Walking a tightrope on an ethernet cable

The CRC Committee’s 25th General Comment Children’s Rights in relation to the digital environment

Sabine Katharina Witting • April 02, 2021 • 8 comments

The Comstock Laws: The puritan past influencing modern regulation

Anthony Comstock dedicated his life to supervising the morality of American society. Looking back on his story sheds light on the challenges faced by modern anti-obscenity groups.

Hannah DeLacey • April 15, 2020

Leveraging technology to enhance access to justice for children in Africa

Based on a presentation given by the author at the Continental Conference on Access to Justice for Children in Africa in May 2018, this blog post explores how African countries have leveraged technology to enhance access to justice for children.

Sabine Katharina Witting • June 15, 2018

The robotised workplace: transforming the privacy of modern workers

The robotisation of the workplace has exposed employees’ data. With the growth of the quantified-self movement and ubiquitous video cameras, there is little left of anonymity. What is the privacy law’s response?

Helena U. Vrabec • November 09, 2017

Crimes of future past

Recently the chief of the Dutch police made an announcement that the Dutch police will be investing in more technology in order to predict crime. But is technology able to do that?

Tim Dekkers • May 22, 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

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 blind at the steering wheel

Car manufacturers claim that the day when a blind person can be at the wheel is coming closer. However recent testimony in the US congress revealed a number of serious safety risks and ill-defined legal concepts related to autonomous technology.

Helena U. Vrabec • March 24, 2016

Smile! You’re on Body Camera.

Can body cameras help to prevent police brutality?

Tim Dekkers • July 08, 2015

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