European Data Protection Supervisor Orders Europol to Change Data Processing

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

On December 21, 2021, the European Data protection Supervisor (EDPS), an EU privacy and data protection independent supervisory authority, issued a decision, ordering Europol to erase personal data on individuals that have not been linked to criminal activity.[1]  Europol had resisted the decision in a series of dialogues with the EDPS.  This article discusses the decision and the impact on Europol.



[1]    EDPS Decision on the retention by Europol of datasets lacking Data Subject Categorisation (Cases 1019-0370 & 2021-0699), Dec. 21, 2021.