The 6th National Data Protection Conference took place on Tuesday 28th January in Dublin Castle, Dublin City Centre. Taking place on Data Privacy Day, this was the largest year to date for the conference with over 280 delegates in attendance.

The Association of Data Protection Officers (ADPO) and IAPP Europe have announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance. The partnership comes at a time of increased international emphasis on privacy and data protection, and heightened recognition of the critical role of data protection officers, especially in Europe, where IAPP Europe is already working closely with national data protection associations such as the German Association for Data Protection and Data Security, and the French Association of Data Protection Correspondents.

The following article is a detailed report from Kathryn Whelan of Intel on the 35th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners.