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On 25 September 2017, in the margins of the 39th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Hong Kong, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Privacy, Digital Asia Hub and the European Data Protection Supervisor hosted a meeting with a difference.

Our aim with this meeting was to start a conversation with people from around the world about the values that they think underpin privacy in their countries to see what the similarities and differences are.

Read the summary.

The EDPS has published an open letter to the global civil society regarding the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners.

The latest edition of the EDPS Newsletter is online now!

Data protection should not be subject to trade negotiations. Read latest blogspost by Giovanni Buttarelli.

There is a clear need for the EU to develop a more efficient system for exchanging information on the criminal records of non-EU citizens. At the same time, any proposal to update the current system must ensure consistency with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Lisbon Treaty and fully respect data protection principles. Read the EDPS Opinion and press release.

In the last few weeks, I have been asked to look beyond the GDPR to imagine future scenarios for regulation of digital rights in the EU and around the world.

Read blogpost by Giovanni Buttarelli.

The latest edition of the EDPS Newsletter is online now!

There has been continuous and steady progress in the way in which EU institutions comply with data protection rules. Read the EDPS Survey and press release.

Eleven months have passed since the Commission issued its proposal for the new Regulation governing data protection in the EU institutions and bodies. The EDPS calls for a swift agreement on the new Regulation, so that EU institutions can lead by example in the rules that they apply to themselves as controllers and processors. Read the Statement.

The EU aims to improve the efficiency of its IT databases by making them more interoperable. Read the EDPS Opinion and press release.