5 years of Shaping a Safer Digital Future julia Thu, 03/06/2025 - 10:28 Thu, 03/06/2025 - 12:00

The EDPS mandate has been synonymous with adaptability and resilience, with challenges and opportunities in a fast-paced digital landscape. 

• Supervision & Enforcement of data protection laws within EUIs
• Policy & Consultations to the EU Legislator
• Technology & Privacy benefits and risks for now and in the future
• Preparing ourselves for AI... and more.

Read EDPS Mandate Review on key actions to protect people’s privacy.

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EDPS Newsletter is out! miriam Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:19 Mon, 02/17/2025 - 12:00

In this issue, has the European Commission organised a micro-targeting campaign on X? EDPS reprimands EPSO, and organises its first AI correspondents meeting, plus what is a privacy protector? And, as always, there is a lot more in this edition.

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1st meeting of AI Correspondents Network: community, compliance and collaboration julia Mon, 01/27/2025 - 14:06 Mon, 01/27/2025 - 12:00

EDPS organises meeting of AI Correspondents Network to collaborate on three key pillars community, compliance and collaboration. Read Blogpost. 

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Data Protection Day 2025! miriam Fri, 01/24/2025 - 14:55 Tue, 01/28/2025 - 12:00

Every year on 28 January, we celebrate Data Protection Day. This date marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108, the first binding international law securing individuals' rights to protection of their personal data.

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Coordinated Enforcement Action: EDPS findings highlight challenges on right of access to personal data julia Mon, 01/20/2025 - 15:26 Mon, 01/20/2025 - 12:00

EDPS released today its findings on the enforcement of individuals’ right of access to their personal data when processed by EU institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies (EUIs).

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Towards Digital Clearinghouse 2.0: championing a consistent supervisory approach for the digital economy julia Wed, 01/15/2025 - 11:14 Wed, 01/15/2025 - 12:00

The EDPS issues its concept note towards a Digital Clearinghouse 2.0 for a consistent, cooperative and coherent approach to enforcing EU laws regulating digital markets.

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Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor francesco Fri, 01/10/2025 - 10:03 Thu, 01/16/2025 - 12:00

Hearing of candidates Bruno Gencarelli, François Pellegrini, Anna Pouliou and Wojciech Wiewiórowski before the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs for the appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor.

The European Data Protection Supervisor is appointed by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the European Council for a five year term. 

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EDPS reprimands Frontex for non-compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 matthijs Tue, 01/07/2025 - 16:31 Wed, 01/08/2025 - 12:00

In October 2022, the EDPS carried out an audit on Frontex’s activities when assisting Member States at the EU external borders in joint operations.  In particular, the EDPS focused on debriefing interviews by Frontex of individuals intercepted while crossing external borders and the Agency’s further use of the information collected in this context. 

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Data Protection Day 2025 matthijs Wed, 12/18/2024 - 16:47 Tue, 01/28/2025 - 12:00

To mark the Data Protection Day, the EDPS, Council of Europe, and CPDP Conferences joined forces to host a one-day event: “CPDP – Data Protection Day: A New Mandate for Data Protection.”

• When: 28 January 2025
• Where: European Commission’s Charlemagne, Brussels
• Format: In-person and online

This year’s conference came at a crucial time as new EU political mandates begin shaping the policy landscape. Discussion focused on the evolving mandate of data protection, particularly its essential role as safeguard of our democratic society against excessive intrusions in the citizens’ privacy by public or private actors.

• Read Blogpost by EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski
• Watch the sessions' recordings on the Event Website
• Check the Programme

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PATRICIA Exercise 2024 - Personal dATa bReach awareness In Cybersecurity Incident hAndling matthijs Tue, 12/17/2024 - 12:40 Mon, 12/16/2024 - 12:00

The event, hosted at the EDPS premises in Brussels, aimed to raise awareness among staff from European Union Institutions, Bodies, and Agencies (EUIs) on managing personal data breaches.

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EDPS Campaign on raising awareness of personal data breaches matthijs Tue, 12/17/2024 - 12:35 Mon, 12/16/2024 - 12:00

In 2024, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) launched a dedicated campaign to raise awareness of personal data breaches, one of 20 initiatives organised to mark the institution’s 20th Anniversary. The campaign ran from March to October 2024, 

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20 Talks - Carrisa Véliz: Associate Professor at the University of Oxford matthijs Mon, 12/16/2024 - 16:15 Tue, 12/17/2024 - 12:00

Carissa Véliz is an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Prof Véliz graduated in philosophy from the University of Salamanca, completed a master's degree in philosophy at the CUNY graduate centre in New York, and received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford, where she currently works at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Institute on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

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Newsletter 112 julia Mon, 12/16/2024 - 09:58 Mon, 12/16/2024 - 12:00

In this issue, learn about our global efforts to elevate data protection standards, our work on artificial intelligence and more!

Read last newsletter of 2024. 

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Oral history of data protection - Interview with Dr. Waltraut Kotschy miriam Thu, 12/12/2024 - 13:08 Fri, 12/13/2024 - 12:00

Join us as we speak with leading experts who witnessed the evolution of data protection globally first-hand.  

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New episode of 20 Talks is out! miriam Wed, 12/11/2024 - 09:42 Thu, 12/12/2024 - 12:00

Today, we welcome Jan Philipp Albrecht. Jan is a co-President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation who shares his expertise on data protection, privacy, and digital rights. 

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The EDPS follows up on the compliance of European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 julia Tue, 12/10/2024 - 10:59 Tue, 12/10/2024 - 12:00

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is examining the European Commission’s compliance with its decision of 8 March 2024 regarding the use of Microsoft 365. Following its investigation, the EDPS had found that the European Commission infringed several provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the EU’s data protection law for EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs), including those on transfers of personal data outside the EU/European Economic Area (EEA).

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20 Talk with former European Data Protection Supervisor - Peter J. Hustinx miriam Mon, 12/02/2024 - 18:36 Wed, 12/04/2024 - 12:00

What does it take to shape the privacy landscape of Europe and beyond? In this episode, we sit down with Peter Hustinx who has been a true pioneer in data protection. 

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