Anyone familiar with the European data protection and privacy landscape likely understands why the shift from the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) of the last 10 years to his successor is sort of a “moment.” EDPS Peter Hustinx, who cultivated the then newly established role, is a managerial rock star by most accounts; the rhetoric around data protection has hit a fever pitch, and the EU’s data protection regulation is soon to be finalized. Enter Giovanni Buttarelli, a tall, distinguished-looking man from Italy who’s leaving his post as assistant supervisor for the last six years to become EDPS. He sat down with Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, recently in Brussels, to discuss his new role, and The Privacy Advisor has the details.
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