In the digital era, data is the new currency… And data protection, an increasingly important social, legal and political matter for the EU! But how well protected is our data? And what challenges lie ahead?

EPRS policy podcast - Understanding EU data protection policy

Mark Zuckerberg,&nbsp; Chief Executive Officer of Facebook meets President Tajani and the political group chairpersons in the European Parliament in Brussels.

He&nbsp;attends the Conference of Presidents of the Political Groups of the European Parliament. The meeting includes the participation of the President and Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Meeting with Mark Zuckerberg at the European Parliament

The end of May 2019 marked the first year since the full application of the General data protection regulation (GDPR).

The Parliament and the Commission have stressed that the full potential of data as a social good cannot be unlocked until citizens' lack of trust in technology and their sense of a loss of control of their personal data is properly addressed. Various matters are concerned: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Facial Recognition Technology (FRT); The Internet of Things (IoT); etc.

Data Protection

EP Plenary session - Data Protection Adequacy - Joint debate

EP Plenary session - A European strategy for data

EP plenary session - Free flow of non-personal data in the European Union

EP plenary session - Free flow of non-personal data in the European Union - Report: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt

LIBE Hearing on the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica case - Part 3: Use of Facebook users' data by Cambridge Analytica and impact on data protection - Policy solutions and remedies -

EP Conference of Presidents with Mark ZUCKERBERG, founder and CEO of Facebook

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Mark ZUCKERBERG, founder and CEO of Facebook

Privacy settings screenshot - General Data Protection Regulation

Cables are displayed in a data protection centre. Data wires - interconnection - right to privacy.

The data act establishes common rules governing the sharing of data generated by the use of connected products or related services (e.g. the internet of things, industrial machines) to ensure fairness in data sharing contracts. Closing statements by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market and by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Rapporteur.

Data Act: closing statements by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market and by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Rapporteur

The data act establishes common rules governing the sharing of data generated by the use of connected products or related services (e.g. the internet of things, industrial machines) to ensure fairness in data sharing contracts. Opening statements by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Rapporteur, Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL), IMCO; Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO (S&D, ES), AFCO; Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), LIBE and by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Data Act: opening statement by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Rapporteur, Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL), Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO (S&D, ES), Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), and by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

Wojciech Wiewiórowski is the European Data Protection Supervisor. He was appointed by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council on 5 December 2019 for a term of five years.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Wojciech WIEWIÓROWSKI , European Data Protection Supervisor: arrival and roundtable

Angelika NIEBLER (EPP, DE) speaks to the press on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European data governance (Data Governance Act). This transcript is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Angelika NIEBLER (EPP, DE), rapporteur, on the Data Governance Act - EU initiatives towards a European Data Economy

The volume of data being produced worldwide is growing rapidly. It is expected to grow from 33 zettabytes, i.e. 1021 bytes or one thousand billion gigabytes, in 2018, to 175 zettabytes in 2025. The datafication of everyday life and data scandals have made the protection of personal information an increasingly important social, legal and political matter for the EU. In recent years, awareness of data rights and expectations for EU action in this area have both grown considerably. The right to privacy and the right to protection of personal data are both enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and in the EU Treaties. The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009 gave the Charter the same legal value as the Treaties and abolished the pillar structure, providing a stronger basis for a more effective and comprehensive EU data protection regime. ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - The future challenges of EU data protection

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (“Schrems II”) - Case C-311/18; and on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom. Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, and Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, and President in office of the Council of the European Union

Joint debate on data protection adequacy: closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, and Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Council of the European Union

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (“Schrems II”) - Case C-311/18; and on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom. Opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, President in office of the Council of the European Union and by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice.

Joint debate on data protection adequacy: opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Council of the European Union, and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (“Schrems II”) - Case C-311/18; and on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom.

Joint debate on data protection adequacy: MEPs debate 2/2

Joint debate on data protection adequacy: MEPs debate 1/2

During the plenary session (24-25 March 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on a European strategy for data. MEPs debate

Joint debate on a European strategy for data: MEPs debate 2/2

Joint debate on a European strategy for data: Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

Joint debate on a European strategy for data: MEPs debate 1/2

During the plenary session (24-25 March 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on a European strategy for data. Opening statements by Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI), rapporteur, by Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DK) IMCO, Axel VOSS (EPP, DE) JURI, Marina KALJURAND (S&D, EE) LIBE, and by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Joint debate on a European strategy for data: opening statements

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels 24 - 25 March 2021), MEPs debate a European strategy for data. Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI), Rapporteur, considers that an EU-wide strategy that enables the free flow of data within the EU is needed for European businesses, universities and research to be globally competitive. On the same time, a data society must be set up that is built on rights and EU values such as privacy, transparency and respect of fundamental rights, leading to better and automated real-time services, sustainable growth and high-quality jobs. Statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, Axel VOSS (EPP, DE), Nicola DANTI (Renew, IT), and Marisa MATIAS (The Left, PT).

European strategy for data: extracts from the debate and statement by Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI), Rapporteur

As of May 2018, with the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, there is one set of data protection rules for all companies operating in the EU, wherever they are based. This Infoclip illustrates people consulting websites on computer and smartphones, GDPR compliances on various websites, internet connections, rooters and servers.

Infoclip: General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application

Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) look into possible changes and improvements that could be made, two years after the application of the General Data Protection Regulation. Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), LIBE Chair, and Axel VOSS (EPP, DE), shadow rapporteur in 2018, give a statement on the Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application (15/03/2021): statements by Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Rapporteur and Axel VOSS (EPP, DE) at LIBE Committee

This infoclip shows illustration footage of the supercomputer in the data centre of the CINECA consortium, Bologna, Italy. This supercomputer is also part of the EU-funded Exscalate4CoV project which aims to find coronavirus treatments.

Infoclip: Supercomputers

This year, STOA's Annual Lecture will focus on the disruptive effects of the digital revolution upon democracy and the protection of civil liberties and human rights in the context of the current pandemic. It will examine the impacts of digital technology on democratic decision-making and the notion of democratic citizenship. The Annual Lecture 2020, chaired by STOA Chair Eva KAILI (S&D, Greece), will investigate the challenges associated with the growing datafication of our societies and the need to reclaim data sovereignty in the era of artificial intelligence. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

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