On Monday 25 May, the European Union will celebrate the second anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679). On this occasion, the European Commissioners Vera Jourova (Values and Transparency) and Didier Reynders (Justice) issued a statement highlighting the virtues of this “cornerstone of Europe’s digital transition”.
However, they recognise that national data protection authorities responsible for enforcing the rules “often have not yet reached their full capacity” and call on Member States to provide them with “adequate human, financial and technical resources”.
According to the think tank Future of Privacy Forum, given their limited resources, the authorities are focusing on high-value sectors, such as technology or child protection.
It should be recalled that the European Commission plans to present its report on the implementation and amendment of the GDPR on 10 June (according to a provisional timetable). On the Irish authorities’ side of things, decisions could be taken in the next few weeks.
See the statement: https://bit.ly/2WN0U7F (Original version in French by Sophie Petitjean)