The GDPR requires controllers to implement appropriate measures to be able to demonstrate compliance with the GDPR itself, taking into account among others the “the risks of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons” (article 24 (1)). In line with the risk-based approach embodied by the GDPR, carrying out a […]
On July 17, 2019, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted and published a list of the types of processing operations that require a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) under Article 39 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 for the EU institution. The EDPS also adopted a list of those processing that at first sight do not […]
Having regard to Article 63, Article 64 (1a), (3) – (8) and Article 35 (1), (3), (4), (6) of the Regulation 2016/679/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such […]
The EDPB adopted opinions on the draft lists that several supervisory authorities issued regarding he processing operations subject to the requirement of a data protection impact assessment (DPIAs, according to Article 35.4 GDPR). This power of EDPB is pursuant to Article 63, Article 64 (1a), (3) – (8) and Article 35 (1), (3), (4), (6) […]
In June 2018 the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published a draft list of processing operations for which it is mandatory to conduct a data protection impact assessment (DPIA). The list is intended to encompass both national and cross-border data processing under Article 35 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With a view to […]
The CNIL, the French Data Protection Authority, has made available a software update to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA). The software update can be downloaded at https://www.cnil.fr… The corresponding Italian version has been developed with the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali. See www.garanteprivacy.it… For more information on how […]
EU Data Protection Authorities released useful Data Protection Impact Assessment tools (DPIAS) Belgium: the Commission for the Protection of Privacy, Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer (CBPL) issued a Recommandation d’initiative concernant l’analyse d’impact relative à la protection des données (n° 01/2018) Cyprus: the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, Γραφείου Επιτρόπου Προστασίας Δεδομένων […]
On March 22, 2018, the Information Commissioner Officer (ICO) – the U.K. Data Protection Authority – published a detailed guidance for UK organizations on data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) under the GDPR to help companies identify and minimize the data protection risks of projects. The content of this detailed guidance is subject to public consultation, […]
At its plenary meeting held in October 2017, Working Party 29 (WP29) examined certain critical matters regarding the implementation of Regulation 2016/679, the so called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). WP29 approved the final version of the DPIA guidelines Guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessment after having examined the comments received during the public consultation which ended […]
The Guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and determining whether processing is “likely to result in a high risk” for the purposes of Regulation 2016/679, wp248rev.01, are available at here. The GDPR requires controllers to implement appropriate measures to be able to demonstrate compliance with the GDPR itself, taking into account among others […]