Big data, big challenges

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2015

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Big data, big challenges

Article by Giovanni Buttarelli for New Europe

Available languages: English

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5 years of Shaping a Safer Digital Future

6 March 2025

The EDPS mandate has been synonymous with adaptability and resilience, with challenges and opportunities in a fast-paced digital landscape.

Learn about our key actions in:

Supervision & Enforcement of data protection laws within EUIs
Policy & Consultations to the EU Legislator
Technology & Privacy benefits and risks for now and in the future
Preparing ourselves for AI... and more.

Read EDPS Mandate Review on key actions to protect people’s privacy.

In this issue, has the European Commission organised a micro-targeting campaign on X? EDPS reprimands EPSO, and organises its first AI correspondents meeting, plus what is a privacy protector? And, as always, there is a lot more in this edition.

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Data Protection Day 2025

28 January 2025

To mark the Data Protection Day, the EDPS, Council of Europe, and CPDP Conferences joined forces to host a one-day event: “CPDP – Data Protection Day: A New Mandate for Data Protection.”

When: 28 January 2025
Where: European Commission’s Charlemagne, Brussels
Format: In-person and online

This year’s conference came at a crucial time as new EU political mandates begin shaping the policy landscape. Discussion focused on the evolving mandate of data protection, particularly its essential role as safeguard of our democratic society against excessive intrusions in the citizens’ privacy by public or private actors.

Read Blogpost by EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski
Watch the sessions' recordings on the Event Website
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Agenda

24 March 2025

Meeting of the EU AI Board, Participation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

14 March 2025

Wojciech Wiewiórowski and Leonardo Cervera Navas meet with with Mr. Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament. Rome, Italy

14 March 2025

Meeting on State of Artificial Intelligence Regulations, Policies, and Upcoming Challenges, Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski in event co-organised by Privacy Symposium and the Italian Data Protection Authority, Rome, Italy

13 March 2025

103rd Plenary meeting of the EDPB, Participation of Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

10 March 2025

Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Mr Klaus Mic, Assistant Director, Europe Section, at the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, Brussels, Belgium

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