European Union: EDPB Guidelines on Virtual Voice Assistants (VVA)
Progress
Current status
adopted
07 Jul 2021 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
EDPB adopts Guidelines on Virtual Voice Assistants (VVA) (Version 2.0)
The European Data Protection Board adopts the Guidelines on Virtual Voice Assistants (VVA) (Version 2.0). A VVA is a service that understands and executes voice commands and hence has access to a huge amount of personal data. The Guideline clarifies…
Event type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority