January 2026 brought three developments worth knowing: the EU-Brazil adequacy decision was finalised, new SCCs for a specific transfer scenario are still delayed, and the EDPB mapped out its guidance agenda for the year ahead.

The European Commission's Digital Omnibus proposal landed in November 2025 with one clear aim: make EU digital compliance less of a maze. Here is what it proposes, what it means in practice, and where things stand now.