Summary
- The EDPB has reviewed implementation
of the GDPR so far and has declared the first year and a half a
success.
- The EDPB did note areas for
improvement, including the impact of implementation on SMEs and
issues with cooperation across different jurisdictions.
- However, notwithstanding these
difficulties, the EDPB considers that it would be premature to
revise the text of the GDPR.
The report
On 18th February 2020 the European Data Protection
Board (“EDPB”) adopted its contribution to the
evaluation of the GDPR under Article 97. The report is the
EDPB’s reflection on the GDPR so far, noting areas of success
and those where there is room for improvement.
Overall, the EDPB sees the first year and a half of the GDPR as
a success, which has ‘strengthened data protection as a
fundamental right and harmonized the interpretation of data
protection principles’. In particular, the EDPB has
emphasised that the GDPR is ‘a technologically
