Recent blogposts
When are we finally going to get an EU citation style?
Vagelis Papakonstantinou writes on citation styles in Academic writing in law. Those of us involved in academic writing, specifically with legal writing, are all too familiar with the problem: there is no EU-specific citation style.
Synthetic data and Medical AI – where do we stand?
Jarosław Greser writes a guest blog-post on the legal possibilities and limitations of using synthetic data in the medical sector. Introduction The concept of synthetic data is of increasing interest to researchers and practitioners.
Prof. Spiros Simitis, ‘father of data protection’, passes away
Some words for his unique contribution to the EU data protection acquis - B y Professor Vagelis Papakonstantinou A few days ago, on 18 March 2023, Prof. Spiros Simitis passed away. Prof. Simitis was the ‘father of data protection’ and, also, my Doktorvater.
The Proposed Data Act and its implications for business-to-government data sharing in smart cities (November 2022)
Marie-Sklodowska Curie Action's Fellow Barbara Lazarotto (LSTS) reflects on public-private data sharing and its implications on data subjects' rights. The Data Act was the last proposed Act of the European Data Strategy, issued on February 2022.
Ideas for investigating the impact of algorithms on free speech in online platforms (October 2022)
E. Mantovani (LSTS), R. Sabbadini (guest author), A. Kumar (LSTS) and P. De Hert (LSTS) ponder upon the impact of algorithms on free speech and suggest a three-way plan of study.
Impact assessment for artificial intelligence: Protection-by-design of fundamental rights (September-October 2022)
Doctoral researcher Nikolaos Ioannidis (VUB, LSTS, CDSL) proposes a research agenda for ‘’impact assessment considerations in artificial intelligence applications’’ identifying commonalities between the proposed conformity assessment procedure, the data protection impact assessment process an...
Towards a right to Data Protection Impact Assessment? [August 2022]
EUTOPIA PhD co-tutelle fellow Alessandra Calvi (VUB, LSTS, d.pia.lab & CYU, ETIS) proposes a conceptualisation of a “right to DPIA” and suggests how existing legal remedies could (or could not) be used by data subjects and their representatives to enforce it.
Evaluating proportionality of restrictions on freedom of movement during the omicron wave: the case of digital covid certificates [July 2022]
LSTS/HALL PhD researcher Danaja Fabcic Povse ponders upon the proportionality of restrictions on freedom of movement with the use of EU digital covid certificates.
Quo vadis, data retention? The indeterminable quest for proportionality [June 2022]
LSTS researchers Lina Jasmontaite and Juraj Sajfert analyse the development of the notion of proportionality in recent case law of the Court of Justice on data retention.
To define or not to define? International personal data transfers in the General Data Protection Regulation [June 2022]
LSTS/FWO researcher Laura Drechsler reflects on the need for a definition of data transfers for the General Data Protection Regulation.
A Blog for LSTS
In this inaugural post, LSTS Co-Directors Gloria González Fuster and Mireille Hildebrandt welcome the launch of this new platform. The Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) Research Group is proud to witness the launch of a new blog.
Welcome to the LSTS Blog!
The LSTS Blog is an initiative of the LSTS researchers to promote the research done at LSTS.
You can find more information in the editorial policy and the style guide.
If you are a LSTS researcher and you wish to submit a blogpost, address your draft or proposal thereof to the Editorial Team via email.
LSTS Blog Editorial Team:
Dr. Laurence Diver, Nikos Ioannidis, Pia Groenewolt
Former members of the LSTS Blog Editorial Team:
Olga Gkotsopoulou (2022), Laura Drechsler (2022)
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A Blog for LSTS
In this inaugural post, LSTS Co-Directors Gloria González Fuster and Mireille Hildebrandt welcome the launch of this new platform. The Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) Research Group is proud to witness the launch of a new blog.