The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has been invited to express its views on the forthcoming simplification of the Data Protection Regulation, planned by the European Commission between now and the end of May, and has declared its “preliminary support” for the initiative, subject to a number of conditions.
In a response letter sent to the European Commission on 8 May, the EDPB believes that the Commission’s proposal should “retain a risk-based approach”, as “even very...