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GDPR · LondonOn 17 July 2025, the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) issued a blog on the Future of Open Finance and Smart Data. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have collaborated through the DRCF’s Horizon Scanning and Emerging Technology (HSET) to offer insights on the future of Open Finance, which will support innovation and competition in financial services, allowing people to derive benefit f…See the Story
Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum: The Future of Open Finance and Smart Data

GDPR · BrusselsEDRi has responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the GDPR ‘simplification’ proposal. The plan to remove documentation safeguards under Article 30(5) risks weakening security, legal certainty and rights enforcement, and opens the door to broader deregulation of the EU’s digital rulebook. The post Undermining the GDPR through ‘simplification’: EDRi pushes back against dangerous deregulation appeared first on European Digital Rights …See the Story