GDPR News » In case you missed it – EDPO weekly recap | 06 – 10 July 2026

Here is a brief recap of the news and updates we shared last week.

The CNIL – Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés fined IQVIA Operations France €5 million over breaches relating to health data processing, including information provided to individuals, the exercise of rights and data security. The hashtag#CNIL also ordered remedial measures within six months, subject to a daily penalty for delay. [1]

The Council gave its final green light to Omnibus VII measures simplifying certain AI Act rules, including revised application dates for high-risk AI systems and a new ban on AI practices involving non-consensual sexual or intimate content and child sexual abuse material. [2]

noyb.eu said it will file a legal challenge to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, following a US Supreme Court ruling concerning the Federal Trade Commission, and urged the European Commission to repeal the framework. [3]

The European Data Protection Board and the Anti-Money Laundering Authority will work together on Joint Guidelines on information sharing under Article 75 of the AML Regulation, which will apply from 10 July 2027. [4]

Apple’s Hide My Email feature is reportedly affected by a bug that can expose users’ real email addresses, according to research reported by 404 Media. [5]

A Governance AI study found that EU data protection rules are delaying or blocking some advanced LLM releases in Europe compared with the US, with non-text modalities facing greater barriers than text-based tools. [6]

References:
[1] CNIL fines IQVIA Operations France over health data processing

[2] Council gives final green light to Omnibus VII AI Act simplification measures

[3] Noyb prepares legal challenge to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

[4] EDPB and AMLA to develop Joint Guidelines on information sharing

[5] Apple Hide My Email bug reportedly exposes real email addresses

[6] Governance AI study on EU data protection rules and LLM releases

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