The European Commission – Data Protection links to the Article 29 Working Party Guidelines which supplement our understanding of GDPR:

Additional “News” from the Art. 29 WP may be found here. Despite prominence on the Commission’s website, the Commission stated on December 12th, 2017 that the Art. 29 WP does not speak for the Commission (see here). Guidance, opinions and other statements of the Art. 29 WP are generally given a great deal of attention by those affected by GDPR because it is composed of the following:

  • A representative of the supervisory authority(ies) designated by each EU country;
  • A representative of the authority(ies) established for the EU institutions and bodies;
  • A representative of the European Commission.

On March 27, 2018, the Commission posted a new link to the Article 29WP archives from 1997 to November 2016.

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Amy Carlson is Of Counsel in the firm’s Corporate group and has more than 20 years of experience assisting clients with a wide range of privacy matters. Using her understanding of the intersection of law and technology along with her understanding of business…

Amy Carlson is Of Counsel in the firm’s Corporate group and has more than 20 years of experience assisting clients with a wide range of privacy matters. Using her understanding of the intersection of law and technology along with her understanding of business, she helps companies develop and implement privacy policies, plans and audits, as well as manage data breaches. Amy also has experience with e-commerce, intellectual property, telecommunications, security policy, international privacy and export control issues. Amy is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and a Certified Information Privacy Manager by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She co-leads the firm’s privacy initiative.