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Standing Item Saturday, November 14, 2026 · Maverick · 3-minute read |
Same letter, new name. The Boardroom Brief is now Standing Item. On a board agenda, a standing item is the one that comes back every meeting. AI, regulation and risk are that item now. Nothing else changes: same 7 a.m. slot, same sources, same questions to put to management. Old links still work. |
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The Download. |
Ireland's privacy regulator fined Tinder's operator €11 million over an incomplete download tool. |
Good morning. Dublin just told a dating app that a download button is not a complete copy. Quick ask: reply with whether your data-download tool tells people what it leaves out. I read every reply. |
Today in 30 seconds | ▪ | Dublin: Tinder's operator is fined €11 million after its download tool left out personal data. |
| ▪ | Amsterdam: Europe's medicines committee recommended seven new approvals. |
| ▪ | London: expert review opens on draft IPCC methods for carbon removal. |
| ▪ | Hong Kong: poultry and egg imports from Kyoto Prefecture are suspended after a bird-flu outbreak. |
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The Move A download tool that looks complete, and is not, still fails the right of access. Within 30 days, ask the privacy officer to use the customer download tool, list what it omits, and say whether that gap is disclosed. If the button leaves data out, fix the button. |
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01 · Enforcement · Ireland Ireland fines Tinder's operator over incomplete data copiesOn 13 November, Ireland's Data Protection Commission announced a final decision against MTCH Technology Services Limited, which runs Tinder. Tinder's Download My Data tool failed to give users a complete copy of their personal data under Article 15(3) of the GDPR. Some categories were left out without notice, or given only as a summary. The DPC issued a reprimand and an €11 million fine, and ordered it to comply within three months. Why it matters: A download button is not enough if it quietly leaves data out. Check what your tool hands over, and say so plainly. Source: Data Protection Commission |
02 · Regulation · European Union Europe's medicines committee backs seven new treatmentsOn 13 November, the European Medicines Agency published highlights of its 9 to 12 November meeting. It recommended seven medicines for approval, including Aumseqa for non-small cell lung cancer and Baxfendy for hypertension, and 11 extensions of use. These are recommendations, not Commission marketing authorisations. Why it matters: If a plan depends on a European approval, the committee opinion is the moment to test the timeline. Source: European Medicines Agency |
03 · Climate · United Kingdom Draft IPCC rules for carbon removal go out for expert reviewOn 13 November, the UK invited expert review of the First Order Draft of the IPCC's 2027 methodology report on how national inventories count carbon dioxide removal, carbon capture, utilization and storage. Registration closes on 11 December 2026 at 10.59pm GMT. This is a draft, not adopted guidance. Why it matters: If you capture or remove carbon, the methods governments use to count it are now on the table. Source: GOV.UK |
04 · Trade · Hong Kong Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from Kyoto PrefectureOn 13 November, Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety told the trade to suspend imports of poultry meat and products, including eggs, from Kyoto Prefecture immediately, after Japan reported a highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza outbreak there. The ban covers that prefecture, not all of Japan. Why it matters: A prefecture ban can still stall a shipment if paperwork is written at country level. Check live orders from that area. Source: Centre for Food Safety |
History rhymes 2018: Europe's right to a copy took effectOn 25 May 2018, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation began to apply, including a right to a copy of personal data. Dublin has now fined a firm whose tool did not deliver it. |
Put these to management | 1. | Does our data-download tool give customers everything, and do we say what it leaves out? |
| 2. | Which of our plans depend on a European medicines opinion, and what happens if one slips? |
| 3. | If we capture or remove carbon, have we read the draft methods now under review? |
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From the archive: The Airlock. The UK opened a third round of its AI Airlock sandbox. Read it beside today. |
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