James Robinson, Senior Analyst 22 October 2026 Privacy and Data Protection Privacy and Data Protection Tracker James Robinson, Senior Analyst 22 October 2026 Privacy and Data Protection Benchmarks Select a benchmark below to explore its content. Data Protection Legislation GDPR Implementation Fines Issued by DPAs Retention of Communications Data Treatment of Communications Data Featured Updates Featured___LZSettings_N4IghgJhDCYC4BUwHNoBswGdMFNMgC4QA7Ae2JxABoQ4wAjNHOAcQFc44cAnQgJgAMNTAAtSAdwBKOSAFlS3HABkAlsQDWhAGZg0uYTgDG5CGG4BPWc0jwwhEuUrCx4gKIAPQzwAOcbbv1ac28cADkwAFtKIkZSZGoQNBVMOABJCJQcAEEk5GIo4j8iJi0-ZwkABSw4AHluAFVvYwi1ZFcANxxC-CI2JtIW4niaWMN1VIh7AGYpgHYBKYBGAFY+AA4wWfowPmWIej56KYSRAGUVAC9o4jY0NBGOOHJMVONiHJU8gqKQL0KeBL0R7PV7kaCkNAKeyMMBjBKiSrcFReQhwbhsHA0LjuODnK72KIQFRsCLwlwIEQk+jEMAqND+PSY34QknEADqKggcBE-HmNG8mTx0V2QhAWkh8AAIipeAQbncaMY7kY4CpyPVuPSiGjYeoeABaPqmLj4flIjIWKx0Y12IjGpyJT4iOD0UjuBmBFRcCIvYiSCSEKY0cTcMDeVLezAc7mqDSo9FMiUQKrIHBCwgAFixOBxHy+XR+JTKICBnBBb1OcHMTHsmAAjmwzDh9a7uBAAViGEw4OC0KyenwaF0u8owBdzB6mZgFLiSRbzBGcD77GR9dPuMWotbbBVSJgvWriNCcJDxPq3lxCgkkzk0HUU5OaCoMqmspgQoY4JJ4GrCIsAHTLFiXo1kQCChmMPAAASNPaprMsqn6HggwTRIsNBaHSXCyqAdDxHKtz3L88A4MgCgTkQFRIu0sLmFBABkUGSrYUFUaQXBIeQVBUSoNGGHRYDEBATEsWxHGquQIAAL6KhCTCccQEz2AAbLMWgCAIiybFMOB8BmsyCBAiwCEZizrHYNAiDI7bcAgOY-AAYjIcBsIokw0LoaAdAWPQ6IyNARKQ9B0jgvb9oQQEgMgjwAgQymigi4gICB0RohiDxlsQLwVpc0QgJgGR3AkgXBUw7CcLFopJCk6SCrlgaiu2+55PY1XFt43CkBAbCfgAimwyLqAAaioOBuDSjA4JMBB+YELTuFN4L-FeBBpUyYAcKQ0Cdd48bpflLinCITYAELAllK6kEdTbwkkTUVDw-riIGWKhllWgKMuBCgJ1dASUe30gBchCgDRfbRKKbDEF69jtvEUkyflhi6NEoDuoDYMYn+Gk0FDMNEAApNJNAUaDuhYwQxmQ9DPxEwjNCkAKhheqTICY2hOMgHjtPEyApBaFouBFGjINs+TEO4zT9jeO6iOs+zhDU-jIAy9JiMKJ8aii+jZPgxFSs83LosKwQywG-YdOI5gerPYDOti3rBDm3apG8-L4uK5Lytw2riOCc+P7PIQADaAC6NCKLoJ2QmMSkxDH6j6uYA0APpTCniyzCnfAZxnszKYsiwZlMqwZmbawpxmawCHw0lAA 15 May 2025 Fines for breaching data protection rules 15 May 2025 Fines Issued by DPAs benchmark updated to include the €530m (£450m) penalty imposed on TikTok for infringements of the GDPR Read more → 15 May 2025 Archived Content Resources of national data protection authorities – October 2021 (.pdf) Tech firms’ privacy policies – October 2021 (.pdf)