Notes from the IAPP Europe: Children's protection, simplification and GDPR developments
The IAPP's European conference addressed three converging themes: stronger protections for children online, efforts to simplify compliance frameworks, and the latest developments in how GDPR is being interpreted and enforced across the EU.
Why this matters: Children's data and GDPR simplification are pulling in opposite directions. Tougher child protection rules add obligations. Simplification is meant to reduce them. How regulators resolve that tension will shape what companies actually have to do — and how much real protection kids get versus how much stays on paper. Simplification sounds like good news for businesses, but when it comes to children's data, less friction sometimes means less protection. Watch what gets cut and who benefits from the cutting.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · AI governance
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