New blog by Bilgesu and Abdullah Elbi: Exploring Data Protection Issues with #Worldcoin 🌐 Why does it matter? Understanding how Worldcoin handles biometric data is crucial for safeguarding privacy and ensuring compliance with data protection laws. law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/wor…

Masterclass on NIS2: From Academic Insight to Practical Implementation. Our doctoral researcher Eyup Kun will present the academic perspective, offering crucial insights into how the NIS2 Directive will impact cybersecurity.  14/11 in Gent. See the link: shorturl.at/fVmAl

Dive deeper into the data protection challenges the Worldcoin poses. In the second part of the blog post series Bilgesu and Abdullah Elbi explore how biometric data collection raises critical privacy concerns, even in hashed form. law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/wor…

How do we navigate the ethical complexities of gaining minors' assent in clinical research? From ambiguous guidelines to practical hurdles, it’s a maze we need to solve. Dusko Milojevic analyses the challenges, explores guidelines & makes recommendations law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/nav…

Ethics, legal, and societal aspects are a crucial part of the research & innovation activities in the fight against crime and terrorism. Our @IsabelaRosal highlights the main findings of ENACT project’s ethical, legal, and societal observatory. law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/tre…

AI in the Media Sector – Is the EU regulation meeting the needs of media organizations? Summary of the AI4Media blog series by Anna Schjøtt Hansen, @rasa_bocyte, Lidia Dutkiewicz and Noémie Krack on how the AI Act and the DSA address the media sector: law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/ai-…

Data is more than bits. It’s greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption, too. Luckily, the bricks of the EU data governance edifice also contribute to the Green Deal goals, by our alexandrappg law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/sus…

Great fun to host Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión (CELE) roundtable discussion on the paper "Are Risks the New Rights?: the perils of risk-based approaches to speech regulation”. Many thanks to Agustina Del Campo & Nicolás Zara, respondents Joris van Hoboken, Alexandra Qu ⚡️ & all participants

The #1 point in the EU Design legislation: the adoption of a (permanent) repair clause. More on how this #repairclause is ‘designed’ (pun intended) in the new Design Directive & the EU Design Regulation by our Manon Vanderhaeghe law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/a-c…

The EDPB reaffirms equality among GDPR legal bases, but a recent CJEU ruling hints at favoring consent over legitimate interest. Is it a pivotal moment for GDPR interpretation by Lotte Cools. #DataProtection #Privacy by Lotte Cools law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/is-…