Giovanni Buttarelli was voted for the post of European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) last week by the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Referred to as the "privacy watchdog", the EDPS' main objective is ensuring that the European institutions, bodies, agencies and offices respect the privacy of citizen data. The Committee's nominations will be voted on by the Parliament's plenary session, and subsequently by the EU Council.
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