EDPB Vice President Vukic Highlights International Cooperation at Privacy Symposium
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At its latest plenary session, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Guidelines on Processing Personal Data for Scientific Research purposes. The Board also established a dedicated team to accelerate completion of anonymization guidelines. AZOP reports that EDPB Vice President Vukic highlighted the importance of strengthening international cooperation at a privacy symposium. The EDPB further adopted two additional decisions at this session, though details were not fully reported.
“Na svojoj posljednjoj plenarnoj sjednici EDPB je usvojio Smjernice o obradi osobnih podataka u svrhe znanstvenog istraživanja.”
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The EDPB has adopted Guidelines on Processing Personal Data for Scientific Research purposes, providing clarity on how data protection rules apply to research activities involving personal data. Separately, the Board has established a dedicated team to accelerate the finalization of separate anonymization guidelines. These are non-binding instruments that will inform how national data protection authorities across the EU interpret obligations under GDPR for research contexts.
Research institutions, universities, hospitals, and other entities conducting scientific research involving personal data should monitor EDPB guidance as it develops. While non-binding, EDPB guidelines shape supervisory expectations across member states and can influence how national authorities apply GDPR to research activities.
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EDPB- usvojene Smjernice o obradi osobnih podatka u svrhe znanstvenih istraživanja
Bruxelles, 16. travnja – Na svojoj posljednjoj plenarnoj sjednici EDPB je usvojio Smjernice o obradi osobnih podataka u svrhe znanstvenog istraživanja. Osim toga, Odbor je uspostavio tim kako bi ubrzao dovršetak smjernica o anonimizaciji. EDPB je također usvojio dva...
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