European Federation of Data Protection Officers
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The European Federation of Data Protection Officers (EFDPO) is a European network of national associations of data protection and privacy officers. Our mission is to establish a European representation of interests for DPOs as a partner of institutions such as the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Data Protection Board and national data protection authorities. In doing so, the EFDPO aims to strengthen data protection as a competitive and locational advantage for Europe.
Our Goals
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) marks a milestone in data protection and is used as a blueprint for similar pieces of legislation across the globe. In view of the GDPR’s impact, the representation of our interests as national associations of data protection officers (DPO) at the European level is becoming increasingly important.
Our main objectives are:
- to create a European network of national associations to exchange information, experience and methods;
- a continuous dialogue with the political sphere, business representatives and civil society to ensure a flow of information from the European to the national level;
- to proactively monitor, evaluate and shape the implementation of the GDPR and other European privacy legal acts;
- to keep the existing rules for DPOs as our minimum objective;
- to promote high qualification standards for DPOs and improve the quality of training and professional practice.
Member Associations
representing
Data Protection Officers
Our Goals
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) marks a milestone in data protection and is used as a blueprint for similar pieces of legislation across the globe. In view of the GDPR’s impact, the representation of our interests as national associations of data protection officers (DPO) at the European level is becoming increasingly important.
Our main objectives are:
- to create a European network of national associations to exchange information, experience and methods;
- a continuous dialogue with the political sphere, business representatives and civil society to ensure a flow of information from the European to the national level;
- to proactively monitor, evaluate and shape the implementation of the GDPR and other European privacy legal acts;
- to keep the existing rules for DPOs as our minimum objective;
- to promote high qualification standards for DPOs and improve the quality of training and professional practice.
Member Associations
representing
Data Protection Officers
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Latest News
EFDPO Conference
May 9 & 10, 2023, Berlin
One of EFDPO’s goals is to create a European network of national associations for the exchange of information, experience and methods, and to improve the quality of training and professional practice.
With this in mind, EFDPO invites privacy professionals from all over Europe to visit the EFDPO Congress on May 9th and 10th, 2023 in Berlin.
Opinion on the EU Commission Initiative Further Specifying Procedural rules Relation to the Enforcement of the GDPR
We highly appreciate the Commission's efforts to remove some of the procedural barriers to a more uniform approach to GDPR enforcement. We believe that all of the areas suggested by the...
Privacy Symposium, April 17-21, 2023, Venice
The EFDPO is a pround member of the Organizing Committe of this international conference. It will offer over 120 sessions with over 200 top level speakers and data protection authorities, including international organizations, European authorities, and national data protection authorities, as well as experts in innovative technologies.
German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information presents Activity Report
On Wednesday, March 15, the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), Professor Ulrich Kelber, handed over his activity report for 2022 to the President of the...
Launch of coordinated enforcement on role of data protection officers
Brussels, 15 March - The European Data Protection Board has kicked off its 2023 coordinated enforcement action. Throughout the year, 26 Data Protection Authorities (DPA) across the EEA (including...
Irish DPC Publishes Annual Report
Today the Irish Data Protection Commission published its Annual Report for 2022. The Report contains details on several areas of the DPC’s work, including complaints from data subjects received by...
Interview with Vitorino Gouveia about Anonymisation and “Pseudonymisation”
The inclusion in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)¹ of “pseudonymisation” as a data protection measure is new, when compared to the existing European directive². Thus, in the GDPR the word (or the concept) “pseudonymisation” occurs somehow 15 times, while in the previous directive it did not appear once.
EDPB welcomes improvements under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, but concerns remain
Brussels, 28 February - The EDPB adopted its opinion on the draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The EDPB welcomes substantial improvements such as the introduction...
EDPB publishes a procedure for the adoption of EDPB Opinions on national criteria for certification and European Data Protection Seals
During its February plenary, the EDPB adopted a procedure for the adoption of EDPB Opinions on national criteria for certification and European Data Protection Seals. This document is addressed to...
EDPB publishes three guidelines following public consultation
Following public consultation, the EDPB has adopted three sets of guidelines in their final version: Guidelines on the Interplay between the application of Art. 3 and the provisions on international...
Boosting enforcement and cooperation – EDPB sets out priorities
The EDPB has adopted its new work programme, setting out its priorities and putting the Board’s strategic objectives into practice. The EDPB will continue to prioritise enforcement building on...
New Book on AI Released by Authors from Greek EFDPO Member Association
Five Greek lawyers - four of them are members of our member association HADPP - wrote a new book on AI that has just been published by Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης (Crete University Press)! The...