With the 2018 International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, hosted by the EDPS and the Bulgarian Data Protection Commission, now only a few short weeks away, the September edition of the EDPS Newsletter covers all you need to know before you arrive in Brussels this October. If you have not yet registered for the conference, there is still time to do so ! Read on to find out more.

In the May 2018 edition of the EDPS Newsletter we cover the new data protection rules for the EU institutions, the annual EDPS Civil Society Summit and our Opinion on Privacy by Design.

In the March 2018 edition of the EDPS Newsletter we cover EDPS preparations for the revised Regulation for EU institutions, the 2017 EDPS Annual Report, the future of passenger name record (PNR) data and blockchain. You can also check out the 2018 International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC) website, which is now live !

Last year, the EDPS worked on a huge variety of topics. Among other high-profile activities, we contributed to debates on EU border policy, including proposals on the interoperability of large-scale IT systems , ECRIS and ETIAS , and provided guidance to policymakers through the publication of a necessity toolkit . A look back at our monthly Newsletter, however, provides an insight into some of our less high-profile activities. In the January 2018 edition of the EDPS Newsletter, we look back at 2017 and recap ten things you might have missed.

In the November 2017 edition of the EDPS Newsletter we cover the interoperability of the EU's large scale IT systems, personal data in clinical software used to treat rare and complex diseases, and the latest updates on the ePrivacy regulation.

In the September 2017 edition of the EDPS Newsletter we cover the EDPS Opinion on the digital single gateway, the investigation of complaints relating to medical data and the latest developments in privacy engineering.