Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Blog

On July 7, 2026, the European Commission presented an Action Plan on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence aimed at supporting the safe and responsible use of AI while strengthening cyber resilience across the European Union.

On July 8, 2026, the European Commission announced that it had referred Ireland, Spain, France, and the Netherlands to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to notify the Commission that they had fully transposed the NIS2 Directive into national law.

The European Data Protection Board has opened a public consultation on a new template for personal data breach notifications.

On July 2, 2026, the European Commission proposed the new Cloud and AI Development Act as part of the AI Continent Action Plan.

As reported by Bloomberg Law, a European Commission spokesperson has stated that the European Commission will assess whether the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter, which addressed the U.S. president’s authority to remove Federal Trade Commission Commissioners, could affect the validity of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

On June 18, 2026, China issued new measures establishing a formal framework for conducting, supervising, and reporting network data security risk assessments, effective August 20, 2026.

On July 15, 2026, China’s Interim Measures for the Administration of AI-Based Anthropomorphic Interactive Services will take effect.   

On May 29, 2026, China issued the Regulations on Internet Content Multi-Channel Network Distribution Services, which will come into effect on September 1, 2026. 

As of June 19, 2026, organizations subject to UK data protection law are required comply with new requirements regarding data protection complaints.

On June 16, 2026, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law House Bill H.211, which significantly amends Vermont’s existing data broker registration law by expanding compliance obligations, creating new consumer rights, enhancing registration requirements, adding data breach notification requirements, and strengthening enforcement and penalties for non-compliance.