Newsletter #106 is out now!

Summary:

This newsletter from the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) discusses various technologies, events, and initiatives related to data protection. Key highlights include:

The EDPS's TechSonar Report, which identifies large language models, digital identity wallets, internet of behaviors, extended reality, and deep fake detection as technologies to watch in 2024.
The EDPS's meeting with data protection officers (DPOs) from EU institutions, which focused on empowering and emboldening DPOs to ensure data protection compliance.
The concept of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) and its benefits and risks, as well as the EDPS's Supervisory Opinion on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control's (ECDC) use of social media monitoring for epidemic intelligence purposes.
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the EDPS and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to promote international cooperation on data protection.
The EDPS's opinions on negotiating mandates for agreements between the EU and Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data.
The EDPS's International Organisations Workshop, which promotes global partnerships for sharing good practices in data protection.
* The EDPS's initiatives and events related to data protection, including the Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Conference and the Brussels Privacy Symposium.

The newsletter also provides links to relevant reports, opinions, blog posts, and podcasts for further reading.