Technology and Innovation Group

Matheson's Tech Scroll

Welcome to Matheson's Tech Scroll, our Irish and EU legal update | May 2026

Topics covered in this issue

Digital Omnibus

Data Protection

Artificial Intelligence

Digital Regulation

Digital Omnibus

EU Digital Omnibus Regulations – What has been proposed?

EDPB-EDPS publishes opinion on AI Digital Omnibus proposal

EDPB – EDPS publish Opinion on Digital Omnibus Proposal

Provisional agreement reached on AI Digital Omnibus Regulation

Data Protection

Circuit Court dismisses non-material loss claim

World Data Protection Day Report 2026

EDPB publishes recommendations on processor BCRs

EDPB publishes CEF Report on the right to erasure

CJEU clarifies when a DSAR may be refused as an abuse of GDPR rights

EDPB publishes its Annual Report for 2025

EDPB adopts common DPIA template

EDPB publish OSS case digest on legitimate interest under the GDPR

Cybersecurity

New cybersecurity package proposed by European Commission

NIS 2 – A new era for Management Bodies

EDPB – EDPS publish Opinion on the Cybersecurity Package

Artificial Intelligence

Irish Government publishes General Scheme of AI Bill

Global DPAs issue Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery

Irish Government publishes new Digital and AI Strategy

AI governance: Key board questions

Digital Regulation

The Data Act – Part I: key considerations regarding data access and sharing

The Data Act – Part II: key considerations regarding cloud switching

The Data Act – Part III: the Irish enforcement framework

Priority Tech legislation for Irish Government

Online Safety

Lexology Panoramic: Online Safety Regulation 2026 (Ireland)

EU Commission Finds Platform's 'Addictive Design' Breaches DSA

European Commission announces age verification app for children

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