LSTS Books of the Year 2020 now out!
[Books of the Year] As per tradition, every year the members of the Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) are invited to reflect on the books that have influenced the most their (academic) lives and/or have been inspirational.
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Privacy Camp 2021 draft programme: Registrations now open!
[Event] Registrations for #PrivacyCamp21 are now open! #PrivacyCamp21 will be live on 26 January 2021, from 10.00 – 16.05 CET.
Privacy Camp is an annual conference held the day before the start of CPDP.
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The VUB Research Chair in Surveillance Studies announces two new seminars on educational and wokplace surveillance
[Seminars] The VUB Research Chair in Surveillance Studies, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Rosamunde van Brakel, is delighted to announce two new seminars that will take place in February and March 2021.
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New collaboration with the European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor
[Project] The VUB Research Group on Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) is happy to announce that, alongside the project coordinator Trilateral Research, they have concluded new contracts with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervis...
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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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