EDPB-EDPS Publish a joint opinion on the Data Act

The European data protection board and the European data protection supervisor published their opinion on the Data Act. The opinion focuses on discussing the proposal from a perspective that acknowledges the risks posed by new harmonized rules on fair access to and use of data on data protection law. In particular, the opinion identifies three areas where significant improvement is needed: the rights to access, use and share data; the obligation to make data available in case of “exceptional need”; and the overall implementation and enforcement structure.