The UK signed an “in-principle” deal with South Korea to streamline collaboration to collect, share and process data. The deal is predicated on both sides having shared levels of data protection and the UK’s desire to form new alliances now that it’s not subject to GDPR. This is in line with its goals for its newly announced Data Reform Bill, which is intended to reduce compliance burdens on businesses.

Italy’s regulator fears Chinese-owned Tik Tok intends to target minors based on its recent notification to users of plans to do ad targeting with no accompanying request for consent. These concerns are compounded by Tik Tok’s laxity in vetting kids’ ages.