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The EDPB report on DPOs: What you need to know
This video unpacks the latest coordinated enforcement action report from the European Data Protection Board addressing the designation and position of data protection officers.
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EDPB coordinated enforcement sheds light on DPO compliance
Perceived gaps in aiding DPO efficacy were among the revelations outlined in an EDPB report on the results of its 2023 coordinated enforcement action.
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The most iconic DPA decisions on DPOs and what you should take from them 2023
This article examines several key rulings that put the DPO role in conflict with their compliance responsibilities and tightened the ability for companies to hire external DPOs.
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Going back to basics for the EDPB’s year of the DPO
The EDPB’s coordinated enforcement action focused on the role of the DPO. This article examines the legal requirements for DPOs and breaks down the role’s designation, position and tasks as set out in the GDPR.
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Data Protection Officer Requirements by Country
Increasingly, privacy and data protection laws around the world require organizations to designate a data protection officer to translate legal protections into practical reality. This chart catalogues those requirements but does not include the many additional instances in which a DPO is recommended but not required.
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DPO Handbook: Data Protection Officers Under the GDPR
This book provides a comprehensive view of all aspects of the role of DPOs under the GDPR, starting with a look at how organizations determine whether they need a DPO, defining the skills required for the role, and discussing how to source this skillset.
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What is a DPO?
DPO Handbook: Data Protection Officers Under the GDPR, 2nd Edition
Exploring the ever-changing role of a data protection officer
From Here to DPO: Building a Data Protection Officer
What skills should your DPO absolutely have?
Two pros weigh in: Should the DPO be a lawyer? Perhaps an auditor?
Here’s what it takes to be a certified DPO in Spain
How do the DPO and EU representative interplay?
Additional News and Resources
The EDPB Coordinated Enforcement Action on the role of DPOs
Requirements of the GDPR-mandated DPO
Exploring the ever-changing role of a data protection officer
The chief data officer in government: A CDO Playbook 2023
Can the roles of DPO and whistleblowing officer be merged?
EDPB launches coordinated enforcement on role of DPOs
CJEU issues ruling on DPOs and conflict of interest
Sweden’s DPA publishes DPO survey
AEPD reports 100K registered DPOs
The value of a UK representative: A response to the DPDI Bill
Datatilsynet (Norway) – Data Protection Officer Survey 2020/21
DPOs in Israel — An analysis of a regulatory maze
Top 5 operational impacts of China’s PIPL: Part 3 — Personal information protection officer
An examination of the DPO requirements in India’s proposed Data Protection Bill
NASCIO – State Chief Information Officer Surveys
Comparing the role of the DPO under the GDPR and Turkish law
Study: LGPD likely to require at least 50K DPOs in Brazil alone
The most iconic DPA decisions on DPOs and what you should take from them
Study: An estimated 500K organizations have registered DPOs across Europe
GDPR one year later: Looking backward and forward
From Here to DPO: Building a Data Protection Officer
PIAs and Data Mapping – Operationalizing GDPR and Privacy by Design