Europol will have the power to receive and process datasets from private parties and pursue research projects for better handling of security-related cases. The use of these powers will be overseen by the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Fundamental Rights Officer, a newly created role. The European Parliament granted the new powers after taking a poll on Wednesday, in which 480 members of the European Parliament voted in favor of the powers and 143 voted against them. Security awareness advocate at cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 says while the mandate is welcome, one must not throw caution to the wind.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/eu-grants-europol-supervised-data-processing-powers-a-19031