Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt publishes 'A Philosophy of Technology for Computational Law’
This chapter confronts the foundational challenges posed to legal theory and legal philosophy by the surge of computational law. Two types of computational law are at stake.
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New PhD Vacancy in the area of data protection in Belgium (Deadline: 15 January 2021)
[Vacancy] LSTS is looking for a motivated researcher who will work on an action grant under the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union in the area of data protection in Belgium.
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Next edition of Gender, Technology and Law Sessions (February - April 2021)
[Series of sessions] The Gender, Technology & Law initiative is happy to announce the next edition of its online sessions to take place in February, March and April 2021, following the autumn cycle.
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Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt in the Hall of Fame of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics
Though we could say ‘what’s in a list’, Prof.
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Proportionality has come to the GDPR: New blogpost by Dariusz Kloza and Laura Drechsler
[Blogpost] On 9 December 2020, Dr. Dariusz Kloza and Laura Drechsler published a new blogpost entitled: 'Proportionality has come to the GDPR' on the European Law Blog.
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The EU Regulatory state and an ecosystem of trust: Prof. Paul de Hert keynoting in the 3rd Istanbul Privacy Symposium
[Keynote] On 4 December 2020, Prof Paul de Hert will give the closing keynote speech at the 3rd Istanbul Privacy Symposium - AI: What the Future Holds? Opportunities and Pitfalls.
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Expert guidance on Data Protection Impact Assessment for the telecommunications sector in Belgium
[Consultancy/Report] Between September 2018 and October 2020, the d.pia.lab (Brussels Laboratory for Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessments), part of VUB-LSTS, has provided its external expert advice to Agoria, the Belgian sectoral industry organisation, during the preparation of the A...
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Legal personality and AI software systems: New blogpost by Vagelis Papakonstantinou and Paul de Hert
[Blogpost] On 25 November 2020, Professors Vagelis Papakonstantinou and Paul de Hert published a new blogpost on the European Law Blog.
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Privacy Camp 2021 Call for panels: Digital rights for change: Reclaiming infrastructures, repairing the future
[Call for panels] The 9 th edition of Privacy Camp explores the relations between digitalisation, digital rights and infrastructures. 2020 has highlighted the importance of digital infrastructures.
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New publication: Framing Big Data in the Council of Europe and the EU data protection law systems
[Publication] LSTS Professors Paul de Hert and Vagelis Papakonstantinou co-authored a new publication ' Framing Big Data in the Council of Europe and the EU data protection law systems: Adding ‘should’ to ‘must’ via soft law to address more than only individual harms '. ...
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Statements by Vagelis Papakonstantinou and Franck Dumortier on targeted advertising regulation in Digital Privacy News
[News] Statements by Prof. Vagelis Papakonstantinou and Franck Dumortier were included in the article 'EU proposals could restrict targeted ads' (16 November 2020), hosted on the Digital Privacy News.
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