Data Protection Day (28 January) celebrates the signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding treaty protecting privacy in the digital age. To mark the occasion, the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) are co-organising a one-day event focused on new frontiers in data protection.
We are back and there is a lot to catch up on! Read on for events to register for; new EDPS publications and Opinions on AI and transatlantic data sharing; reflections on events on cross-border data protection, privacy tech and the AI Act; news on EDPS oversight of EU border systems; an update on a key court judgement; and more.
The TechSonar report 2025-2026 explores six trends: agentic AI, AI companions, automated proctoring, AI-driven personalised learning, coding assistants and confidential computing.
The EDPS publishes a new guidance document designed to support controllers in conducting data protection risk assessments when developing, procuring, and deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems under Regulation 2018/1725 (EUDPR).
Read the Executive Summary of the Report of the second edition of PATRICIA - Personal dATa bReach awareness in Cybersecurity Incident Handling, a table-top exercise focusing on personal data breach management.
"Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration", Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski in workshop organised by the Policy Department for Justice, Civil Liberties and Institutional Affairs for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
57th EDPS-DPO meeting, Opening remarks by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium
17th Scientific Conference on Internet Security and Cyber-responsibility, Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium
Annual Online meeting of the European Cyberjustice Network (ECN), Keyone Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium
Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Antonio, Data Protection Officer at Telefonica, Brussels, Belgium
As the clock ticks down to the launch of a new EU large scale border management system, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) in autumn 2026, momentum is building to prepare ETIAS for entry into operation and ensure its compliance with data protection law, and other fundamental rights under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.