CEDPO
The Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations

CEDPO
The Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations

CEDPO aims to

  • promote the role of the Data Protection Officer,
  • provide advice on balanced, practicable and effective data protection, and to
  • contribute to a better harmonisation of data protection law and practices in the EU/EEA.

 

CEDPO members are convinced that the Data Protection Officer (DPO) plays a central role in enabling a balanced, practicable and effective protection of personal data. By gathering  organisations from different EEA Member States under one Confederation, we intend to contribute to a better harmonisation of rules and practices through the exchange of practical know-how and experiences.

Recent News

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

AI is too big to fail, and it must be regulated. With that everyone agrees, but how should it be regulated? That is a different question, and one which invites many answers. In this CEDPO-hosted webinar, with a particular focus on the impact to data protection, we will bring together the differing global perspectives on how best to regulate this most disruptive of technologies. With leading...

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. Artificial intelligence is not a new concept for DPOs and data protection professionals. Generative AI, however, is. When OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022, the majority of data protection professionals had never heard of generative AI, and were certainly not...

AI and Personal Data A Guide for DPOs “Frequently Asked Questions”

AI and Personal Data A Guide for DPOs “Frequently Asked Questions”

CEDPO AI Working Group16 June 2023 This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. It is aimed at data protection officers and answers, for them, the fundamental questions that will arise as their work inevitably intersects more and more with artificial intelligence and machine learning software. Artificial intelligence...

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

AI is too big to fail, and it must be regulated. With that everyone agrees, but how should it be regulated? That is a different question, and one which invites many answers. In this CEDPO-hosted webinar, with a particular focus on the impact to data protection, we will bring together the differing global perspectives on how best to regulate this most disruptive of technologies. With leading...

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. Artificial intelligence is not a new concept for DPOs and data protection professionals. Generative AI, however, is. When OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022, the majority of data protection professionals had never heard of generative AI, and were certainly not...

AI and Personal Data A Guide for DPOs “Frequently Asked Questions”

AI and Personal Data A Guide for DPOs “Frequently Asked Questions”

CEDPO AI Working Group16 June 2023 This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. It is aimed at data protection officers and answers, for them, the fundamental questions that will arise as their work inevitably intersects more and more with artificial intelligence and machine learning software. Artificial intelligence...

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

AI is too big to fail, and it must be regulated. With that everyone agrees, but how should it be regulated? That is a different question, and one which invites many answers. In this CEDPO-hosted webinar, with a particular focus on the impact to data protection, we will bring together the differing global perspectives on how best to regulate this most disruptive of technologies. With leading...

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. Artificial intelligence is not a new concept for DPOs and data protection professionals. Generative AI, however, is. When OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022, the majority of data protection professionals had never heard of generative AI, and were certainly not...

AI and Personal Data A Guide for DPOs “Frequently Asked Questions”

AI and Personal Data A Guide for DPOs “Frequently Asked Questions”

CEDPO AI Working Group16 June 2023 This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. It is aimed at data protection officers and answers, for them, the fundamental questions that will arise as their work inevitably intersects more and more with artificial intelligence and machine learning software. Artificial intelligence...

Founding History

About CEDPO

CEDPO was founded in September 2011 by European Data Protection Organisations, namely, AFCDP (Association Française des Correspondants à la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel) of France, APEP (Asociación Profesional Española de Privacidad) of Spain, GDD (Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit) of Germany, and NGFG (Nederlands Genootschap van Functionarissen voor de Gegevensbescherming) of the Netherlands. In February 2014, ADPO (The Association of Data Protection Officers) of Ireland, ARGE DATEN of Austria, and SABI (Stowarzyszenie Inspektorów Ochrony Danych) of Poland joined CEDPO. 

The latest to additions to CEDPO took place between 2018-2020 when ASSO DPO (Associazione Data Protection Officer) of Italy, AEPD (Associação de Encarregados de Proteção de Dados) of Portugal and ASCPD (Asociatia Specialistilor in Confidentialitate si Protectia Datelor) of Romania became member associations.

CEDPO Members

Austria | ARGE Daten
France | AFCDP
Germany | GDD
Ireland | ADPO
Italy | ASSO DPO
The Netherlands | NGFG
Poland | SABI

Romania | ASCPD

Portugal | AEPD

Spain | APEP

Austria | ARGE Daten

France | AFCDP
Germany | GDD
Ireland | ADPO
Italy | ASSO DPO
The Netherlands | NGFG
Poland | SABI
Rumania | ASCPD
Spain | AEPD
Spain | APEP