Nuria Pastor, Hannah Wallet, and Sophia Steiger round up key data and privacy news from April 2026. 

They discuss developments from Europe as the EDPB adopts new guidelines on the processing of personal data for scientific research and a new DPIA template. The ICO is the next focus and the team looks at a joint report concerning agentic AI, a new Code of Practice on AI and Automated Decision Making Regulations together with the new guidance on storage and access technologies. 

The relationship between children and social media remains a hot topic and the team discuss the latest developments across different jurisdictions. The team looks at the judgment in RTM v Bonne Terre Ltd & Hestview Ltd[2025] EWHC 111 (KB) which examines the objectivity of "consent" under the UK GDPR and PECR. 

The episode then discusses the trend with privacy-related fines in the US before finishing with some recent high-profile data breaches from across Europe and the globe, and the lessons that can be learnt from these incidents.

Find the sources here: Data and Privacy Matters: Legal Updates - April 2026