European Data Protection Supervisor : Data Protection Authority for the EU institutions

Télécharger l’article On July 13th 2023, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, discussed with us European Data Protection Supervisor’s role as well as artificial intelligence and the AI Act during an interview with Confrontations Europe[1]. Here is a trancript of these discussions. Confrontations Europe : To start this interview, could you tell us more about the institution that you manage? What are the European Data Protection Supervisor’s missions? Wojciech Wiewiórowski : The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) serves as the Data Protection Authority for the EU institutions, functioning as an agency. Consequently, our responsibilities can be broadly categorized into three key areas. Firstly, our primary duty involves overseeing the compliance of EU institutions and agencies with data protection laws. To illustrate this role, let me give you a short example. If you encounter data protection issues in Brussels concerning a shop or hotel, you would typically seek resolution through the Belgian authority. However, if