The Directive’s purpose is to provide more robust protection for people living and working within EU countries who report misconduct, unethical behavior, or breaches of the law. Wherever an ...

The EU protects individuals' personal data used by law enforcement authorities to prevent, investigate, detect or prosecute criminal offences. On this page Protecting data in judicial and police ...

Google has criticised how the EU Data Protection Directive is being implemented. While the principles of the directive are sound and have been adopted by many countries, the application of them "no ...

Two decades ago, the European Union enacted a legislative time bomb—the EU Data Protection Directive—placing significant restrictions on the collection, use and disclosure of personal data, including ...

European Union data-protection reform proposals could undermine basic privacy rights globally, a growing chorus of critics say. More than 60 civil rights groups from all corners of the world including ...

The EDPB is an independent European legal body responsible for ensuring consistent application of EU data protection rules, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as the Data ...