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Body temperature checks by EU institutions: Careful assessment and data protection safeguards are necessary

The EDPS has issued orientations on body temperature checks by EU institutions in the fight against COVID-19. 

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Giovanni in our memories

On the anniversary of Giovanni Buttarelli's death, we remember him with the publication of five short memories written by his colleagues at the EDPS.

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TechDispatch #2/2020: Quantum Computing and Cryptography

Quantum computers can be highly beneficial to scientific developments due to the new, speedy way of performing computing. Once available, they however could break currently used cryptography and undermine the protection of (personal) data.

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Data Protection requirements must go hand in hand with the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing

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Report from the IPEN workshops on encryption - what is encryption and who needs it for what?

Read the EDPS Blogpost on encryption following the IPEN workshops 

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Newsletter n°81

Our last newsletter before the summer is out now! 

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EDPS Statement following the Court of Justice ruling in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximilian Schrems (“Schrems II”)

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Orientations from the EDPS: Reactions of EU institutions as employers to the COVID-19 crisis

The EDPS has issued guidelines to advise on questions such as teleworking tools, staff management, health data aspects and replying to data subject access requests.

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Reinventing the trainee conference in times of COVID-19

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Data Protection Impact Assessment Infographics and Video

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