Updata: Your quarterly data, privacy and cybersecurity update

Our latest edition covers July to September 2026, highlighting significant legal, regulatory and enforcement developments across Europe, Asia Pacific and the United States.

This quarter’s key themes include:

• AI regulation moves into implementation – EU AI Act enforcement began, new transparency requirements took effect and countries continued developing national AI frameworks and legislation

• cyber resilience requirements take effect – new Cyber Resilience Act reporting obligations apply, while NIS2 implementation continues across Europe and Singapore strengthens requirements for critical infrastructure

• AI creates new cyber risks – regulators and cybersecurity bodies are responding to the growing use of AI by malicious actors, including AI-assisted attacks and risks from increasingly autonomous AI systems

• children’s privacy and online safety remain in focus – developments include new and proposed measures on age assurance, child safety, AI companions and platform design across the EU, UK and US

• enforcement continues to raise the stakes – regulators have taken action on automated decision-making, data security, ransomware, biometrics and other data protection issues

• smart glasses, wearables and biometric surveillance attract scrutiny – regulators across Europe are examining the privacy implications of smart glasses, facial recognition and other emerging technologies

Explore the full edition for practical commentary and jurisdiction-specific updates.

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