When 'agentic AI' meets data protection law: A fundamental mismatch?: Analysis on IAPP webpage

Mark Fenwick; Paulius Jurčys; Timo Minssen

When 'agentic AI' meets data protection law: A fundamental mismatch? Analysis on IAPP webpage

Mark Fenwick
, Paulius Jurčys^*
, Timo Minssen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Center for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law

Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research

Abstract

Agentic AI represents a seismic shift toward autonomous, goal-directed systems that can pursue open-ended objectives, create their own workflows and adapt in real time with limited human oversight. This development poses fundamental challenges to modern privacy and data protection laws which depend on assumptions about consent, purpose limitation and the distinction between personal and nonpersonal data.

Original language	English
Publication date	2026
Publication status	Published - 2026

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