Electronic Ethics – Rights And Freedoms In A Digital Future

The European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS") recently published an opinion entitled 'Towards a new digital ethics – Data, dignity and technology' (the "Opinion"). The Opinion focuses on the challenges that new and evolving technologies pose to data protection. In particular, the EDPS highlights the need for a simple but future-proof approach to law-making in the area of data protection. Given the on-going negotiations around the new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), the EDPS hopes its Opinion might guide lawmakers in developing the next generation of data protection laws.

Who is the EDPS?

The EDPS is an independent institution of the EU.  Together with the European Commission and national data protection authorities, it makes up part of the Article 29 Working Party. In general, the EDPS is responsible "for ensuring that the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, and in particular their right to privacy, are respected by the