European Data Protection Board

Web scraping is a commonly used technique for extracting large amounts of data from publicly available web services. 🤖 This technique can be a powerful tool for generative AI development, but it poses significant risks as it typically operates ’invisibly’. Want to know more how to comply with the GDPR? Read the EDPB’s guidelines at a glance 👉 https://lnkd.in/d-kJKMuy

🤝 🔏At its latest #EDPBplenary, the Board discussed the current status and future plans for implementing the procedural rules regulation, covering the work done at EDPB level as well as the changes to legislation and working methods at national level. This demonstrates the Board's and each DPA's commitment to: ✅ensuring consistent application and enforcement of data protection rules ☑️ strengthening cooperation in implementing this regulation, as agreed at the Dublin high-level meeting

🛡️Cybersecurity Month - What is a personal data breach?🔐 A personal data breach is a security incident that affects the confidentiality, integrity or availability of personal data. For SMEs, even a small incident can have serious consequences. That is why it is important to understand: 🔹 what a personal data breach is 🔹 what types of incidents may qualify as a breach 🔹 why acting quickly matters 🔹 when the #GDPR may require notification The #EDPB’s Data Protection Guide for Small Business explains the basics and highlights key steps to help SMEs assess risks and respond appropriately. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eEEaE_MZ #CybersecurityMonth #DataProtection #GDPR #SMEs #PersonalDataBreach

The online #EDPB and EU Competition stakeholder event on guidelines on the interplay between competition and data protection has come to an end with closing remarks by Gwendal Le Grand, Deputy Head of the EDPB. Thank you to all speakers and attendees for providing their input and contributing to a day of insightful discussions on this topic.

🤝 At the latest #EDPBplenary, the Board was briefed on the work of the Coordinated Supervision Committee (CSC), including the recent adoption of the 2025 joint report on Schengen Information System (SIS) activities. The SIS is a central EU-wide information-sharing system for border management, police, and judicial cooperation. Effective supervision ensures that personal data is processed in compliance with data protection rules, empowering individuals to exercise their rights—such as access, rectification, and erasure. 📌 Key highlights from the report: ✔ Individual rights statistics ✔ Audit cycle recommendations for large-scale EU IT systems ✔ Guidance on SIS log checks ✔ Collaboration with EU-LISA Read the full report 👉  https://lnkd.in/eAD4k4cv

📢 The online #EDPB and EU Competition stakeholder event on guidelines on the interplay between competition and data protection is taking place today! The event is an opportunity for stakeholders to inform and support the ongoing work on this topic. It also reflects the EDPB’s commitment to stakeholder engagement and cross-regulatory cooperation, as outlined in the Helsinki statement. Registration to the event is closed. Stay tuned, we will publish a report on the event on our website. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dgkaqZqG #StakeholderEvent #EDPBevents #DataProtection #CompetitionLaw #CrossRegulatoryCooperation

👓 Smart glasses look like ordinary glasses, but they include cameras and microphones and are connected to the internet. This raises serious privacy concerns: you could be at a concert or on a bus and being filmed without knowing it.  🎥 Want to learn more about how European Data Protection Authorities view these devices? See what #EDPB Chair Anu Talus shared with VRT NWS.  Watch it here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eedRjYig

🤝 The Board had a fruitful discussion today at the #EDPBplenary on the privacy implications of smart glasses. Main highlights: ✅ Adoption of statement on smart glasses ✅Publication of the Support Pool of Experts' report: "The connected gaze: Video recording, surveillance and evidence in the smart glasses era” 🔍 Learn more about it in the press release: https://lnkd.in/dfCKkMnT

How are expectations around fairness, transparency and valid consent evolving in the EU digital landscape? Alexandre Lépine, #EDPB legal officer, will be at the #DPOConference26. He will join a panel discussion on the changing standards for user information, transparency and consent, in light of new EU initiatives, including the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act and the Omnibus package. 📍 Thon Hotel EU, Brussels - 13 October 2026, 1:50 PM - 3:05 PM 👥Panel 6 - Digital Fairness in Practice: Transparency, and Dark Patterns in 2026 ➡️ CEDPO DPO Conference programme: https://lnkd.in/egn5yPhH   #DataProtection #Transparency #Consent #DigitalFairness #DarkPatterns #Privacy #GDPR

📣 How will data protection evolve in the next decade? Retreat or reinvention? Carolina Foglia, Head of Sector at the #EDPB Secretariat will speak at the Brussels Privacy Symposium 2026, hosted by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Brussels Privacy Hub. Carolina will take part in Panel I – “The Data Protection Acquis: Retreat or Reinvention?” which will explore the future of the EU data protection acquis in the context of the Digital Omnibus negotiations, AI development, European digital sovereignty and the broader digital regulatory framework. 🔗 More information: https://lnkd.in/ezJzGWXZ #DataProtection #BPS2026