The curious flows of your LinkedIn data

“Privacy matters,” states LinkedIn in relation to our online data protection. In the context of the data-driven economy, reconciling good intentions, reality and privacy frameworks is not always easy. This blog gives some hints as to why this is the case.

Helena U. Vrabec • June 15, 2017

“The bad” and “the good” of the ePrivacy regulation proposal

Earlier this January the European Commission published a proposal for a new ePrivacy regulation. The text first still needs to survive the legislative procedure, but some of the positive and the negative points can already be assessed.

Helena U. Vrabec • January 19, 2017

Investigating Cybercrime

In this blog post, the main results of the dissertation ‘Investigating Cybercrime’ are presented.

Jan-Jaap Oerlemans • January 11, 2017 • 1 comment

The potential of big data and new technologies in human rights research

In the context of human rights, big data and new technologies are usually discussed as Orwellian threats. What if they could also be an opportunity for research and education?

Mariana Gkliati • September 27, 2016

The EU privacy shield: avoiding the big iPhone blackout?

We Europeans feel that we have the strongest data protection for our citizens in the world.

Bart Schermer • June 16, 2016

Privacy and property: do you really own your personal data?

Two weeks ago Spotify launched their new privacy policy, which instantly led to an uproar. The question Spotify’s policy has raised is what the value of personal data is.

Bart Schermer • September 08, 2015 • 2 comments

A warrant requirement for analysing data stored on smartphones?

The analysis of data stored on smartphones constitutes a severe infringement to the right to privacy. Is then a warrant requirement the only adequate safeguard to protect against arbitrary governmental abuse?

Jan-Jaap Oerlemans • May 28, 2015 • 2 comments

Towards a general data law?

A new legislative proposal has recently been introduced in Dutch Parliament: a general data law. This law should govern anything related to data. Is this a good idea or a very bad plan?

Bart Schermer • April 09, 2015

Dutch Senate discusses privacy, data retention and supervision of intelligence and security services

Thank you, senators! In the recent policy debate on privacy and supervision of the intelligence and security services the Dutch Senate – once again – proved its value as a parliamentary guarantor of fundamental rights.

Jan-Peter Loof • November 06, 2014

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