If thoughts, prayers, and condemnation prevented terror attacks and dictators waging war we'd be living in a paradise. But they don't. They must actually be fought like hell, as if our civilization depends on it, because it does.

#EDPS and ICO - Information Commissioner's Office signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) europa.eu/!vQp3wg to further strengthen their joint commitment to ensure a consistent and coherent approach to the protection of individuals’ #Privacy rights. Read Press Release europa.eu/!GbYnHT

NEW: Our memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European Data Protection Supervisor, EDPS, reinforces our shared mission to protect people's personal information while enabling opportunities for digital innovation. Read more about the MoU: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…

On 23 October 2023, #EDPS organised a Seminar on #CSAM Proposal - “The Point of No Return?” Our post seminar Report presents the key takeaways and summary of the discussions: 👉 Read the Summary Report here: europa.eu/!wbpgCp 👉 Watch the event: europa.eu/!mc9pqk

.Wojtek Wiewiorowski giving opening remarks at the Brussels Privacy Symposium: “Understanding the #EU Data Strategy Architecture: Common Threads – Points of Junction – Incongruities” organised by Future of Privacy Forum and Brussels Privacy Hub 1/5

Today’s first panel, “Shifting the Paradigm? Dispelling the Push for Access to Data in the Data Strategy Package” features conversations led by Christina Michelakaki, and panelists Amal Taleb (SAP), Anna Buchta 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇧🇪 (EDPS), & John Miller (Informational Technology Council). #BPS2023

Being a judge of the Women AT Privacy Award 2023 was such an honour and source of self-reflection. We should have more “privacy on women”. Data protection and gender studies should work more and more together against power imbalance. Thanks Anna Buchta 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇧🇪 and Finn Myristad for sharing

We would like to congratulate again the winners of the 2023 W@Privacy #Awards last week: ✨Privacy Pioneer Kari ✨Privacy Icon - private sector Laura Linkomies ✨Privacy Icon - public sector Andrea Jelinek ✨Rising Star Nataliia Bielova #eudatap #privacy 1/x

Also congratulations to the other 2023 W@Privacy awards nominees 👏Rie Aleksandra, 🎙️ Grumpy GDPR podcast, Ginevra Feroni, Ninon Vagner 👏Isabelle Roccia, Caroline Louveaux, Ruth Boardman 👏Karolina Mojzesowicz, Marie Laure Denis, Marit Hansen 👏vyara 🇪🇺⛓️⚖️ and Anja Wyrobek Keep on shining! 2/x

Geert Wilders victory is what happens more frequently in times of chaos, an indirect effect of allowing Russia's war on Ukraine to drag on instead of achieving the clarity of Ukrainian victory. Populists and extremists thrive on uncertainty, making bold, simple promises.

📢#SaveTheDate - 25 January 2024 For Data Protection Day, #EDPS, Council of Europe, Privacy Salon, CPDP Conferences invite you to their conference in Brussels for pertinent discussions on Global data flows, #Digital governance, #AI, #GDPR harmonisation. Register here: cpdp-dataprotectionday.eu

Emir Han Fight Club has some of the coolest movie posters of all time!

#CPDP in January? Here we go again! Thanks to the Council of Europe #AI, the EDPS and CPDP Conferences for organising this one-day amazing event for the #CPDPDataProtectionDay 2024. I’ll be pleased to speak today in the panel organised with Alessandro Mantelero about Fundamental Rights

‘Tale of Two Courts: Lessons in Data Protection from Strasbourg and Luxembourg’ panel moderated by #EDPS Anna Buchta 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇧🇪 with Robert Spano, Johan Callewaert, Karsten Behn, Dr Nora Ni Loideain to discuss recent #dataprotection developments in Courts of Strasbourg and Luxembourg #CPDP #DPD24

Insights on the book “Coherence between Data Protection and Competition Law in Digital Markets” by @MajcherKlaudi, Sebastião Barros Vale from #EDPS guides us in the journey of the interplay between #dataprotection and #competition law in conversation with the writer #CPDP

back in my day we called this spyware

🎂 It’s the #GDPR’s 6th Birthday TODAY! This data protection law aims to protect everyone in the EU, fostering transparency, accountability and trust between individuals, companies, organisations and online platforms. 🔍europa.eu/!qDdNqT

#EDPSXX Book out now! Read our book in which our distinguished contributors retrace the rich and intertwining history of #dataprotection and our institution. They also share their insights on what the digital future holds. 📚 Download book for free europa.eu/!rBVqKy

🔎Zooming out onto democracy & rule of law. How to build a functioning democratic oversight? Anna Buchta 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇧🇪 Joe Cannataci University of Malta Daniel _Drewer Adam Klein Mario Oetheimer Rebecca Richards Office of the DNI 🌻 @[email protected] #EDPSXX 1/2

Key statement from Viviane Reding Says she wrote the GDPR to protect us from Big Tech & Government - not the village butcher & football team Unfortunately "national regulators looked more for the nitty gritty than for the real problems with the big platforms" #EDPSXX EDPS