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Latest events
22 May 2022: CPDP 2022 Opening Event: Vulnerable Individuals in the age of AI regulation
CPDP2022 Opening Night Join us on Sunday 22 May, starting at 18:00, for the Opening Night of CPDP 2022 with two stellar panels. Thank you to Nym Technologies and the Brussels Privacy Hub for organising this special evening with us. Introductory remarks by Paul De...
28 April 2022: AI and Criminal Justice – Regulatory and Practical Challenges
This event is a hybrid roundtable within the scope of Enforcing Europe Series 2. The Series is organised by the joint research project MATIS of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the University of Luxembourg (co-funded by FWO and FNR), in cooperation with the Brussels...
21 April – The Rise of Standardisation as a Regulatory Technique in the EU: NISD, CSA, AI Act Proposal, GDPR
Technical standards are increasingly part of laws and legislative proposals in the EU. The EU Cybersecurity Act and the Proposal for AI Act are essentially pointing at technical standardisation to operationalise legal norms and harmonise ex-post control of systems and...
Territorial Scope and Data Transfer Rules in the GDPR: Realising the EU’s Ambition of Borderless Data Protection (Prof. Christopher Kuner)
Meet the Author Series will host Prof. Christopher Kuner on his findings on ''Territorial Scope and Data Transfer Rules in the GDPR: Realising the EU’s Ambition of Borderless Data Protection". The event will take place on 20 January 2022, between 11:00-12:30 (CET)....
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The 2022 Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law programme has been updated
The 2022 Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law will focus on the EU data governance reform, as illustrated in the above listed five regulatory instruments, each found at various stages of a law-making process. Each regulatory text will first be placed within its...
Our co-director Gianclaudio Malgieri interviewed by POLITICO about AI and Elon Musk’s strategies
On 26 April 2022, POLITICO.com, one of the main political newspapers in the US and Europe,interviewed Gianclaudio Malgieri about the ambiguous relationship between Elon Musk (the newowner of Twitter) and AI.Why is Elon Musk so “concerned” by AI, while making great...
Our co-director Gianclaudio Malgieri has co-authored an article on “Mental Data Protection and the GDPR”
The article has been published in the “Journal of Law and the Biosciences, Volume 9, Issue 1,January-June 2022”. You may reach the article from here.
Two registration fee waivers for Ukrainian applicants to Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law 2022
Brussels Privacy Hub announces two registration fee waivers for the Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law 2022 for Ukrainian applicants. Waivers do not include accommodation or transportation support. Applicants may choose to join either in-person or online. Ukrainian...
“Data Sustainability in the Age of AI” event report
Conference of February 14th 2022, 10h30 -12h. On 14th February 2022, the Brussels Data Privacy Hub and EDHEC Business School co-hosted theConference on Data Sustainability, following last year’s edition. This year aimed to look at datasustainability through the prism...
“Data Sustainability in the Age of AI” event report is now online
On 14 February 2022, Brussels Privacy Hub and EDHEC Business School have organised the "Data Sustainability in the Age of AI" event. The event report has now been published. You may read the report from here.
Our co-director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri will speak at the PANELFIT event
On 30 March 2022, our co-director Gianclaudio Malgieri will speak at the "PANELFIT Final Event" on the topic of " Anticipatory compliance steps between participatory design and vulnerability-attentive fairness". The closing dissemination event of the PANELFIT project...
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2021 Report has been published
On November 16, 2021, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) hosted the Brussels Privacy Symposium 2021 – The Age of AI Regulation: Global Strategic Directions. The event, convened by Jules Polonetsky, CEO of...
Brussels Privacy Hub will organize the Opening Panel at the CPDP Conferences
Brussels Privacy Hub will organise the Opening Panel of the CPDP Conferences on 22 May 2022, from 18:30 to 19:30 (CET). The Panel will focus on "Vulnerable Individuals in the age of AI regulation". The Panel will be moderated by our co-director, Prof. Gianclaudio...
Our Co-Director Malgieri has spoken at the European Parliament LIBE hearing on eIDAS
On 9 February 2022, the European Parliament has hosted the "3rd eID LIBE Shadows meeting" in order to exchange ideas on the eIDAS Regulation proposal. Our team has been invited to share insights. Prof. Malgieri has attended to the meeting in order to represent the...
Co-Director of the Brussels Privacy Hub, Prof. Christopher Kuner to speak about ‘Enforcement models in EU law’ at the EDPS Conference
Co-Director of the Brussels Privacy Hub, Prof. Christopher Kuner will speak at the upcoming EDPS Conference. The panel, taking place on 16 June from 16h-17h in the Press Room venue as well as online, is titled 'Is the grass always greener? Enforcement models in EU...
Co-Founder and member of the Brussels Privacy Hub, Prof. Paul De Hert to moderate panel on ‘Empowering the EDPB’ at the EDPS Conference
Co-Founder and member of the Brussels Privacy Hub, Prof. Paul De Hert will moderate a panel at the upcoming EDPS Conference. The panel, taking place on 16 June from 16h-17h in the Aquarium venue as well as online, is titled 'The elephant in the room. Empowering the...
Brussels Privacy Hub Working Paper ‘From Transparency to Justification: Toward Ex Ante Accountability for AI’ by Gianclaudio Malgieri and Frank Pasquale has been published
Hub Co-Director Gianclaudio Malgieri and Frank Pasquale publish Working Paper ‘From Transparency to Justification: Toward Ex Ante Accountability for AI’. Abstract of the Working Paper: "At present, policymakers tend to presume that AI used by firms is legal, and only...
Brussels Privacy Hub Report on “Legal Bases For the Use and Operation of European Digital Identity Wallets” has been published
Brussels Privacy Hub report on "Legal Bases For the Use and Operation of European Digital Identity Wallets" written by Niko Tsakalakis and Alessandro Ortalda has been published today. Introduction of the Report: "eIDAS 2.0 introduces the concept of European Digital...
The 2022 Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law programme has been updated
The 2022 Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law will focus on the EU data governance reform, as illustrated in the above listed five regulatory instruments, each found at various stages of a law-making process. Each regulatory text will first be placed within its...
Our co-director Gianclaudio Malgieri interviewed by POLITICO about AI and Elon Musk’s strategies
On 26 April 2022, POLITICO.com, one of the main political newspapers in the US and Europe,interviewed Gianclaudio Malgieri about the ambiguous relationship between Elon Musk (the newowner of Twitter) and AI.Why is Elon Musk so “concerned” by AI, while making great...
About
Mission
The BPH’s main goals are to produce privacy research of the highest quality; bring together leading thinkers from around the world; and foster an interchange of ideas among privacy stakeholders in a climate of intellectual openness.
Our Principles
Data protection and privacy law
We believe strongly in the relevance and importance of data protection and privacy law, particularly in light of the challenges posed by the rapid development of technology and globalization.
Innovative Thinking
We believe that fresh and innovative thinking based on multidisciplinary research is necessary to meet these challenges. The BPH thus brings together scholars from a wide array of disciplines who collaborate with the private sector, policymakers, and NGOs to produce cutting-edge research.
Transparency & Neutrality
Our work is carried out in a manner that is neutral, transparent, and is guided by the highest standards of ethics and impartiality.
Network Building
We believe in network-building, and have built a strong network of contacts with leading privacy researchers both in and outside the EU.
Our work
We focus on all areas of data protection and privacy research. Among our main areas of interest are empirical research on privacy issues; privacy governance and regulation in the EU; global flows of data; reconciling law enforcement and privacy interests; privacy challenges posed by new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; comparative research on privacy in different regions; jurisprudential issues of privacy protection; and many others.
Our Activities
Publishing high-quality academic research
Organising workshops, seminars, and public debates on specific topics
Training the next generation of privacy lawyers and privacy officers
Bringing prominent visiting scholars to Brussels for short or long-term visits
Attracting outstanding PhD students
Participating in the work of international organisations
Creating synergies with other leading research centres
Contributing to events organised by other organisations, such as the annual Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference (CPDP)
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The International Observatory on Vulnerable People in Data Protection
