What does #EDPS do for you? We also act as #advisor to new legislative proposals that have an impact on your rights. By providing advice, comments & opinions, we help shape a Europe where citizens' rights remain protected 🔏⚖️ 🔗#ICYMI, check our work on our website: lnkd.in/e5vVXUtE
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Data Protection Checked 🔏✅ #EDPS is committed to helping EUIs protect your #personaldata in Europe & beyond. Supervision is one of our core tasks. By guiding EUIs we help them lead by example in #dataprotection. 🔗#ICYMI, read more about our impact: link.europa.eu/8BKKXk
📩 The latest #EDPS Newsletter is here! AI in the workplace & a checklist on human oversight for automated systems, our trainees' conference, lessons in AI literacy, plus #EDPB in Dublin & the G7 in Paris 🌐 Read it here: link.europa.eu/P9KhhB Subscribe: link.europa.eu/QRQkwd
🚀 Five months on, with countless experiences and a trainee-led conference on AI in HR practices behind them, our #BlueBook trainees look back in the latest #EDPSonAir. 🎧 link.europa.eu/m38xfp
#EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski took part in two days of work at the EDPB High-Level Meeting in Dublin, on cross-regulatory cooperation & consistency in enforcement. EDPB has called for a clear legal basis for cross-regulatory information sharing EDPB press release link.europa.eu/vpRBhn #EDPBDublin2026
"Hired by an Algorithm: Data protection and AI regulation in modern HR practices" 🎥 Follow the conference organised by #EDPS and #EDPB trainees live at 14:00: link.europa.eu/6h79vc 📅 Today’s programme is here: link.europa.eu/Cc3XQp
EDPS Secretary General Leonardo Cervera Navas at the UN Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance: "We need to reshape the conversation on AI from the technical towards a human-centric discussion. Against the concentration of wealth and power, we need to support sovereignty and moral purpose."
#EDPS Secretary General Leonardo Cervera Navas at #UN Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance: "AI Governance is not about fearing technology, but about setting conditions for trust. We do not ground planes because of risks. We regulate aviation at highest standards. The same logic must apply to #AI
What is hiding behind the world’s most famous landmarks? Petra survived because it was preserved. Pompeii was buried & left waiting to be discovered. 🤳Your digital life works the same way. Delete unused accounts, remove old data, & back up important files regularly, including one offline backup.
What is hiding behind the world’s most famous landmarks? Your cybersecurity should work the same way. 🗝️ Use strong unique passwords with a password manager + 2FA. ✅️ Review app permissions regularly. 🍪 Revisit cookie and tracking settings. Security is ongoing design, not a one-time setup.
Automated decision-making systems are increasingly impacting on individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms, from access to services, to legal outcomes. Human oversight is often proposed as the key safeguard. But is it always as effective as we think? Read our checklist link.europa.eu/K3RDTd
#EDPS Wojciech Wiewiorowski and Sirpa Rautio, Director of @fra.europa.eu, signed an updated memorandum of understanding. The MoU intends to renew the commitment to increase cooperation to enhance the protection of fundamental rights of individuals. Read here link.europa.eu/mCHpPX
On 1 July 2026, Ireland takes over the Presidency of @consilium.europa.eu. EDPS welcomes the #Ireland2026EU intention to foster a broader reflection on EU digital policymaking and ambition to reach an agreement on the forthcoming amendments to #EUDPR 1/3
FRA & the @edps.europa.eu sign an updated memorandum of understanding - an opportunity to strengthen the good cooperation between the two bodies. It allows us to exchange expertise, complement each other & draw on our respective strengths. See: link.europa.eu/4f6C7T
1st edition of ARETE - the Assessment of Risk to individuals of pErsonal daTa brEaches; a training exercise designed to strengthen risk assessment capabilities across EUIs 📃PATRICIA I: lnkd.in/et8uPgwa 📃PATRICIA II: lnkd.in/em9pCzaf 📃PATRICIA III: lnkd.in/eysjSfy6 📃ARETE lnkd.in/eYSvRu5k
#G7 of Data protection and Privacy authorities gathered in Paris on 25-26 June, hosted by the CNIL under the French G7 Presidency. Two key documents were adopted: ✅ Statement on privacy-preserving age assurance ✅ Joint paper on connected home devices 🔗 link.europa.eu/vYrMM7
New episode of #NewsletterDigest explores the future of #EU digital landscape through 4 key topics: the EC's Digital Omnibus debate, protecting health data across borders, safeguards for the EU VAP chatbot & transparency in the use of #EUfunds. 🎧 Have a listen & discover more: link.europa.eu/QbnjRg
Privacy Research Day in Paris, part of the #G7 Data Protection Week, #EDPS Wojciech Wiewiorowski delivered a keynote on #TechSonar & #TechDispatch, the two EDPS' foresight tools for monitoring emerging technologies and their impact on fundamental rights. 📃 Discover more link.europa.eu/96kY4x
Famous landmarks teach a simple lesson: The Eiffel Tower is constantly repaired. The Great Wall of China shows the limits of high walls. Pyramids kept things private. Your digital enviro needs maintenance too. ✅Keep software updated. ✅Clean your inbox regularly. ✅Use private browsing when needed.
🧵 The 58th EDPS-DPO network meeting took place today in Brussels, hosted by the Executive Agencies of the European Commission. A full day of sessions on DPO independence, AI, cybersecurity, data breaches and more. Here's a recap 👇 Read the Blogpost link.europa.eu/Jvr7vJ
On 8 June, the #EDPS, BfDI, and BayLfD organised a high-level debate in Brussels on the @ec.europa.eu Omnibus proposals and their implications for the #GDPR and the broader EU digital regulatory framework. 🎦Watch the full recording link.europa.eu/m7hJQY
Today, EDPS welcomed a high-level Brazilian delegation brought together by @unesco.bsky.social @institutoalana.bsky.social for an exchange on children’s rights online. Supervisor opened a half-day exchange with EDPB and EDPS experts on age assurance, enforcement and child-centred digital policy. 🌐
📩The latest #EDPS Newsletter is here! Find out more about active AI governance & key milestones: our Annual Report 2025, the Digital Omnibus debate, a trainees' conference on AI in hiring, & visa platform chatbot advice. Read more: link.europa.eu/DXJtwN Subscribe: link.europa.eu/QRQkwd
⚖️ AI screens CVs, ranks candidates, and more. Can it decide who gets hired? Mark your calendars & join the EDPS/EDPB trainee conference as we take a closer look at how AI is reshaping recruitment & HR processes. 🗓️ 09 July 2026 📍 Hybrid from Brussels 🔗 Register: link.europa.eu/XGFg6Y
'Managing Shadow AI's Hidden Data Breach Risk' - New blogpost by #EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski Unauthorised #AI tools used by staff can expose personal data, bypass #dataprotection safeguards, open security backdoors. Read blogpost ▶️ link.europa.eu/bTJvkV
Discover the Blue Book traineeship at #teamEDPS. Gain hands-on experience in EU data protection and contribute to shaping a safer digital future. Learn, contribute, grow. 👉 Choose your future team: link.europa.eu/NH7rhV