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What to expect from the EDPB and EDPS on 10 February re the Digital Omnibus on GDPR and ePrivacy? Today I had the privilege of attending an event organised by The Lisbon Council with a very select group of representatives of companies, industry associations, BEUC, the Commission and the EDPB. We discussed the Digital Omnibus […]
Great to see the European Data Protection Board listening to feedback! For their next stakeholder event, the EDPB is giving time to people to register their interest in participating – and it might even consider making a distinction between active and passive participants (speakers vs observers). Don’t dismiss this one just because it’s about a […]
With the festive season upon us, I may be posting a little less and instead singing Christmas songs with the family. So let’s look back at 2025 and anticipate 2026, based on interactions with my LinkedIn articles & posts: – Pseudonymisation & the concept of “personal data” were significant in 2025. 4 of my top […]
Podcast time again, with The Monopoly Report on the Digital Omnibus (focus on GDPR and ePrivacy changes). In this episode, Alan Chapell and I discuss the apparent intentions of the Commission, the link with case law of the EU Court of Justice, possible reactions from data protection regulators and more. Its publication this Wednesday ties […]
As I was in a meeting when the European Data Protection Board opened registration for its pseudonymisation stakeholder event of 12 December 2025, I missed the short (approx. 1h) registration window and they placed me on a waiting list instead – a pity given my frequent interventions on the EU Court of Justice’s SRB judgment […]
Myth-busting time! This week, the EDPB published its Opinion on AI models & personal data, and then the Italian authority revealed it had fined OpenAI. But unlike what some are suggesting, the Italian decision *predates* the EDPB Opinion by a month. So let’s dispel a few myths surrounding that Opinion: – “Game changer”? The positions […]
Full analysis likely to come in the coming days, but some first thoughts on the EDPB’s “AI models & personal data” Opinion. In essence, the EDPB doesn’t exclude anything entirely but leaves it up to national supervisory authorities to make a call in cases they are handling – and while it doesn’t prohibit relying on […]
When I pointed out issues with the DMA-GDPR Guidelines & resulting risks for *all* controllers (not just gatekeepers), the EDPB’s Gwendal Le Grand said something to the effect of “Don’t just post about it, submit a response”. So here we go, a copy of the response submitted yesterday to the public consultation by the Commission […]
From fishing (instead of the GDPR) to a random “v” having appeared instead of a few words (a typo upon deletion?), the Commission’s GDPR & Data Act Omnibus feels like a rushed document. But what does it cover really? I’m focussing here on GDPR & ePrivacy: – Personal data definition: I like the idea of […]
Really interesting insights from Greet Gysen from the EDPB at the Nordic Privacy and Innovation Summit in Stockholm. Part of the consequences of the “Helsinki statement” adopted by the European Data Protection Board are that the EDPB will be consulting stakeholders more in advance – this much we knew already. She also highlighted that the […]
