The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and you are invited!
Join us as we look back on two decades of safeguarding citizens' privacy and data protection rights. We will retrace the essential contributions provided by the EDPS as the European Union's independent data protection authority to shape the privacy landscape. This is also a momentous opportunity to reflect together on the current areas for improvements and future challenges.
Take part in the EDPS anniversary by exploring four captivating activities, each designed to enrich your understanding of data protection, its history, and its future.
EDPS History: Book and Timeline
Explore the journey of data protection with our book and interactive timeline, offering you an in-depth analysis of data protection milestones and the EDPS' contributions to the development of the privacy landscape. Taking stock of this rich history, the book includes contributions from key experts shedding light on the possible future of data protection and the challenges that lie ahead.
20 Talks
Watch insightful talks on privacy and data protection as we invite 20 experts and influential personalities from different fields to share their unique perspectives. The series will delve into the privacy and data protection domain, seeking to foster a deeper understanding of interplays between technology, policy, and other areas.
20 Initiatives
Discover how the EDPS uses its 20th Anniversary as an opportunity to keep improving its work. Throughout the year, we will unveil 20 initiatives - commitments and actions illustrating the EDPS' continuous aspiration to lead as a modern data protection authority. We will promote new approaches and innovations to our work that will bolster individuals' rights to privacy and data protection.
European Data Protection Summit - Rethinking Data in a Democratic Society
Join us on 20 June 2024 at the "European Data Protection Summit - Rethinking Data in a Democratic Society" for a debate on the role of States at a time of ever-growing collection of information about citizens and the part that data protection should play in modern democracies. The discussion will touch upon the role of data protection, its possibilities and limitations, its successes and missed opportunities, in contributing to the development of the fundaments of democratic societies.