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News from the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). Disclaimer:

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🔛Now live: #TechSonar Podcast on Agentic AI that can reason, plan, act with minimal human oversight & boost efficiency while raising big questions on control, accountability & #DataProtection. 🔎Explore autonomy, data risks, bias & responsibilities.

🎧 https://t.co/Pn0wogxV6u

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✈️ Save the date! Join us on 12 FEB 2026 for the #EDPS & @EU_EDPB Trainee Conference " Data takes flight: Navigating privacy at the airport". From booking to landing, your personal data travels too.

Discover how to register here: https://t.co/9n4tYYUReI

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For many EU institutions and agencies, the word “audit” can raise concerns. Our latest blogpost explains why #EDPS audits are not just a legal requirement - but a predictable, proportionate and genuinely useful supervisory tool.

👉Read the full text here: https://t.co/iw8YtThyrv

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#EDPS issues Opinion on proposal for @EUProsecutor & @EUAntiFraud direct access to #VAT data. While supporting the fight against VAT fraud, direct access must remain exceptional and strictly safeguarded.

📰Read the press release: https://t.co/HSakrlRKiu

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Looking to shape a safer digital future and promote data protection as a fundamental right? Discover what it’s like to work at the #EDPS.
🎥Meet our team: https://t.co/CtjwNIvXfZ
💼 Check our Careers page: https://t.co/LWyabhqaBm
Join #teamEDPS!
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In times of many geopolitical and economic challenges protecting the values on which the EU is founded remains key. Best wishes to @CY2026EU #CY2026EU 3/3

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On 1 January 2026, Cyprus assumes the rotating Presidency of the @EUCouncil. The EDPS welcomes Cyprus' emphasis on simplification and streamlining of the EU’s digital rules – rules which are central to protecting people's data and fundamental rights. #CY2026EU @CY2026EU 1/3

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We look forward to cooperation with the Presidency @CY2026EU and all EU Institutions to ensure that any progress on the Digital Omnibus, AI, CSAM, the European Health Union and Cybersecurity is accompanied by strong safeguards for individuals’ rights 2/3

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🎆 As we wave 2025 goodbye, we look ahead with a clear focus on safeguarding personal data, supporting responsible innovation, and shaping a safe digital environment for everyone.

Wishing you a joyful, prosperous, and successful New Year! ✨

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At the #EDPS, we monitor emerging technologies to anticipate their impact on #DataProtection. Through TechSonar, TechDispatch and IPEN, we work towards embeding privacy into innovation from the start.
👉 Subscribe to stay informed: https://t.co/S4AArAzJYb
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At #EDPS we ensure that EUIs meet the highest #DataProtection standards and lead by example in privacy.

We do it through supervision, audits, investigations, complaints handling and close cooperation with DPOs.

🔎 Learn more: https://t.co/bA3Hiv79a1

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Under #AIAct #EDPS acts as notified body and market surveillance authority for high-risk AI systems used by EU institutions. As new AI Act rules apply, we support innovation while safeguarding fundamental rights.
👉Learn more: https://t.co/sbUw17nddL
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As EUIs' #DataProtection authority - we act as advisor to EU co-legislator on all matters relating to processing of personal data.
👉Read our Opinions: https://t.co/dbJm5Pw8Fp
👉Formal Comments: https://t.co/CMCiIDz0Po
👉Advisory work: https://t.co/Bcbev4JALm
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🎄Merry Christmas from all of us at the #EDPS!

May this time bring you rest, clarity, and the energy to continue our shared efforts to safeguard people’s rights and shape a safer digital future for all of us.

Wishing you all a peaceful and inspiring Christmas season! ✨🎁

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🎵 #EDPS On Air: Our 2025 Wrapped is here!
🎧On our podcast, we broke down tech trends, shared insights from our publications, and worked to make #DataProtection even more accessible for everyone.
👉See you for more in 2026: https://t.co/1JA8eIdwGl

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The last #EDPS Newsletter of 2026 is here! Read & get informed on:🔭 Horizon-scanning of emerging tech, incl. the EU Digital Identity Wallet #EUDIWallet+human oversight of AI🌐A look back at recent meetings of data protection authorities
Read more here: https://t.co/1GwJYiUJH2

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Together with @coe, we invite you in celebrations of #DPD2026 on 28 Jan 2026.

We meet with policymakers, regulators, academics & practitioners to speak about the next generation of EU data protection legislation.

Check the programme & register:
https://t.co/HvH8VM2diQ

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#EDPS hosting the Interinstitutional Committee on Digital Transformation (ICDT), bringing together representatives from across the EU Institutions. #ICDT is a key forum for coordinating digital transformation efforts, from cloud and data governance to #AI and #interoperability

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New #TechDispatch on Digital Identity Wallets 🚨
#EDPS has published its latest TechDispatch on Digital Identity Wallets (DIWs) titled "The path towards a data protection by design and by default approach"
Learn more https://t.co/7oghUFNd8C

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News on our #EDPS event: Towards #DCH2.0!

We are excited to welcome our distinguished speakers who will lead the discussion on the future of cross-regulatory cooperation at our conference on 27 January 2026.

🚨Check the full lineup: https://t.co/L7CPDUSpq8