Stakeholder event on guidelines on the interplay between data protection and competition law: express your interest
The European Data Protection Board and the European Commission are jointly hosting a remote stakeholder event on October 15, 2026, to gather input on forthcoming guidelines that address how data protection and competition law interact. Interested parties can register to participate in shaping the guidance before it is finalized.
Why this matters: Data protection and competition law have been colliding for years, mostly in slow motion. When a dominant platform hoovers up personal data to entrench its market position, is that a privacy problem, an antitrust problem, or both? Regulators in Europe are now trying to write rules that answer that question consistently. If you work in privacy compliance or competition, these guidelines will likely affect how you structure data practices and what obligations apply when a company is both dominant and data-hungry. Getting in front of the drafting process is rare. This is one of those chances.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · AI governance · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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