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LAW, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (LSTS) RESEARCH GROUP

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Welcome to the website of the interdisciplinary Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), focusing upon the articulations of law, science, technology, ethics and society. 

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Wednesday 27 January

The “act-ification” of EU law: New Blogpost by Prof. Vagelis Papakonstantinou

[Blogpost] A new blogpost by Professor Vagelis Papakonstantinou features on the European Law Blog . Inspired by the recent release by the European Commission of the draft Digital Services Act and the...

Repair Café for Digital Rights
Monday 25 January

New page and save the date: First Repair Café for Digital Rights on 18 February 2021!

[Project/Event] The Repair Cafés for Digital Rights - Brussels (BXL) present their brand-new page! Moreover, the first Repair Café for Digital Rights - Brussels will be held digitally on Thursday 18...

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Monday 25 January

BPH Webinar: Does the EU need to urgently adopt the Interim Regulation on the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online? (8 February 2021, Online)

[Webinar] The second webinar of the new Enforcing Europe - Webinar Series, in media partnership with Privacy Laws & Business , takes place on 8 February 2021. The webinar discuss the Proposal of...

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Monday 25 January

Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt to speak at 'Law + Computation: An Algorithm for the Rule of Law and Justice?' 5 Feb 2021

Computation is poised to transform legal services, legal systems, and the law itself. Making the most of innovation and technology, and understanding the benefits and risks, requires deep...

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Tuesday 19 January

LSTS welcomes visiting scholar Guillermo Lazcoz (January-April 2021)

[Visiting scholar] Guillermo Lazcoz arrived in Brussels on the 4 th of January 2021, and he is joining LSTS as a visiting PhD-student for the next three months, until the 3 rd of April 2021. He is...

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Upcoming events

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From Wednesday 27 January at 8:30 to Friday 29 January at 18:30

CPDP 2021: Enforcing rights in a changing world

The international conference for computers, privacy & data protection (CPDP) will have the theme of 'Enforcing rights in a changing world' for its 2021 edition, which will take place on January...

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Thursday 4 February from 17:00 to 18:30

VUB Chair in Surveillance Studies Seminar on Educational Surveillance

This seminar will be hosted by the VUB Chair in Surveillance Studies . It will focus on 'Educational surveillance' and feature a panel discussion with Ben Williamson, Seda Gürses, Chris Gilliard and...

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Monday 8 February from 13:30 to 14:30

Does the EU need to urgently adopt the Interim Regulation on the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online?

This is the second webinar in the new Enforcing Europe - Webinar Series . The Webinar Series is in media partnership with Privacy Laws & Business . Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union...

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Tuesday 9 February from 12:30 to 14:00

Gender, Technology & Law session: Olga Jurasz on online harms and online violence against women – towards a (law) reform

The Gender, Technology & Law research group is happy to announce a new series of online sessions to take place in February, March and April 2021. The first online session of the new cycle will be...

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Tuesday 16 February from 12:30 to 13:30

Brussels Privacy Hub Doctoral seminar with LSTS visiting scholar Guillermo Lazcoz on 'Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: Regulatory crossroads and issues ahead'

The Brussels Privacy Hub (BPH) is organising a Doctoral Seminar series to give the opportunity to Ph.D. candidates working on privacy and data protection topics at the Law, Science, Technology and...

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