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mr. Dr. B.W. Schermer is Associate Professor and lecturer at eLaw@Leiden, Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Law and Partner and co-founder at Considerati

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WCIT 2012: Who controls the Internet?

During next week's WCIT12 conference the International Telecommunications Regulations will be reviewed. And it's more important than you probably realise.

Bart Schermer • November 29, 2012 • 1 comment

Removing Twitter accounts: censorship or obeying the law?

Last week Twitter blocked the user account of the neo-nazi group ‘Besseres Hannover’ for German users. The account was blocked at the behest of the German authorities, because the group is illegal in Germany.

Bart Schermer • October 25, 2012

Big Data, Big Privacy?

Today's society could be considered a data society. Large amounts of digital data are being generated every day. But are the issues that come with all this data properly addressed by current legislation?

Bart Schermer • August 30, 2012 • 6 comments

The Dutch cookie conundrum

This week, the new Dutch cookie law came into force, leading to confusion and chagrin among website owners. The cookie law is controversial, as it requires website owners to get consent from the user before placing cookies, which can be quite burdensome.

Bart Schermer • June 09, 2012

Dutch Pirate Party wants to sink BREIN… and the rule of law?

In January of this year Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN successfully sought an injunction against Internet providers Ziggo and XS4ALL, forcing them to block access to the Pirate Bay for their customers.

Bart Schermer • May 03, 2012 • 29 comments