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Ellen O'Regan is a Reporter at POLITICO Europe covering Data Protection and Privacy. Her work focuses on themes such as cybersecurity, privacy laws, and the intersection of technology and law, with particular attention to data breaches and privacy tools. Ellen has been featured in notable publications including the Irish Examiner and The Irish Times.
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Ellen’s coverage centers on privacy, data rules, and the tensions between regulation, security, and cross-border information sharing. She seems most likely to engage with pitches tied to fresh legal or policy developments, court rulings, enforcement actions, or concrete cases that show how rules affect companies, governments, or individuals in practice.
She also appears open to stories where new technology or public safety concerns collide with privacy protections, especially when there’s a clear regulatory angle or an official decision to react to.
Given her global scope with a Belgium/EU base, outreach should frame angles through European institutions and their broader international impact.
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The song contest's existential moment over Israel's participation is far from over.
Facing cyberattacks, hybrid warfare and military conflict, governments are storing their data outside their borders.
Cameras in spectacles have lawmakers and regulators alarmed of surveillance risks.
By: Ellen O'Regan
Tech regulation will form a large part of Dublin’s presidency of the Council of the EU, which starts July 1.
Europol needs cloud infrastructure, more data probing powers, EU executive says in draft mandate.
Much of the estimated €293 million price tag will be spent on security.
By: Alfred Ng, Ellen O Regan
Trump's power to fire regulators undermines independent oversight, European privacy groups argue.
La réglementation de la tech occupera une place importante dans la présidence de Dublin au Conseil de l’UE, qui débutera le 1er juillet.
By: Jacob Parry, Ellen O'Regan
A landmark case is forcing Brussels to decide whether opening Google’s search data to rivals can boost competition without undermining Europeans’ privacy.
By: Ellen O Regan, Mathieu Pollet
Commission exempts smart glasses like Meta's from batteries regulation, clearing a major hurdle to European expansion.
