European Data Protection Board Archives - Dialogues on European Digital Transition

“We must demand ethical, civil and criminal responsibility from big online platforms”

November 20 is World Children’s Day. To mark the date, as in other years, the European Association for Digital Transition (EADT) held a discussion session in Madrid on the digital rights of minors. New in 2024 is that the event arose from an agreement between the European Association for Digital Transition and the public business institution Red.es, within the framework of the Digital Rights observation area and aimed at promoting the Digital Rights Charter.

International data transfers, on a tightrope. The EU must stand firm

European Association for Digital Transition Rights and freedom November 20, 2020June 9, 2021Court of Justice of the European Union, Data Protection, European Data Protection Board, USA

On November 11, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published some “Recommendations” – in two parts – in response to the Schrems II ruling of July 16, 2020. This extremely important decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidates the current international data transfers framework in the European Union and United States, considering that the rights of EU citizens are unprotected.

How are European institutions facing the digital transition?

European Association for Digital Transition Democratic quality February 27, 2020June 9, 2021European Commission, European Council, European Data Protection Board, European Parliament, Google, Margrethe Vestager, Privacy, Ursula von der Leyen

The challenges of the digital transition are complex and encompass all types of areas: from the defence of democratic values to purely legal matters, without forgetting free competition, defence against cyber-terrorism or data protection. Consequently, several European institutions are responsible, to a greater or lesser extent, for designing a proactive European response, without falling behind the United States and China and maintaining the standards that have made the European Union a tool for progress for more than 440 million citizens.