The EU Data Protection Reform: Updated Perspectives and the Challenges posed by Big Data
Speaking points of Giovanni Buttarelli, Inet 2014, "Internet: Privacy and Digital Content in a Global Context" - Istanbul.
Following many years of intense political debate on data protection in the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will finally become law across the EU in May 2018 and is designed to be the cornerstone of data protection in Europe. It sets out directly applicable rules on the rights of data subjects, the duties of those organisations that demand the processing of personal data and those that do the processing (data controllers and processors), international data transfers and the powers of supervisory authorities.
Speaking points of Giovanni Buttarelli, Inet 2014, "Internet: Privacy and Digital Content in a Global Context" - Istanbul.
In 2013, in the context of his consultation work advising on new legislative measures, the review of the EU legal framework for data protection continued to be at the top of the EDPS agenda and will remain a priority in 2014. The Digital Agenda and the privacy risks of new technologies were also significant features of 2013.
The implementation of the Stockholm programme in the area of freedom, security and justice and issues in the internal market, such as financial sector reform, and in public health and consumer affairs, also had an impact on data protection. The EDPS also increased his cooperation with other supervisory authorities, particularly with regard to large-scale IT systems.
In the supervision of EU institutions and bodies, when processing personal data, the EDPS interacted with more data protection officers in more institutions and bodies in 2013 than ever before. In addition, a number of EDPS surveys revealed that most EU institutions and bodies, including many agencies, have made good progress in complying with the data protection Regulation, although there are still some which should increase their efforts.
Interview of Peter Hustinx in ‘Privacy & Compliance’, Tijdschift voor de Praktijk, 01/2014, pages 4-13.
EDPS letter to the Council of Ministers regarding progress on the data protection reform package