The EU has set up a number of large-scale IT systems including Eurodac; the Visa Information System; the Schengen Information System; the Customs Information System; the Internal Market Information System.
The supervision of these databases is shared between the national Data Protection Authorities and the EDPS.
In order to ensure a high and consistent level of data protection, national DPAs and the EDPS work together to coordinate the supervision of these databases.
September can mark the season of new beginnings! Here at the EDPS we are getting ready for AI! This month we’ve also provided our advice on an agreement for judicial cooperation and its impact on data protection. You can also swing by our latest work on international data protection transfers and lots more!
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EDPS Opinion 54/2023 on the Proposals for a Council Decision on the conclusion and signing on behalf of the Union of the amendment of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims in the field of value added tax.
In this edition: What are some of the technologies to watch in 2024? Can social media be used to identify and prevent diseases? News about data protection officers and more. This issue is also part of our podcast series, the Newsletter Digest.
The EDPS and INTERPOL co-host the 2023 edition of the International Organisations Workshop on data Protection. The event takes place on 24 and 25 October in Lyon at the INTERPOL General Secretariat.