Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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.