Over this past quarter, employee data protection has remained front and centre, with both the Romanian and Danish DPAs reinforcing the need for strong safeguards and penalising inadequate security practices. A UK High Court ruling has also highlighted employer responsibilities in high-risk data scenarios. Elsewhere, employee monitoring remains under scrutiny, as shown by a Luxembourg case on whether electronic monitoring systems can be relied upon as evidence against an employee. The use of biometric data has also drawn attention, with Brazil banning crypto-for-iris-scan exchanges and Ireland’s Department of Social Protection fined over its biometric data collection and retention practices. The edition further covers DSAR response practices, the EU’s call for stronger AI-related worker protections, UK legislative updates under the DUAA, and key cybersecurity developments from the Netherlands, Brazil, and India. Find further details on these developments, along with many others, by downloading our latest Update below.