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EDPS activities and Action plan in the fight against the pandemic

The outbreak of Covid-19 is affecting our lives at an unprecedented pace. It is testing the resilience of our societies as we respond to this global crisis and try to contain its consequences, both in the short and in the long run.

Covid-19 outbreak is also testing fundamental rights to data protection and privacy. EU Member States, EU institutions and Big Tech companies are trying to explore solutions to tackle the uncontrolled spread of the virus.

As a result, the EDPS established a Covid-19 task force to follow developments and to prepare for the future of data protection and privacy after Covid-19 crisis.

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Newsletter n°79

The latest edition of the EDPS Newsletter is online now!

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Carrying the torch in times of darkness

The outbreak of Covid-19 is affecting our lives at an unprecedented pace. Personal data have and will continue to play an important role in the fight against the pandemic.

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EDPS remarks at Senate of the Republic of France

Introductory remarks by Wojciech Wiewiórowski  at the committee for European Affairs of the senate of the Republic of France

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'EU Digital Solidarity: a call for a pan-European approach against the pandemic'

Watch video address by Wojciech Wiewiórowski.

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Monitoring spread of COVID-19

EDPS Comments to DG CONNECT of the European Commission on monitoring of COVID-19 spread.

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EDPS closes investigation into European Parliament’s 2019 election activities

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The moment you realise the world has changed: re-thinking the EDPS Strategy

When we started our work on the Strategy for the five-year mandate of the European Data Protection Supervisor, one of the first issues we discussed was whether it should be either a living document, ready to be changed or adjusted, or a robust, future-proof plan. 

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EDPS response to COVID-19 outbreak

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the EDPS has decided to activate its Business Continuity Plan. All EDPS staff will be teleworking from 13 March to 29 May 2020. We understand it as a change of working modality, and we try to operate as normally as possible. We invite you to contact us via our general email: edps@edps.europa.eu, or using the contact form.