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30/06/2020

Shaping a Safer Digital Future: a new Strategy for a new decade - EDPS Strategy 2020-2024

The EDPS presents its 2020-2024 Strategy 'Shaping a Safer Digital Future: a new Strategy for a new decade' to the public. In a connected world, where data flows across borders, solidarity within Europe, and internationally, will help to strengthen the right to data protection and make data work for people across the EU and beyond. The Strategy focuses on three pillars: foresight, action and solidarity to address digital challenges for a safer, fairer and more sustainable future.

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01/09/2020

Body temperature checks by EU institutions: Careful assessment and data protection safeguards are necessary

The EDPS has issued orientations on body temperature checks by EU institutions in the fight against COVID-19. 

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20/08/2020

Giovanni in our memories

On the anniversary of Giovanni Buttarelli's death, we remember him with the publication of five short memories written by his colleagues at the EDPS.

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07/08/2020

TechDispatch #2/2020: Quantum Computing and Cryptography

Quantum computers can be highly beneficial to scientific developments due to the new, speedy way of performing computing. Once available, they however could break currently used cryptography and undermine the protection of (personal) data.

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31 August 2020

Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of Europol, Brussels, Belgium

1 September 2020

Wojciech Wiewiórowski in an online meeting with Mr Ladislav Hamran, President of Eurojust, Brussels, Belgium 

1 September 2020

Follow the Sun: A Digital Launch of the Data Protection Handbook, Event organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross, Wojciech Wiewiórowski in panel Covid-19 and Contact Tracing Applications (via video link), Brussels, Belgium

2 September 2020

Plenary Session of the EDPB, Participation of Wojciech Wiewiórowski (via video link), Brussels, Belgium

8 September 2020

Wojciech Wiewiórowski in an online meeting with Mr Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, Brussels, Belgium