EDPB adopts its first statement on smart glasses and privacy
On 13 October 2026, the European Data Protection Board published a preliminary statement on the GDPR implications of using smart glasses, a device combining cameras, microphones and AI.
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Ten Years of GDPR: Privacy as a Global Standard and AI Challenges
May 25, 2026, marks the decade of the General Data Protection Regulation. We analyze how it has transformed data management, the new challenges of artificial intelligence, and the lessons from the AEPD.
EDPB publishes its first guide on smart glasses privacy
On October 13, 2026, the European Data Protection Board adopted a statement on smart glasses risks, defining when users are responsible for recorded data and when they are not.
Privacy in AI assistants: what is stored and how to limit it
Chat history, technical retention and use to improve models are not the same thing. What to check in privacy policies and controls, and what you cannot infer from them.
Google Privacy Checkup: what you can review and which recent changes are confirmed
Privacy Checkup brings together controls for reviewing and customizing some settings in a Google Account. The documentation reviewed does not confirm a recent update to the tool: here is what can be stated, what is worth checking, and where its limits lie.
EU AI Act: Timeline and Its Relationship with Data Protection
The AI Act applies in stages and does not replace the GDPR. This timeline distinguishes its main dates and explains what to check when an artificial intelligence system processes personal data.
Digital privacy: available evidence does not confirm a recent change
The documentation reviewed explains Google’s privacy policy and its checkup tool, but does not substantiate a recent development. Without a date, scope and verifiable sources, there is no basis for presenting a change as news.
Digital privacy: the documentation reviewed does not confirm a recent platform change
The available documentation helps locate policies and official channels, but does not show that a platform has recently changed its privacy rules. What to check before presenting an update as news.
Digital privacy: why the documentation reviewed is not enough to announce a change
The available documentation confirms regulatory activity and general privacy resources, but it does not establish a recent change to a platform’s policy or a new obligation applicable to users. Without a specific decision and its conditions, presenting the issue as news would be misleading.
EDPB focuses its 2026 coordinated action on transparency in data use
The European Data Protection Board has chosen transparency and the duty to inform as the subject of its next coordinated action. National authorities will carry out work during 2026; the announcement does not yet report findings or penalties.