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General Data Protection Regulation

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.

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Feb
2019
Annual Reports

2018 Annual Report - a new era in data protection

2018 was a busy year for the EDPS and a pivotal year for data protection in general. Under new data protection rules, the rights of every individual living in the EU are now better protected than ever. Public awareness about the value of online privacy is at an all-time high.

The 2018 Annual Report provides an insight into all EDPS activities in 2018. Chief among these were our efforts to prepare for the new legislation. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became fully applicable across the EU on 25 May 2018 and new data protection rules for the EU institutions are also now in place. Working with the new European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the EDPS aims to ensure consistent protection of individuals’ rights, wherever they live in the EU.

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Available languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Croatian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
Topics
Regulation 2018/1725
Ethics
General Data Protection Regulation
Regulation 45/2001
Privacy by Design
Interoperability
International Cooperation
Big Data & Digital Clearinghouse
Police Cooperation
Europol
22
Oct
2018
Supervisory Opinions

Investigative activities of EU institutions and GDPR

Letter addressed to the DPOs of the EC, EIB, and EIF on implications of GDPR on investigative activities of EU institutions, notably regarding anti-fraud, competition and trade.

Available languages: German, English, French
Topics
General Data Protection Regulation
Regulation 45/2001
Right of Information
Competition
Investigations
Anti-fraud
7
Sep
2018
Supervisory Opinions

Europol’s consultation on law enforcement access to WHOIS database

Letter addressed to the EUROPOL's Data Protection Officer referring to the consultation of 5 July 2018 concerning European law enforcement authorities’ (‘LEA’) access to personal data contained in the WHOIS database.

Available languages: German, English, French
Topics
General Data Protection Regulation
23
Aug
2018
International Conferences

The General Data Protection Regulation five months on

Brussels

Initiatives in the EU and international perspectives

A side event by EDPS and EDBP

Rue de la Loi 170

  • Welcome from Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor
  • Introduction: Andrea Jelinek, EDPB, “Overview and state of play”

Part 1    Initiatives in the EU- a new quality of cooperation

  • Helen Dixon, Irish Data Protection Commissioner
  • Isabelle Vereecken, Head of the EDPB Secretariat

Comments by the audience and questions to EDPB Members

At 16:00. Keynote: Koen Lenaerts, President European Court of Justice

Part 2 International perspectives and cross border cooperation

  • Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, CNIL President, Chair of the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners
  • Bruno Gencarelli, Head of the International Data Flows and Protection Unit, European Commission, Ongoing adequacy negotiations
  • A representative from the Japanese DPA, The state of play on EU-Japanese relationship on data protection (tbc)
  • Felipe Harboe, Member of the Parliament of Chile (tbc)
  • Professor Danilo Doneda (Brazil) (tbc)

Comments by the audience and Q&A

More information about the Privacy Conference 2018

Topics
General Data Protection Regulation