Follow-up: Should Covid-19 measures override privacy?
This week we’re taking another look at the corona crisis here in the ‘follow-up’ section. Where do we stand when it comes to the ethical side of all this innovation that aims to...
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Legal specialist: New technology forces update of data privacy laws
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be evaluated this year. Yet it was originally drafted at a time when IoT, AI, smart sensors or cloud services were virtually non-existent....
Tomorrow is Good: give patients access to their own data
It was only a matter of time before the war over the standardization in healthcare would start. Of course, over the past few years tremendous effort has been put into making data exchangeable and...
Data trials in Brainport Smart District supported by minister Kajsa Ollongren of the Netherlands
Minister Kajsa Ollongren (Home Affairs) of the Netherlands supports the initiatives around Brainport Smart District in the city of Helmond, where residents can get rent reductions in exchange for...
Facebook’s targeted ads: Influencing, smart marketing or manipulation?
Why was it that in the last months of 2018 sales of parsnips suddenly increased enormously in Eeklo, Belgium? The answer lies in targeted advertisements on Facebook. That’s right: With a few...
Three experts on the pitfalls of AI and the value of regulation
Just ask Siri to put a reminder in your phone while Netflix presents your movies based on previous choices. Or your thermostat will heat up the living room when you leave work. All relatively...
CPDP emphasises the importance of good data protection
As quietly as possible, the last people slide into the large hall, knocking the wet snow off their coats, they take a sip of their coffee and they plod on their chairs. At the back of the...
The GDPR in action, how are your data protected?
Anywhere around us, data is being collected. Everything we do is recorded. Think of internet traffic, but also the traffic on the road, the pedometer on your phone or even the heating in the house....
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, how companies undermine your sovereignty for profit
Imagine it, a smart city, full of sensors and connected technology. Rules are not necessary, because the city controls itself. Garbage is collected when the bins are full, traffic lights set to give...
Tomorrow is Good: Nothing to Hide
You can hear many people say it when it comes to privacy: “I allow them to know everything, I have nothing to hide”. I’m waiting for a TV format where we’ll first screen the...
