Issues of citizens' privacy and data protection in relation to new technologies
Speech by Giovanni Buttarelli at the Belgian Senate Conferences, Brussels, Belgium (via a video)
Les progrès technologiques, en particulier le traitement centralisé des mégadonnées et l’interconnexion des appareils numériques, permettent la collecte et l’utilisation de données à caractère personnel de manière de plus en plus complexe et opaque, constituant ainsi une menace importante pour la vie privée et la protection des données. Dans ce contexte, l'initiative en matière d'éthique du CEPD a appelé à une large compréhension de la protection de la vie privée et des données à caractère personnel, qui constituent des valeurs essentielles pour la protection de la dignité humaine, de l'autonomie et du fonctionnement démocratique de nos sociétés. Pour plus d'informations sur les travaux du CEPD en matière d'éthique, cliquez ici.
Speech by Giovanni Buttarelli at the Belgian Senate Conferences, Brussels, Belgium (via a video)
The July 2016 edition of the EDPS Newsletter covers the EDPS Opinion on Privacy Shield, the 2015 Annual Report, the EDPS Accountability Initiative and many other EDPS activities.
The EDPS focused considerable efforts in 2015 on ensuring the successful adoption of new and effective data protection rules, providing legislators with detailed recommendations in the form of an app. He now turns his attention to the successful implementation of these rules and the reform of the current Regulation, which will apply to the work of the EDPS and the other EU institutions and bodies.
The EDPS launched several new initiatives in 2015, such as those on data ethics and big data. He also worked closely with the Article 29 Working Party to analyse the consequences of the Court of Justice of the European Union's ruling on Safe Harbour and advise the Commission on alternative solutions. These and other initiatives will continue into 2016 and beyond to ensure that the EU remains at the forefront of data protection and privacy policy in the years to come.