Malta is in breach of the EU Treaties — the IDPC has confirmed in writing that no Maltese citizen is protected under the ePrivacy Directive against any tech company not established in Malta

On 27 April 2026 I lodged a formal complaint with Malta's Information and Data Protection Commissioner against Anthropic. The IDPC has now confirmed in writing that no Maltese citizen has any protection under the ePrivacy Directive against any tech company not established in Malta. That is a direct breach of Articles 7 and 47 of the EU Charter, of Article 19(1) TEU, and of Malta's obligations…