Frederik Borgesius

Law Prof at iHub, interdisciplinary research hub on digitalization and society & Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Radboud university, NL
Mastodon handle: @Frederik_Borgesius
University web page:
https://www.ru.nl/en/people/zuiderveen-borgesius-f

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2024-09-02 15:58:05

One of the most fun and inspiring parts of my job is a deep dive into new research, as a member of a PhD committee. Very inspiring.
The PhD candidate has invested some years and loads of energy, and I get to learn from them.
#academia #research

2024-08-08 11:54:06

‘AI, insurance, discrimination and unfair differentiation. An overview and research agenda’
A new pre-print, better than the first version. Well, we think so :)
By Marvin van Bekkum Tom Heskes and me.
We’d love to hear your comments!
https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.11892
#law #economics #tech #ai #insurance #discrimination

2024-07-10 18:50:51

‘PubHubs has started
PubHubs is the name for a new Dutch community network, based on public values. PubHubs stands for Public Hubs. It is open and transparent and protects the personal data of its participants. PubHubs is still in an experimental phase, in which first Hubs are being created by organisations that are close to the development team at Radboud University.’
https://www.pubhubs.net/en/
#privacy #tech less #surveillance #Socialmedia

2024-07-03 17:30:30

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Well, works again now it seems :)

2024-07-03 17:29:07

Large parts of the Curia website, the site of the CJEU, are down for me.
#law #eu #tech #internet
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2024-07-03 11:39:10

The Computational Law Lab at the University of Tübingen is searching for a PhD student to work at the intersection of Machine Learning and Law.
https://uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet/karriere/newsfullview-stellenangebote/article/phd-student-doctoral-candidate-in-machine-learning-and-law-m-f-d-e-13-tv-l-75/
#academia #law #ai #jobs

2024-07-02 08:05:58

'Identifying and Improving Disability Bias in GPT-Based Resume Screening.'
Kate Glazko, Yusuf Mohammed, Ben Kosa, Venkatesh Potluri, and Jennifer Mankoff.
'we present a resume audit study, in which we ask ChatGPT (specifically, GPT-4) to rank a resume against the same resume enhanced with an additional leadership award, scholarship, panel presentation, and membership that are disability-related. We find that GPT-4 exhibits prejudice towards these enhanced CVs.'
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3630106.3658933

2024-06-26 16:30:00

Thought-provoking discussions today. I gave a mini workshop on law and discrimination risks of automated decision-making. Venue: Academy for Legislation, the educational institute for legislative lawyers in the Netherlands. They’re in one of the most beautiful streets of The Hague https://rechtenoverheid.nl/english
#academia #law #tech #ai #politics
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2024-06-26 11:40:38

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“Dat had binnen de politie een stevig effect: het wordt niet langer wenselijk gevonden om zo nauw samen te werken met particuliere beveiligingsbedrijven.”
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/06/25/drie-keer-zoveel-cameras-op-straat-in-tien-jaar-tijd-maar-het-had-erger-kunnen-zijn-a4857703

2024-06-26 11:39:37

‘En de vergevorderde plannen destijds om overheids- en particuliere camera's te koppelen in een landelijk dekkend netwerk? In enkele “regionale toezichtruimtes” gebeurde dit al.
“Ook die plannen zijn niet doorgegaan…
Wat ook niet hielp is dat de programmaleider voor de regionale toezichtruimtes in 2016 werd geschorst op verdenking van fraude en corruptie. In 2019 werd hij veroordeeld tot een jaar gevangenisstraf.”’ (!)
#privacy #gdpr #surveillance

2024-06-25 12:40:16

‘The European Commission has informed Microsoft of its preliminary view that Microsoft has breached EU antitrust rules by tying its communication and collaboration product Teams to its popular productivity applications included in its suites for businesses Office 365 and Microsoft 365.’ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_3446 #tech #law #politics #eu #microsoft #economics

2024-06-25 08:49:09

Back in Leiden again. Today I teach at the eLaw summer school Regulating AI and Data in the Age of EU Digital Reforms.
https://www.paoleiden.nl/cursusaanbod/2024/elaw-summer-school-2024-regulating-ai-and-data-in-the-age-of-eu-digital-reforms/

2024-06-24 13:56:49

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In the panel: one of the judges of the Dutch SyRI case https://doi.org/10.1177/13882627211031257

2024-06-24 13:20:10

Fun! At the book presentation of 'De Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming in Europees en Nederlands perspectief', by Luc Verhey & Herke Kranenborg. (It's a monograph on the GDPR, 2nd edition).
https://shop.wolterskluwer.nl/De-Algemene-verordening-gegevensbescherming-in-Europees-Nederlands-perspectief-sNPALGVERG/ #privacy #gdpr

2024-06-23 09:57:39

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Marking exams of our bachelor course 'Law, Privacy & Identity', which introduces law to bachelor students computer science.
Most students are correctly reasoning about different legal bases in the GDPR (article 6). Impressive! 🤩
#academia #law #gdpr #privacy

2024-06-23 09:54:40

Marking exams day...

2024-06-19 19:37:38

Great inaugural lecture by Jasper Krommendijk today
‘The effectiveness of human rights in a multilevel legal order under threat?’
https://www.boom.nl/juridisch/100-17315_The-effectiveness-of-human-rights-in-a-multilevel-legal-order-under-threat
#law #humanrights #academia #politics
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2024-06-19 09:29:32

Leiden University is looking for 3 assistant professors interested in Cybersecurity Governance https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2024/q2/14967-3-universitair-docenten-met-expertise-in-cybersecurity-governance-1-fte #academia #jobs #work #cybersecurity

2024-06-14 18:43:02

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@npub1zwg…nggx Thank you!

2024-06-13 19:34:50

‘From brussels effect to gravity assists: Understanding the evolution of the GDPR-inspired personal information protection law in China’, Wenlong Li and Jiahong Chen https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026736492400061X #privacy #gdpr #eu #china #law #politics

2024-06-13 06:08:48

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@npub1enu…eefy Dankjewel Hugo! Ik geef het door.

2024-06-13 06:08:23

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@npub1g3e…nfxp Hartelijk dank! Ik geef het door.

2024-06-12 11:54:55

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2024-06-12 06:06:22

US. ‘You know you have a credit score. Did you know that you might also have a driver score?
The score reflects the safety of your driving habits — how often you slam on the brakes, speed, look at your phone or drive late at night.’
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/technology/driver-scores-insurance-data-apps.html #insurance #privacy #dataprotection #surveillance #tech

2024-05-30 19:48:57

‘At least seven journalists and activists who have been vocal critics of the Kremlin and its allies have been targeted inside the EU by a state using Pegasus, the hacking spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/30/critics-of-putin-and-his-allies-targeted-with-spyware-inside-the-eu #pegasus #spyware #security #cybersecurity #privacy #surveillance

2024-05-27 08:30:31

Report by NGO Algorithm Audit:
'In its control process into misuse of the allowances for students living away from home, Dutch public sector organization DUO selected individuals who lived close to their parent(s) significantly more often... However, the combination of the algorithm and manual selection resulted in a large overrepresentation of certain groups.' https://algorithmaudit.eu/events/press_room/#DUO
#netherlands #law #bias #discrimination #tech #ai

2024-05-25 13:03:07

‘Power and dignity: the ends of online behavioral advertising in the European Union’ by Lex Zard. Whole PhD thesis online, open access. Great book!
https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3753619
#law #gdpr #dsa #privacy #surveillance #tech #advertising

2024-05-22 09:28:03

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@npub1wq3…c8yl 🤩

2024-05-22 09:18:02

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@npub1wq3…c8yl So packed and busy this room... Good discussion though!

2024-05-22 09:12:23

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@npub15r6…dd9a Important topic!

2024-05-22 09:00:10

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@npub1470…h68t Great that you will come too! See you there. I'm here for the whole 3 days.

2024-05-22 08:59:34

I love the new venue of CPDP @npub1ll6…43w5!

2024-05-21 19:23:18

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@npub1pfc…k98a Thanks Ralf!

2024-05-21 17:50:11

A few days after the Council of Europe's AI Convention, the AI Act is finalised now.
'Artificial intelligence (AI) act: Council gives final green light to the first worldwide rules on AI'
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/05/21/artificial-intelligence-ai-act-council-gives-final-green-light-to-the-first-worldwide-rules-on-ai/
#eu #law #ai #tech #politics #aiact

2024-05-21 10:44:46

Can’t wait for CPDP!
https://www.cpdpconferences.org

2024-05-17 21:33:52

‘The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring the respect of human rights, the rule of law and democracy legal standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.’ https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/council-of-europe-adopts-first-international-treaty-on-artificial-intelligence #law #humanrights #tech #ai #politics #europe #eu

2024-05-14 12:04:43

'The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has imposed a fine on game developer Epic Games International for using unfair commercial practices aimed at children in its Fortnite game. Companies need to do business with the utmost care, particularly when offering products to children.'
https://www.acm.nl/en/publications/acm-imposes-fine-epic-unfair-commercial-practices-aimed-children-fortnite-game #law #gaming

2024-05-08 21:10:52

‘As experts warn that images, audio and video generated by artificial intelligence could influence the fall elections, OpenAI is releasing a tool designed to detect content created by its own popular image generator, DALL-E.’ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/technology/openai-deepfake-detector.html #tech #ai #disinformation #politics

2024-05-08 08:37:58

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@npub1ax3…yuvx 🤔

2024-05-08 07:08:00

‘Chinese network behind one of world’s “largest online scams”
Exclusive: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests’
https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/08/chinese-network-behind-one-of-worlds-largest-online-scams
#cybersecurity #security #privacy #crime

2024-05-06 17:45:45

Do you have a passion for shaping the minds of future cybersecurity experts? And are you ready to delve into cutting-edge research in network security, systems security, and AI privacy? Then apply for the position of Assistant Professor of Digital Security!
Radboud University is a great place to work!
https://www.ru.nl/en/working-at/job-opportunities/assistant-professor-of-digital-security
#academia #job

2024-05-06 07:19:48

‘The Netherlands’ next-level housing crisis. Amsterdammers find themselves at the nadir of a Europe-wide housing shortage.’
https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/06/netherlands-amsterdam-next-level-housing-crisis
#netherlands #politics #housing

2024-05-03 10:45:22

12 years after Google Maps, Apple Maps offers biking routes in The Netherlands
https://www.nu.nl/tech/6311445/eindelijk-nederlandse-fietsroutes-in-apple-kaarten-twaalf-jaar-na-google-maps.html

2024-05-02 17:03:51

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@npub1zgu…m2nt Here is the text of the newspaper article https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/05/01/let-op-zegt-de-computer-van-buitenlandse-zaken-bij-tienduizenden-visumaanvragen-is-dat-discriminatie-a4197697

2024-04-30 16:29:54

‘Dutch city pilots radical debt cancellation scheme for poor families.
Councillor in Arnhem says existing system to resolve issues caused by debt costs billions and isn’t working’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/30/dutch-city-pilots-radical-debt-cancellation-scheme-for-poor-families #netherlands #eu #debt #economics #inequality

2024-04-30 12:20:31

'AI detection has no place in education', by Hans de Zwart
https://racismandtechnology.center/2024/04/30/ai-detection-has-no-place-in-education/
#tech #ai #academia #education

2024-04-30 11:28:09

‘Today, the European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA).’ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_2373 #dsa #eu #law #facebook #politics #tech

2024-04-28 18:49:15

‘A European Commission initiative aimed to let Big Tech companies voluntarily commit to a "cookie pledge", which would allow consumers to make effective choices regarding tracking-based advertising models, has failed to gain traction, a Commission spokesperson told Euronews.’ https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/04/23/commissions-data-cookie-pledge-crumbles #law #eu #tech #advertising #privacy #surveillance #gdpr

2024-04-28 18:40:19

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@npub1umr…0yvm It boiled down to: we receive too many papers, this one isn’t really for us. They were polite though.

2024-04-28 18:28:08

‘roughly four-fifths of the world’s 12- to 27-year-olds… live in emerging economies. Thanks to growth and the spread of technology, youngsters in places like Jakarta, Mumbai or Nairobi are far better off than their parents were. They are richer, healthier and more educated; those who have smartphones are better informed and connected.’ https://web.archive.org/web/20240426042723/https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/04/18/reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-generation-z #economy

2024-04-28 18:20:56

‘Dutch drug policy does not stem from a tolerant ideology, but rather from measures to combat drug-related disturbances. This is what UvA historian Arjan Nuijten demonstrates in his dissertation on drug policy in Amsterdam, Arnhem, and Heerlen.’ https://www.folia.nl/international/161668/uva-doctoral-candidate-tolerance-not-the-driver-of-dutch-drug-policy Whole PhD thesis here https://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/db830f24-7f96-4388-994c-937f2c88624d #netherlands #history #drugs #crime

2024-04-28 18:08:45

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@npub183p…43u4 Klagen helpt me een redelijk humeur te houden. En jullie reacties helpen ook! :)

2024-04-28 17:29:11

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@npub1fna…l92j :)

2024-04-28 17:24:49

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@npub1qu5…g9wr Goede suggestie Anna!

2024-04-28 17:12:16

Paper rejected. This is never fun. In this case the journal dislikes the paper so much that they don’t even send it to peer reviewers (!), a ‘desk reject’.

2024-04-26 12:58:22

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Mensenrechten: open access vanaf nu!
https://ntm-mensenrechten.nl/issue/view/1262
Dutch Journal of Human Rights: open access from now on!
I'm a member of the editorial board, and I'm extremely happy that the journal moved to an open access model. Many colleagues put in a lot of work to make this step possible.

2024-04-24 20:29:50

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2024-04-24 07:26:53

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@npub19ya…pcz6 Thank you!

2024-04-23 13:48:42

‘Grindr, the world's biggest dating app for the LGBT community, is being sued for allegedly sharing personal information such as people's HIV status with third parties.’
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj7mxnvz42 #privacy #surveillance #gdpr #law

2024-04-23 13:00:26

Fun! off to a book presentation. New book, edited by Constant Hijzen, Bart Jacobs, Florentijn van Kampen en Rowin Jansen.
Topic: 'Highly confidential. Behind the scenes of the Dutch secret services' / 'Uiterst vertrouwelijk. Achter de schermen van de Nederlandse geheime diensten'
https://www.ru.nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksnieuws/uiterst-vertrouwelijk-nieuw-boek-over-de-eerste-geheime-dienst-van-nederland
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/agenda/2024/04/boekpresentatie-uiterst-vertrouwelijk

2024-04-22 20:09:05

! I had missed this.
About the Wirecard fraud. ‘Marsalek isn’t just the main character in one of Germany’s largest ever financial scandals. He is also – so it would seem from interviews with secret service agents, police investigators and people from his orbit – a spy working for the Kremlin.’
https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/jan-marsalek-an-agent-for-russia-the-double-life-of-the-former-wirecard-executive-a-7e667c03-6690-41e6-92ad-583d94ba97e0
#security #law

2024-04-22 17:53:12

European 'Commission opens proceedings against TikTok under the DSA regarding the launch of TikTok Lite in France and Spain, and communicates its intention to suspend the reward programme in the EU' https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_2227
#dsa #tiktok #tech #law #eu
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2024-04-22 06:56:44

‘Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has continued on a downward trajectory despite a sharp increase in fires associated with the severe drought in the region, reveals data released by Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE)… Forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon amounted to 5,010 square kilometers over the past twelve months, the lowest level recorded since May 2019.’ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/fires-surge-in-the-amazon-but-deforestation-continues-to-fall #environment #politics

2024-04-22 06:39:51

‘Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years between 1990 and 2021. This was mainly due to reductions in deaths from enteric infections like diarrheal and typhoid diseases.
Eastern sub-Saharan Africa experienced the greatest increase in life expectancy of all regions, with 10.7 years gained.’
Great achievement.
https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/life-expectancy-increased-world-addressed-major-killers #health #politics #humanrights

2024-04-19 15:46:34

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@npub1g3e…nfxp Hartelijk dank Djoerd!

2024-04-19 13:52:03

Phew. We made a deadline. Now: early start of the weekend.
🍷

2024-04-19 10:49:03

'Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store... after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns.
Telegram and Signal - two other foreign messaging apps - were also removed from the store on Friday, according to app tracking firms Qimai and AppMagic.'
https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-removes-whatsapp-threads-china-app-store-wsj-reports-2024-04-19/
#apple #tech #Facebook #politics #china #security

2024-04-17 19:25:33

Dutch public broadcaster website on the 'pay or consent' guidance by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).
https://nos.nl/artikel/2517179-privacywaakhonden-meta-mag-gebruikers-niet-dwingen-zich-te-laten-volgen
#privacy #dataprotection #law #economics #gdpr #surveillance

2024-04-17 18:31:48

On Facebook’s ‘pay or consent’ scheme.
‘As regards ‘consent or pay’ models implemented by large online platforms, the EDPB considers that, in most cases, it will not be possible for them to comply with the requirements for valid consent, if they confront users only with a choice between consenting to processing of personal data for behavioural advertising purposes and paying a fee.’
https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2024/edpb-consent-or-pay-models-should-offer-real-choice_en #privacy #law

2024-04-17 17:52:29

Two gambling companies must pay back the money (400K Euro) that 2 players lost with online gambling, decides Dutch court. The gambling companies did not have a license.
Fun example to illustrate the limits of contractual freedom when I teach law.
https://www.nu.nl/economie/6309413/voor-het-eerst-moeten-gokbedrijven-spelers-terugbetalen-baanbrekend-vonnis.html #law #netherlands #politics

2024-04-17 17:42:38

Sigh. Dutch company Corendon (formally its Turkish sister company) still offers regular flights from Russia to Turkish beaches. https://leave-russia.org/corendon-airlines #law #sanctions #russia #economy

2024-04-17 13:25:27

Great project! Fair.work. Their global network of researchers and experts extends across 38 countries and 5 continents. https://fair.work/en/fw/about/
#ai #tech #law #politics #labour #work

2024-04-17 10:52:37

‘Nestlé, the world’s largest consumer goods company, adds sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries, contrary to international guidelines aimed at preventing obesity and chronic diseases’. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/17/nestle-adds-sugar-to-infant-milk-sold-in-poorer-countries-report-finds #health #inequality

2024-04-17 07:00:24

Sascha van Schendel - Regulating risk profiling by law enforcement. a task for data protection law, non-discrimination law and criminal procedural law - 2024 PhD
https://pure.uvt.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/89561573/van_Schendel_Regulating_15-03-2024.pdf #law #politics #police #surveillance #gdpr #discrimination #privacy

2024-04-16 12:12:50

‘TechScape: How cheap, outsourced labour in Africa is shaping AI English. Workers in Africa have been exploited first by being paid a pittance to help make chatbots, then by having their own words become AI-ese.’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/16/techscape-ai-gadgest-humane-ai-pin-chatgpt #tech #ai #chatgpt

2024-04-14 20:57:38

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@npub10pf…8l0n That’s weird.

2024-04-14 17:53:25

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@npub1470…h68t I'm getting hungry when I see this!

2024-04-14 12:23:33

Great interdisciplinary paper!
'Algorithmic unfairness through the lens of EU non-discrimination law: Or why the law is not a decision tree.'
Weerts, H., Xenidis, R., Tarissan, F., Olsen, H. P., & Pechenizkiy, M. (Facct 2023)
https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/3593013.3594044
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2024-04-14 12:02:18

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@npub10td…r3rw Meanwhile, I find it interesting to see Apple responding to legal pressure with this pop-up.

2024-04-14 12:01:42

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@npub10td…r3rw Thank you Brian!

2024-04-14 11:11:41

I had not seen this yet. A pop-up in my iPhone, where Apple enables me to select another default browser.
#dma #law #competition #apple #tech #antritrust
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2024-04-14 11:07:52

Looking forward to the PhD defence of Lex Zard. Title: 'Power & Dignity: The Ends of Online Behavioral Advertising', 7 May, Leiden (NL). https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2024/05/power--dignity-the-ends-of-online-behavioral-advertising #privacy #dataprotection #gdpr #law # politics #tech #ai
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2024-04-11 08:01:25

'The Cambridge Handbook of Facial Recognition in the Modern State', edited by Rita Matulionyte & Monika Zalnieriute. Whole book online, open access.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-handbook-of-facial-recognition-in-the-modern-state/C4C7A2642407D6E58F9943E1F6F0A745
#privacy #surveillance #dataprotection #gdpr #ai #aiact

2024-04-10 14:06:59

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@npub1xtg…64fj :)

2024-04-09 19:01:21

‘The Netherlands is among the most expensive EU countries when it comes to renting a home. Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are all in the top five priciest European cities.’ https://www.nu.nl/economie/6308343/amsterdam-rotterdam-en-den-haag-duurste-europese-steden-om-huis-te-huren.html #netherlands #economics #housing

2024-04-09 17:55:19

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@npub1arg…9jvm Ha ha

2024-04-08 20:44:04

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@npub1alj…n24v Thanks! NL seems to be an outlier. I’m probably biased because I grew up here, but I like the tradition.

2024-04-08 10:44:36

Fun! At symposium by the Dutch Surveillance Studies Network, ‘Rotterdam Symposium on AI-Experiences and Public Safety’ https://dutchsurveillancestudies.org/upcoming-seminar/ #surveillance #privacy #ai #tech #dataprotection
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2024-04-08 09:28:53

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Curious difference between media in the UK and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, media tend to write about William W (not William Woods) when writing about suspects and victims. The Dutch tradition is based on self-regulation by the media; not on law.
#law #privacy #freedomofexpression #dataprotection #netherlands #uk

2024-04-08 06:49:34

‘US victim wrongly locked up for years vindicated as identity thief pleads guilty. William Woods was sent to a mental institution because Matthew Keirans – who faces 32 years in prison – stole his name for decades’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/07/identity-theft-william-woods-matthews-keirans #law #dataprotection #gdpr #security #cybersecurity

2024-04-08 06:41:48

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@npub1yzr…ykcy Thanks for the explanation! I didn’t know that, and I had misunderstood the abstract of that paper apparently.

2024-04-07 17:47:42

'India’s 2023 Data Privacy Act: Business/government Friendly, Consumer Hostile', by Graham Greenleaf
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4666389
#dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #law #surveillance #india

2024-04-06 06:35:00

Sigh. Charlene ‘De Carvalho-Heineken - the richest person in the Netherlands - has hardly paid any tax for years. Every year, she receives hundreds of millions of euros in profit distributions from her shares in Heineken and funnels that money via Luxembourg to the tax haven of Jersey, NRC revealed.’ https://nltimes.nl/2024/04/05/tax-authority-investigating-many-others-use-heineken-construction-tax-avoidance #economics #law #tax #netherlands

2024-04-05 09:46:45

Vacature – Leden van de subcommissie strafrecht Commissie Meijers
https://www.commissie-meijers.nl/nl/vacature-leden-van-de-subcommissie-strafrecht-commissie-meijers/
#recht #politiek #strafrecht

2024-04-05 07:04:09

‘China will attempt to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea and India this year with artificial intelligence-generated content after making a dry run with the presidential poll in Taiwan, Microsoft has warned.
The US tech firm said it expected Chinese state-backed cyber groups to target high-profile elections in 2024, with North Korea also involved’.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/05/china-using-ai-disrupt-elections #tech #security #cybersecurity #politics

2024-04-05 06:45:03

‘Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack? A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.’
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/technology/prevent-cyberattack-linux.html #tech #security #cybersecurity

2024-04-05 06:34:47

‘How do economies perform under populist leaders? We build a new long-run cross-country database to study the macroeconomic history of populism. We identify 51 populist presidents and prime ministers from 1900 to 2020 and show that the economic cost of populism is high. After 15 years, GDP per capita is 10 percent lower compared to a plausible nonpopulist counterfactual.’ Funke, Schularick, Trebesch https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20202045 #economics #politics #law #populism

2024-04-04 07:15:29

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‘Although governments pledged in Paris to cut greenhouse gases, the analysis reveals that most mega-producers increased their output of fossil fuels and related emissions in the seven years after that climate agreement, compared with the seven years before.’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/just-57-companies-linked-to-80-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-since-2016

2024-04-04 07:14:08

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@npub1xpe…qd9v Horrible.

2024-04-04 06:11:52

‘A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement, a study has shown.
This powerful cohort of state-controlled corporations and shareholder-owned multinationals are the leading drivers of the climate crisis’.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/just-57-companies-linked-to-80-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-since-2016 #environment #climate