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The DPA Activity Tracker provides our latest information on developments in legislatures, judiciaries and the executive branches of G20, EU member states and Switzerland.

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45 events advancing 37 policy or regulatory changes:
in consultation

Cybersecurity requirements in Regulation on Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms

Latest event Date: 2025-11-22 order consultation opened

Cyberspace Administration opened consultation on draft Regulation on Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms including cybersecurity requirements

On 22 November 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China opened a consultation on the draft Regulation on the Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms, including cybersecurity requirements, until 22 December 2025. The Re…

Implementer
China
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Cybersecurity regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
in consultation

Data protection requirements in Regulation on Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms

Latest event Date: 2025-11-22 order consultation opened

Cyberspace Administration opened consultation on draft Regulation on Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms including data protection requirements

On 22 November 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China opened a consultation on the draft Regulation on the Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms, including data protection requirements, until 22 December 2025. The …

Implementer
China
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Data protection regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
in consultation

Organisational requirements in Regulation on Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms

Latest event Date: 2025-11-22 order consultation opened

Cyberspace Administration opened consultation on draft Regulation on Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms including organisational requirements

On 22 November 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China opened a consultation on the draft Regulation on the Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms, including organisational requirements, until 22 December 2025. The r…

Implementer
China
Policy area Other operating conditions
Policy or regulatory element Organisational requirement
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
in consultation

Data localisation requirements in Regulation on Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms

Latest event Date: 2025-11-22 order consultation opened

Cyberspace Administration opened consultation on draft Regulation on Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms including data localisation requirements

On 22 November 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China opened a consultation on the draft Regulation on the Protection of Personal Information on Large-scale Online Platforms, including data localisation requirements, until 22 December 2025. Th…

Implementer
China
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Data localisation requirement
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
processing consultation

Guidelines for the development of computing power standards system

Latest event Date: 2025-11-22 order consultation closed

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology closes consultation on guidelines for development of computing power standards system

On 22 November 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) closes the public consultation on the guidelines for the development of computing power standards system. The guidelines set out a national framework to standardise …

Implementer
China
Policy area Design and testing standards
Policy or regulatory element Design requirement
Economic activity infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases, infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
in force

Lawsuit over alleged aiding of copyright infringement through content delivery network services (Kadokawa and others v Cloudflare)

Latest event Date: 2025-11-19 civil lawsuit ruling

Tokyo District Court found Cloudflare liable for aiding copyright infringement through CDN services

On 19 November 2025, the Tokyo District Court awarded approximately JPY 1.265 billion to Kodansha, Shueisha, and Shogakukan, and JPY 1.214 billion to KADOKAWA after finding Cloudflare liable for aiding copyright infringement. The case concerned two …

Implementer
Japan
Policy area Intellectual property
Policy or regulatory element Copyright protection regulation
Economic activity infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
adopted

European Commission non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use and non-binding standard contractual clauses for cloud computing contracts

Latest event Date: 2025-11-19 outline adoption

European Commission adopted Recommendation on non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use and non-binding standard contractual clauses for cloud computing contracts

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use and non-binding standard contractual clauses for cloud computing contracts, as provided for in Article 41 of the Data…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Data protection regulation
Economic activity infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
in force

Designation of critical information and communications technology third-party providers under Digital Operational Resilience Act

Latest event Date: 2025-11-18 order implementation

European Supervisory Authorities designated critical information and communications technology third-party providers under Digital Operational Resilience Act

On 18 November 2025, the European Supervisory Authorities, comprising the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and the European Securities and Markets Authority, designated nineteen critical Informa…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Cybersecurity regulation
Economic activity digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies), infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
under deliberation

European Commission market investigation assessing effectiveness of Digital Markets Act for addressing practices limiting competitiveness and fairness in cloud computing sector

Latest event Date: 2025-11-18 inquiry announcement

European Commission announced market investigation assessing effectiveness of Digital Markets Act for addressing practices limiting competitiveness and fairness in cloud computing sector

On 18 November 2025, the European Commission announced a market investigation assessing the effectiveness of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for addressing practices limiting competitiveness and fairness in the cloud computing sector. Article 19 of th…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Competition authority governance
Economic activity infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
under deliberation

European Commission investigation into Microsoft over qualification as a gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act based on cloud computing service Microsoft Azure

Latest event Date: 2025-11-18 investigation announcement

European Commission announced investigation into Microsoft over qualification as a gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act based on cloud computing service Microsoft Azure

On 18 November 2025, the European Commission announced an investigation into Microsoft regarding its possible qualification as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) based on its cloud computing service Microsoft Azure. Given the strong po…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Unilateral conduct regulation
Economic activity infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
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