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A global and collective effort to embrace technologies in a human-centric way

On 18th - 19th November 2024, the EDPS co-hosted the 74th Meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology.  Read about the event in the Supervisor's blogpost

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New Talk with Max Schrems is out!

Watch with us another episode with one of the most influential privacy activist and lawyer who became known for campaigns against privacy violations, advocating for stronger enforcement of data protection and privacy law against big tech companies

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TechSonar 2025

This year, we focused on the rapidly growing AI technologies and described how emerging trends could impact the rights and freedoms of individuals . In the report you will find critical overview of six trends. 

Newsletter Digest Episode 9

New episode on Artificial Intelligence

Have a listen to our new episode of the Newsletter Digest on Artificial Intelligence with the Secretary-General of the EDPS, Leonardo Cervera Navas. Now you can also watch the episode here.

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CPDP - Data Protection Day 2025

On 28 January 2025 in Brussels, to mark Data Protection Day, European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) together with Council of Europe (CoE) and Computers, Privacy and Data Protection, organises a one-day hybrid event focused on exploring the current and future landscape of data protection. 

The full programme and registration are available at https://cpdp-dataprotectionday.eu/

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20 Talks with Dr. Michaela Musilová - Astrobiologist and Analog Astronaut

With a strong background in planetary science and a passion for the search for life beyond Earth, our guest has been instrumental in advancing research on extreme environments, often considered analogs for other planets. Watch it with us. 

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Beware of Ransomware!

Ransomware starts with cybercriminals taking control of your systems, how do you react to prevent this and what should you do if you are a victim of ransomware?  Check our factsheet.

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Fibbing Finley: a guide to pretexting

Meet Finley, a cybercriminal and Amari, an employee of a big public organisation; as the dangers of pretexting creep up, what will happen between our two protagonists? Read comic to find out.

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EDPS issues the Supervisory opinion on the draft Europol Management Board Decision on retention of administrative data

EDPS issues the Supervisory opinion on the draft Europol management board decision laying down rules to determine time limits for the storage of administrative personal data.

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Oral history of data protection - Interview with Hon. Michael Kirby

He is interviewed by Prof. Lee A. Bygrave, Director of the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL) at the University of Oslo, and Prof. Gloria González Fuster, Director of the Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) Research Group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

Mini video series is a collaborative project of the European Data Protection Supervisor and LSTS Research Group at the Vrije Universitet Brussel. This series features in-depth interviews with leading experts in the field of data protection who shed light on how the landscape of data protection has transformed over time and what lies ahead.