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Breach
The Guardian — Privacy · · International

Some Interrail travellers told to cancel passports as hacked data posted online

Eurail, which sells passes, says data being ‘offered for sale on dark web’ after December breach affecting 300,000 people Holidaymakers across Europe are facing the stress and expense of getting new passports after their personal data was posted on the dark web after a hack of the Interrail company Eurail. Personal data, including passport numbers, names, phone numbers, email and home addresses and dates of birth of more than 300,000 European travellers was accessed in December. But this week Eurail revealed to customers that “data copied during the security incident has been offered for sale…

Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators

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Healthcare
The Guardian — Privacy · · International

What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?

Volunteers’ data has enabled medical breakthroughs, but there are questions over how that data is protected With the revelation that the confidential health records of half a million British volunteers have been put up for sale on a Chinese website, we take a look at what the UK Biobank project has achieved – and why concerns have been raised. Continue reading...

Who should care: Healthcare professionals · Privacy officers · Compliance

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Enforcement
The Guardian — Privacy · · International

Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations

London's Metropolitan Police has been in discussions with Palantir about acquiring the company's AI tools to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. The US firm, whose platforms support ICE's immigration enforcement operations and the Israeli military, recently demonstrated its systems to senior Met intelligence officers.

Why this matters: Handing a foreign private contractor access to highly sensitive policing data raises serious questions about oversight, data sovereignty, and mission creep — particularly given Palantir's track record powering mass surveillance and enforcement programs with documented civil liberties concerns.

Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · AI governance · Policy

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News
The Guardian — Privacy · · International

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears

Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons The US spy tech company Palantir published a manifesto extolling the benefits of American power and implying some cultures are inferior to others – in what MPs have called “a parody of a RoboCop film” and “the ramblings of a supervillain”. “Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive,” wrote Palantir in a 22-point post on X over the weekend, which also called for an end to the “postwar neutering” of Germany and Japan. Continue reading...

Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy

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Enforcement
Data Protection Commission · · EU / Ireland

Fines

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has issued fines, though the specific details of the enforcement action, including the parties involved and the amounts levied, are not specified in the available information.

Why this matters: Regulatory fines signal that data protection authorities are actively enforcing privacy rules, which can deter organizations from mishandling personal data and reinforce individuals' rights under frameworks like GDPR.

Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · Policy

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AI Governance
Privacy Commissioner of Canada · · Canada

Building trust: Privacy and AI governance - Remarks by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Victoria International Privacy and Security Summit

Canada's Privacy Commissioner delivered remarks at the Victoria International Privacy and Security Summit addressing the intersection of privacy protection and AI governance, framing trust-building as central to responsible AI development under Canadian law.

Why this matters: Regulatory positioning by a national privacy authority signals how AI oversight may evolve, with direct implications for individuals' data rights and whether algorithmic systems will face meaningful accountability — or remain largely self-governed by industry.

Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy

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AI Governance
OECD AI Policy Observatory · · International

Designing transparency for government AI: Insights from the UK’s Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard initiative

The UK's Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) requires government bodies to publicly document how algorithmic tools are used in public-sector decision-making, aiming to improve accountability and build public trust in state AI deployments.

Why this matters: Mandatory disclosure of how government algorithms operate gives individuals meaningful insight into automated decisions that may affect their benefits, policing, or services — a baseline safeguard against opaque state power that civil liberties advocates have long sought.

Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy · Privacy officers

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News
Data Protection Commission · · EU / Ireland

EU-US Data Privacy Framework

EU-US Data Privacy Framework  Data Protection Commission

Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy

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News
Data Protection Commission · · EU / Ireland

Decisions Listing

Decisions Listing  Data Protection Commission

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Enforcement
Data Protection Commission · · EU / Ireland

Processing in the context of a workplace investigation

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has issued guidance addressing how personal data may be lawfully processed during internal workplace investigations, clarifying the legal boundaries employers must observe under data protection law.

Why this matters: Workplace investigations can involve extensive collection of employees' personal communications and behavioral data; clear regulatory boundaries matter for workers whose privacy and due-process rights are often subordinate to employer authority in such proceedings.

Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · Policy

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News
The Guardian — Privacy · · International

MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’

Head of committee says it was appropriate for government to seek guidance on way out of £330m deal with US data company Claims by Palantir that concerns over the US data analytics company’s multimillion-pound NHS contract are “ideologically motivated” have been rejected by the chair of a parliamentary committee. It was also appropriate for the government to seek guidance on activating a break contract in the deal, said Chi Onwurah, a Labour MP who heads the science, innovation and technology select committee. Continue reading...

Who should care: Lawyers · Compliance

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