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*** G7 DPA Roundtable – Privacy in the age of data ***    Last week, the fourth meeting of the G7 Data Protection Authorities have released the following statements and documents at the Roundtable in Rome. Find out more about their work on:     📎 Action plan for 2024-2025: https://europa.eu/!PmHpRn   📎 Communique on “Privacy in the age of data”: https://europa.eu/!y9YPQY  📎 Statement on AI and Children: https://europa.eu/!HbrnJx   📎 Statement on the Role of Data Protection Authorities in Fostering Trustworthy AI: https://europa.eu/!dBnrmT   📎 Comparative analysis of core elements of the EU GDPR certification as a tool for transfers and of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System in a controller-to-controller scenario: https://europa.eu/!3R6HWb   📎 Terminology paper related to the notions of anonymisation, pseudonymisation and de-identification across the G7 jurisdictions: https://europa.eu/!3GgMwX   📎 Narrative on ‘Promoting Enforcement Cooperation’: https://europa.eu/!hmQBgd     #DataProtection #Privacy #GlobalCooperation #G7    

***Become a walking #Datapedia*** 📙 From A to Z ... master the Privacy vocabulary! What makes you unique? Your personality? Your hobbies? As data protection aficionados, we tend to think that it’s your BIOMETRIC DATA. There are lots of misunderstandings about biometric data out there, especially on its identification and authentication. No worries, we can add some clarity! With Agencia Española de Protección de Datos - AEPD we’ve written a short factsheet on this topic, read it here ➡️ https://europa.eu/!r3XjJ8

*** PRESS RELEASE: G7 Roundtable: Data Protection Authorities Collaborate to Shape the Future of AI and Privacy *** From 9 to 11 October 2024, the European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiorowski participated in the 4th edition of the G7 Data Protection Authorities (DPA) Roundtable hosted by The Italian Data Protection Authority in Rome. The roundtable brought together privacy regulators from across the G7 to discuss key issues like Data free Flow with Trust, the ethical development of AI, and enhancing enforcement cooperation.  "With our participation in the G7 DPA Roundtable we aim to help shape the global debate on the importance of data protection [...]. It is a valuable opportunity to promote EU data protection standards on the world stage and build deeper cooperation based on shared values" - says Supervisor. 📍Read Press Release: https://europa.eu/!3mF9Cw  🔗 More information: https://lnkd.in/eUhZC6ep #DataProtection #Privacy #GlobalCooperation #EDPS #G7 

The EDPS Secretary General Leonardo Cervera-Navas is taking part in the meeting of the Network of Heads of EU Agencies (EUAN) titled "Strategies and insights on Europe’s AI competitiveness and the AI Act implementation". In his speech, he highlighted the importance of inter-institutional cooperation. It is crucial to adopt the best strategies to implement the AI Act and to build a solid AI preparedness with the goal of aligning the work of the EU institutions.

*** G7 Privacy *** 1st day of the G7 Privacy organised in Rome by the The Italian Data Protection Authority. EDPS Wojciech Wiewiorowski taking part in the DPAs roundtable on AI and emerging technologies.

*** #20Talks *** "What are the incentives social media platforms work under? What are the incentives these companies operate under? And if we don't stand firm in demanding our rights and demanding better, we will get a race to the bottom". Our new guest is 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗻, advocate for accountability and transparency in social media, who shed the light on the role of social media platforms in shaping human behaviour and the importance of privacy protection for whistleblowers in a thoughtful conversation with Sebastião Barros Vale. Watch the episode now! https://europa.eu/!3m6fjf #EDPSXX

*** Brussels Privacy Symposium 2024 *** EDPS Wojciech Wiewiorowski took part in a conversation with Gloria González Fuster at the 8th edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium. He stressed that human dimension must be at the heart of our thinking about AI. ”We should not forget the main objective of digital regulations such as the AI Act: it is not only boosting innovation and ensuring the free movement of AI-based good and services, but also promote a human centric and trustworthy AI protecting the fundamental rights” - stated the Supervisor. "As EDPS, I recommended a cautionary approach on the deployment of certain AI systems as I continue to have serious concerns as to the necessity and proportionality of the deployment of remote biometric identification systems, such as facial recognition in public spaces in Europe". His remarks also highlighted the critical role of fundamental rights risks assessment. “Fundamental rights risks assessment is not new to data protection. However, all these assessments must not become a pure box-ticking exercises”.  Brussels Privacy Hub, Future of Privacy Forum

*** AI & Cybersecurity: tool or weapon *** AI tools and systems can prove to be useful to help protect institutions and organisations against cybersecurity threats. But, they can also facilitate cyber-criminals’ work in gaining access to your personal data. As October is the European Cybersecurity Month, we focus on 4 positives and 4 challenging aspects of AI in cybersecurity. ➡ Our factsheet is also available here: https://europa.eu/!T6K8cg #ThinkB4UClick #CyberSecMonth