During its 46th plenary session, the European Data Protection Board adopted a statement on the draft ePrivacy Regulation. The EDPB also adopted guidelines on virtual voice assistants and connected vehicles, as well as discussed the draft UK adequacy decision. Finally, the EDPB and EDPS adopted a joint opinion on the Data Governance Act. Both the EDPB and EDPS acknowledged that the "legitimate objective" of the DGA is to improve data-sharing conditions within the internal market and called on co-legislators to ensure the future DGA is in line with EU data protection legislation.
Update: 160321 - Adopted documents:
- EDPB Work Programme 2021-2022
- EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion on the Data Governance Act
- Statement on the ePrivacy Regulation
- Guidelines on Virtual Voice Assistants
- Guidelines on Connected Vehicles (following public consultation)
- Guidelines on relevant and reasoned objection (following public consultation)
- EDPB feedback on the candidate European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS)
- Response to MEP Andrzej Halicki on follow-up letter regarding data sharing in the Polish elections
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