{"id":22951,"date":"2026-04-01T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iitr.de\/blog\/?p=22951"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:04:47","slug":"international-privacy-news-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iitr.de\/blog\/international-privacy-news-march-2026\/22951\/","title":{"rendered":"International Privacy News \u2013 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2026, the growing complexity of global privacy governance was highlighted, with key developments spanning cybersecurity incidents, legislative challenges, and continued debates over surveillance and encryption. Policymakers, regulators, and courts were confronted with the difficult task of striking a balance between innovation, national security, and the protection of fundamental rights. Meanwhile, the roles of AI and cross-border data flows remained central to many discussions. Below, we summarize the key international privacy stories from March 2026 that we posted on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/iitr-datenschutz-gmbh\/?viewAsMember=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"flag-icon flag_eu\">eu <\/span>EU Commission Confirms Cyberattack on Cloud Infrastructure (March 31, 2026)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe European Commission confirmed a cyberattack on its cloud infrastructure, with hackers stealing data from official EU websites, although internal systems were not affected.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/european-commission-confirms-platform-data-breach-admits-data-have-been-taken-from-official-websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"flag-icon flag_hi_in\">hi_in <\/span>Indian Activists Challenge Privacy Law in Supreme Court (March 27, 2026)<\/strong><br \/>\nIndian activists and journalists are challenging the government\u2019s new privacy law, arguing it could restrict access to information and undermine press freedom.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/indian-transparency-activists-journalists-set-court-fight-over-modis-privacy-law-2026-03-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"flag-icon flag_eu\">eu <\/span>EDPB and EDPS Support EU Biotech Act Plans (March 24, 2026)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EDPB and EDPS support plans to harmonise clinical trials under the European Biotech Act, while calling for strong safeguards for sensitive health data.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edpb.europa.eu\/news\/news\/2026\/edpb-and-edps-support-harmonisation-clinical-trials-under-european-biotech-act-call_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"flag-icon flag_en_us\">en_us <\/span>Meta Faces Lawsuit Over AI Smart Glasses (March 18, 2026)<\/strong><br \/>\nMeta is facing a lawsuit after reports that human reviewers accessed sensitive user recordings from its AI smart glasses, raising significant privacy concerns.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2026\/03\/06\/meta-faces-privacy-lawsuit-over-ai-smart-glasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"flag-icon flag_eu\">eu <\/span>EU Parliament Rejects \u201cChat Control\u201d Proposal (March 16, 2026)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe European Parliament rejected a proposal that would have enabled large-scale scanning of private messages under the \u201cChat Control\u201d initiative.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/vpn\/vpn-privacy-security\/chat-control-eu-parliament-said-no-to-big-tech-mass-surveillance-of-your-chats-but-the-battle-for-privacy-isnt-done\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"flag-icon flag_en_us\">en_us <\/span>U.S. Pushes Back Against Data Sovereignty Laws (March 2, 2026)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe United States instructed diplomats to counter foreign data sovereignty measures that could restrict cross-border data flows and impact U.S. technology companies.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also follow us on LinkedIn to stay informed about the latest developments in data protection:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/iitr-datenschutz-gmbh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/iitr-datenschutz-gmbh\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2026, the growing complexity of global privacy governance was highlighted, with key developments spanning cybersecurity incidents, legislative challenges, and continued debates over surveillance and encryption. Policymakers, regulators, and courts were confronted with the difficult task of striking a balance between innovation, national security, and the protection of fundamental rights. 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