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Neurorights and neural data: the UNESCO Recommendation on the ethics of neurotechnology, the first global standard protecting the mind

Jul 4, 2026

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On 11 November 2025 the UNESCO General Conference adopted the Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology, the first global normative instrument in the field: definitions of neurotechnology and neural data, mental privacy, a ban on manipulation, and the qualification of neural data as sensitive data. A significant step. But will a soft-law instrument be enough…

Scientific research and the GDPR: the EDPB’s Guidelines 1/2026 bring clarity, but the puzzle is not complete

Jul 4, 2026

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On 15 April 2026 the European Data Protection Board adopted Guidelines 1/2026 on the processing of personal data for scientific research purposes, put out for public consultation until 25 June 2026. Six key factors to qualify research, a presumption of compatibility of secondary use, and openness to so-called broad consent: a long-awaited piece of the…

The AI Act and the Digital Omnibus: the new high-risk timeline, between simplification and fundamental rights

Jul 4, 2026

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On 16 June 2026 the European Parliament gave final approval to the amendment of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 within the so-called “Digital Omnibus on AI”: the obligations for high-risk systems are postponed to 2 December 2027 and 2 August 2028, the simplifications for SMEs are extended to small mid-caps, and the generation of non-consensual intimate material…