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Nov
2023

EDPS and ICO sign Memorandum of Understanding

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which reinforces their common mission to uphold individuals’ data protection and privacy rights, and cooperate internationally to achieve this goal.

The MoU builds on the strong collaboration already established in other forums that both authorities mutually participate in, such as the Global Privacy Assembly and the G7 DPAs Roundtable. 

Langues disponibles: anglais
24
Oct
2023

EDPS' Final Recommendations on the AI Act

The EDPS published today its own-initiative Opinion on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) as this proposed Regulation enters the final stages of negotiations between the EU’s co-legislators. The AI Act aims to regulate the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in the EU, including in the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs).

Langues disponibles: anglais
18
Oct
2023

Digital euro: ensuring the highest data protection and privacy standards

Brussels, 18 October - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a Joint Opinion on the proposed Regulation on the digital euro as a central bank digital currency. The digital euro aims to provide individuals with the possibility to make payments electronically, both online and offline, as an additional means of payment alongside cash.

Langues disponibles: anglais
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21
Sep
2023

Swift adoption of Regulation to streamline cross-border enforcement needed

Brussels, 21 September - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted a Joint Opinion on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on additional procedural rules for the enforcement of the GDPR.

Langues disponibles: anglais
14
Jul
2023

EDPS finds that the CJEU’s use of cloud videoconferencing services complies with data protection law

In its Decision published on 13 July 2023, the EDPS finds that the use of Cisco Webex videoconferencing and related services by the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) meets the data protection standards under Regulation 2018/1725 applicable to EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.

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10
Jul
2023

Reshaping the EDPS to tackle data protection challenges

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is making organisational changes to be able to continuously respond and adapt to the evolving data protection challenges that lie ahead, announced the Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, today.

Langues disponibles: anglais
4
May
2023

International Agreements to fight crime require strong data protection safeguards

The EDPS has issued five Opinions on the European Commission’s Recommendations to open negotiations for International Agreements on the exchange of personal data between Europol, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement, and the competent authorities of five Latin American countries: Ecuador,

27
Apr
2023

EDPS Annual Report 2022: tackling the challenges of tomorrow

Despite tumultuous global events, this year has also been one of aspiration and development, with the aim of creating a tomorrow that can effectively tackle the challenges of today, said the European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, as he presented his Annual Report 2022.

Langues disponibles: anglais
27
Mar
2023

Coordinated Enforcement Action on the role of data protection officers

Launched in March 2023, the EDPS is taking part in the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) Coordinated Enforcement Action on the role and tasks of data protection officers, alongside 26 data protection authorities of the EU and the European Economic Area (EU/EEA).

Langues disponibles: anglais
23
Feb
2023

EDPS to pilot the use of Open Source Software

In February 2023, the EDPS has started piloting the use of the Open Source Software Nextcloud and Collabora Online (based on LibreOffice technology). Together, they offer the possibility to share files, send messages, make video calls, and allows collaborative drafting, in a secured cloud environment.

Langues disponibles: anglais
10
Feb
2023

Personal data and public safety

The EDPS has issued an Opinion on two legislative Proposals on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API), which includes air passengers’ personal data included in their travel documents (passport or identity cards) that is collected during check-in.

Langues disponibles: anglais
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30
Nov
2022
15
Nov
2022

EU-wide cybersecurity requirements to protect privacy and personal data

The EDPS published today its Opinion on a proposed Regulation laying down cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements. Concretely, the proposed Regulation aims to set out EU-wide cybersecurity requirements for a broad range of hardware and software products and their remote data processing solutions.

Langues disponibles: anglais
14
Nov
2022

EU Media Freedom Act: EDPS calls for better protection for all journalists and a ban on highly advanced military-grade spyware

In its Opinion published today, the EDPS welcomes the objectives pursued in the proposed EU Media Freedom Act to protect media freedom, independence and pluralism across the EU. Media freedom is a precondition for the functioning of media services in the EU’s internal market and, more importantly, a key enabler for the rule of law and democratic accountability in the EU.

Langues disponibles: anglais
22
Sep
2022

EDPS takes legal action as new Europol Regulation puts rule of law and EDPS independence under threat

On 16 September 2022, the EDPS requested that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annuls two provisions of the newly amended Europol Regulation, which came into force on 28 June 2022. The two provisions have an impact on personal data operations carried out in the past by Europol.

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13
Sep
2022

EDPB & EDPS: “Lack of resources puts enforcement of individuals’ data protection rights at risk”

“We are deeply concerned that the 2023 budget, if not substantially increased, will be significantly too small to allow the EDPB and the EDPS to fulfil their tasks appropriately,” Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), and Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), write in an Open Letter to the European Parliament and the European Council.