
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S‑RM’s 2026 Cyber Incident Insights Report offers one of the clearest indicators yet of how rapidly the global threat landscape is shifting. Drawing on more than 800 incidents handled throughout 2025, the report reveals a ransomware ecosystem that is expanding, fragmenting and becoming less predictable, while AI adoption(on both sides of the divide) introduces new
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Navigating Simplification Without Sacrificing Safeguards: Key Takeaways
As the EU begins the complex task of making the European Artificial Intelligence Act[1] (the “AI Act”) workable in real life, the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules
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On 20 January 2026, the European Commission proposed a new cybersecurity package, aimed at strengthening the EU’s cybersecurity resilience and capabilities. The package includes a revised Cybersecurity Act (“CSA“) and targeted amendments to the NIS2 Directive (see our blog post for further information on the amendments to the NIS2 Directive). The revised
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On 5 February 2026, the main changes to data protection legislation in Part 5 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA“) came into force.
The DUAA was passed and received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025. Although some of the DUUA provisions came into force automatically, many of the reforms
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From 1 July 2026, entities that use an alphanumeric sender ID for SMS/MMS messages in Australia must register that ID on the SMS Sender ID Register.
Sender IDs are used to send SMS/MMS messages from a named entity (i.e. a name displayed at the top of a text message to show who the message is
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All data controllers processing personal data under the age of 14 (“minors“) must now submit an annual report to Chinese data regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“). For 2025, the report must be submitted by 31 January 2026. There is no volume threshold, meaning that any data controller processing any
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Since the enactment of Singapore’s Cybersecurity Act 2018 (Cybersecurity Act), Singapore’s digital economy has grown rapidly, and cyber threats have evolved at a remarkable pace. To address this shifting landscape, the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Act 2024 (Amendment Act) was passed last year, introducing significant amendments to the Cybersecurity Act to broaden regulatory
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Over the last decade, the EU has launched an unprecedented constellation of laws: GDPR, the AI Act, the Data Act, NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, DORA, DSA, DMA, eIDAS 2.0 and more. Together – under the ‘Digital Decade’ banner – they aim to form a powerful framework to protect fundamental rights, promote trustworthy technology and
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On 28 October 2025, China passed amendments to the Cybersecurity Law, marking the first update since its enactment in 2016. These amendments reflect China’s heightened focus on cybersecurity and AI governance and are scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2026.
Key Updates
The amendments primarily focus on the law’s enforcement provisions. Key updates include:
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