Source Currency: Volume 27, Issue 1, 1 October 2026 PDP 27 1 (27) (1): News Google fined €403 million over location data TikTok accepts £12.7 million children's privacy fine ICO's move to Information Commission confirmed for 30th September Irish health service fined over insecure paper records European court limits unrestricted access to shareholder data EDPB consults on when regulators should impose fines Irish regulator publishes lessons from 180 AI engagements French hospital fined €500,000 after patientsystem intrusion ICO investigates Police Scotland's handling of access requests ICO calls for better privacy safeguards in smart glasses French recruitment firm sanctioned over erasure requests Digital proof of age permitted for alcohol sales Parliamentary committee calls for AI Bill and stronger safeguards Expert Comment Data retention in 2026 and the gap between policy and practice The PECR in practice: difficult decisions in electronic mail marketing Invisible tracking, visible risk: how DPOs should audit pixels, tags and third-party website technologies When the system is the actor: data protection accountability for agentic AI Inside the DPO's office: privacy leadership in practice.