On 28 January each year, member states of the Council of Europe and EU institutions celebrate Data Protection Day. It marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s data protection convention, known as “Convention 108”. It was the first binding international law concerning individuals’ rights to the protection of their personal data.
Have a listen to Episode 2 of the Newsletter Digest! This new podcast series aims to bring you closer to some of the work we do to shape a safer digital future, in just under 10 minutes. Our main topics of this month include: personal data breaches, consultations and complaints, and more.
In this Newsletter, find out more about our top consultations and complaints dealt with in 2022, our activities for data protection day. As well as our latest Opinions, including one that may have an impact on your holidays, and one concerning your instant payments.
"I strongly believe that we, as Europeans, must renew our commitment to this endless march that is the European Union process, in which we all advance together towards more democracy, more prosperity and more respect for fundamental rights" - Read blogpost, written by EDPS Director, to mark Data Protection Day.
EU data protection law grants people a certain number of rights when their data is processed by an EU institution.
Read our factsheet and learn more about your rights.
Plenary Session of the EDPB, Participation of Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium
Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Mrs Agnieszka Walter-Drop, Director General DG LINC at the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
7th ENISA-ESOs Cybersecurity Standardisation Conference, Wojciech Wiewiórowski in panel Where are we heading with digital identities?, Brussels, Belgium
Digital Rights and IT Law, Lecture of Wojciech Wiewiórowski at the London School of Economics, London, UK
Wojciech Wiewiórowski chairing the UCL Current Legal Problems Lecture on Effective or Complete Data Protection, London, UK
Human beings are fascinated by technology. Think of the fascination we all feel, no matter our race or geographical location, when we see a fire in front of us. As this was probably the first big innovation of humankind that allowed our ancestors to cook and keep warm during the cold winter nights.This fascination has been deeply encoded into our DNA as Homo sapiens.