The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published, on Friday 17 November, a Joint Opinion on the European Commission’s proposal to establish a legal framework for the digital euro (see EUROPE B13211A11), should such a digital currency be launched by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB). The EDPB and EDPS stress that the added value of a digital euro lies mainly in its confidentiality.
The EDPB and the EDPS very much...