Our regular regulatory roundup
Summer 2026: Sharing updates on data portability and related laws around the world.
Our Policy Work
Regulation can help or hinder data portability.
The global data portability regulatory picture shows both gaps and inconsistent overlapping requirements. DTI provides ambitious yet pragmatic policy analysis and recommendations.
Why
Portability tools aren't built or used in a vacuum; laws set out both rules and incentive structures. Working on product and policy together helps us deliver 1+1=3 impact: our tools are informed by the policy context and landscape, and our policy analysis is informed by our experience with the tools.
What
We're an expert resource to policymakers on portability, not an advocate for specific laws. Just as data transfer tools themselves are bridges between services and a foundation for data protection and user empowerment, DTI is a bridge and a foundation within the policy ecosystem on portability topics.
Where
DTI contributes to policy conversations around the world, although we're asked most often about the EU, UK and US. We build globally accessible tools. Our focus is on alignment and interoperability across jurisdictions, with the goal of making data portability a consistent right globally.
How we work
Making an impact through policy engagement
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Regulatory Submissions
Responses to official government proceedings
DTI regularly contributes formal responses to regulatory consultations, public comment periods, and government inquiries on data portability and related topics. Our submissions draw on deep technical expertise and real-world implementation experience to help shape effective policy.
Featured example
Our response to the European Union's Digital Markets Act review
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Panels + Events
Organizing discussions and speaking at key venues
DTI convenes policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society to advance data portability. From major international conferences to targeted workshops, we create spaces for substantive dialogue that bridges technical reality and policy ambition.
Featured example
Our pre-event workshop at MyData Global 2025
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Research Reports
In-depth work, in-house or commissioned
We produce authoritative research on data portability — from landscape analyses to deep dives on specific technical, legal, and economic dimensions. Our reports are used by policymakers, academics, and practitioners as trusted references in the field.
Featured example
The Present and Future of Data Portability compendium
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Articles
External policy pieces at key milestones
DTI's leadership publishes op-eds, analyses, and thought leadership in major outlets, contributing expert perspectives to the public conversation on data portability at moments that matter.
Featured example
Building Trust for Data Portability within the DMA Framework — Tom Fish, Tech Policy Press
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Blogs
Every two weeks, in-house substantive analysis
Our blog delivers regular, in-depth analysis of data portability policy developments — from regulatory changes to emerging trends — written by the DTI team. It's the best way to stay current on our thinking and the evolving policy landscape.
From the blog
Recent Policy writing
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Launching the W3C Community Group for Browser Data Portability
If you want to help shape shared data transfer principles across browsers, you’re in luck! We have the perfect vehicle for you, in our W3C proposal.
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Web browsers - a data portability patchwork
Although portability for browser data may entail a patchwork of solutions, it is ultimately a compelling case study. In this...
Putting a price on portability
Today’s note is a discussion with Tanja Salem on the complex topic of charging fees for data transfers in various...
Data portability - it’s not rocket science
Building seamless, secure and scalable data transfer tools is challenging. At what point do effective direct transfers become technically feasible?...
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