EDPS On Air

The 1st episode of TechDispatch Talks focuses on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Countries around the world are examining whether they should offer central bank money to the public not only as banknotes and coins, but also in digital form. Stefano Leucci, Legal and Technology Officer at the EDPS, helps us exploring CBDC and its impact on data protection. For...

Are alternative social media platforms a possible solution to protect young people online? In this third and final episode, find out more about federated social media platforms, their differences between centralised and decentralised platforms and privacy implications, with Francesco Albinati, Digital Media Coordinator at the EDPS; and Robert Riemann, Technology and Privacy Officer at the EDPS. They will introduce you...

In this episode, we discuss the emerging risks that Gen Z and Gen Alpha may face when using social media, from fake news, behavioural advertising, to the abhorrent crime of online child sexual abuse. According to the European Parliament, it is reported that suspected online child sexual abuse has increased by 35% from 2021 to 2022, most of which were...

With 77% of Gen Z willing to share personal data with big social media companies to become famous on social media, and 45% of Gen Z and Gen Alpha believing that companies should not be able to give their personal data to third parties, this first podcast episode explores these two generations’ relationship with data and privacy. Against this background...

In this three-part series, we present some of the main privacy and data protection concerns surrounding new digital services and social media, and the work of the EDPS and the EDPB in this area. Subscribe to the EDPS on Air and have a listen now.

Welcome to the final episode of the three-part podcast series focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, created by the trainees of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). In the previous episodes, we discussed the concept of AI and the applications of AI technologies. We also analysed some of the most relevant data protection...

Welcome to the second episode of this podcast series focused on a three-step approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI), organised by the trainees of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and European Data Protection Board (EDPB). The second episode of this podcast, “Debating AI. Impact and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence on Human Rights”, begins with a discussion on how AI affects...

Welcome to the first episode of the three-part podcast series: AI and I: A three-step approach to Artificial Intelligence, created by the trainees of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and European Data Protection Board (EDPB), which explore specific aspects of Artificial Intelligence technologies (AI) in our society. AI has become quite a hot topic in the current public debate...

Welcome to the final episode of a three-part podcast series focused on the EU Digital Identity Wallet (DIW), organised by the trainees of the European Data Protection Supervisor and European Data Protection Board. The European Commission has introduced a legislative proposal for a European Digital Identity, which will be available to all EU citizens, residents, and businesses. Citizens will be...

In what ways will the DIW affect the consumer behaviour of citizens, especially of those with low digital literacy? How can the DIW be of benefit to people with a vulnerable background? Welcome to the second episode of a three-part podcast series focused on the EU Digital Identity Wallet (DIW), organised by the trainees of the European Data Protection Supervisor...

What is it and how does it work? What are its key data protection benefits and risks? Welcome to the first episode of a three-part podcast series focused on the EU Digital Identity Wallet (DIW), organised by the trainees of the European Data Protection Supervisor and European Data Protection Board. In this first episode, we introduce the EU DIW and...

Do All Roads Lead to Datocracy? Technology is constantly evolving and every second it passes its evolving even faster and their impact on our societies is getting greater. That is why on this third and last episode of the podcast series "Democratic Societies in the Digital Age", organized by the EDPS and EDPB trainees, we look at "Emerging Technologies and...

Do All Roads Lead to Datocracy? Welcome to the second episode of the podcast series focused on Democratic Societies in the Digital Age, organised by the trainees of the European Data Protection Supervisor and European Data Protection Board. Each episode focused on different technological developments that interlace concerns about data protection and about democracy. These podcast series aim to enlighten...

Do All Roads Lead to Datocracy? Our generation sees the development and deployment of disruptive technologies at a high rate in contexts affecting both everyday life on an individual level and the functioning of democracies. The European Union takes pride in advocating for democratic values and fundamental rights, among which we find digital rights. Yet, upholding these is a constant...

EDPS Podcast on the risk-based approach under the data protection reform. Our guest is Dr. Raphael Gellert, researcher at Tilburg University

A conversation on migration, climate change and the role of technology. The speakers of this podcast will discuss on sustainable digital models in a fast changing world.

In this episode, Wojciech Wiewiórowski discusses with some experts the ethical implications in a data driven society. What is the value of a data? How this compares to human dignity? Listen to the podcast and join our debate on ethics.

First episode of a three conversations on ethical implication of technology and the use of data in a data driven society. Ethics should be embedded in technology development following key principles of GDPR such as Privacy by Default and Privacy by Design.

EDPS Podcast 'Being a Data Protection Officer in the public sector: the EU side of things' by Ute Kallenberger. Conversation with Barbara Eggl, Data Protection Officer at the European Central Bank (ECB).