European Data Protection Board guidance on safeguarding personal data in AI technologies

Is Europe Hard-Forking Its Future? A View on the European Guidelines on Blockchain Data Processing

In its quest for principled leadership, Europe may once again be out-regulating its own future. As with Russian sanctions, meant to isolate a rival but hit its own economies harder, the EU’s new guidelines on blockchain data processing risk undermining European innovation more than protecting its citizens.During its April 2025 plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released new Guidelines on the Processing of Personal Data Through Bl…

European Data Protection Board guidance on safeguarding personal data in AI technologies

The European Data Protection Board (‘EDBP’) has published its 2024 annual report highlighting key milestones achieved throughout the year. Among these, the report includes reference to an opinion issued by the EDPB in December 2024 (the ‘Opinion’) which examines the use of personal data in AI models and the applicability of GDPR principles during the development and deployment of these models. Specifically, the Opinion explores the: Processing …