Malta: Privacy

AI's impact hinges on the safeguards and governance frameworks that guide its deployment, not the technology itself. Recent harmful chatbot incidents expose the inadequacy of voluntary self-regulation when commercial pressures eclipse safety considerations. The EU AI Act emerges as a critical regulatory intervention to establish mandatory safety standards, accountability mechanisms, and oversight structures that protect the public from preventable AI-related harm.

It is equally our pleasure to have hosted Mr Ian Deguara, Malta’s Information and Data Protection Commissioner, for a one-on-one discussion on his achievements...

In our previous article, Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal, we examined the Commission’s proposal published on 19 November 2025 (the “GDPR Omnibus”). On the same day, the Commission introduced a complementary initiative, the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal (the “AI Omnibus”).

On 2 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarified the scope of GDPR liability for online marketplaces in its judgment...

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the first draft guidelines on the interplay between the Digital Services Act (the "DSA") and the General Data Protection Regulation...

On 19 November, the European Commission published the EU Digital Simplification Package (the "Digital Omnibus") which comprises two proposed laws.