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Latest events
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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Event Summary for “Meet the Author Series: Territorial Scope and Data Transfer Rules in the GDPR: Realising the EU’s Ambition of Borderless Data Protection” has now been published
On 20 January 2022, the Brussels Privacy Hub hosted its 12th seminar in the Meet the Author series on ‘Territorial Scope and Data Transfer Rules in the GDPR: Realising the EU’s Ambition of Borderless Data Protection’. The online seminar focused on a paper (available...
Data Protection Day – A Message from the Co-Directors
Our Co-Directors Prof. Christopher Kuner and Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri have published a message for the Data Protection Day (28 January). You can reach the message from here.
Our Co-Director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri has been interviewed by the Washington Post
Our Co-Director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri has been interviewed by the Washington Post on the Digital Services Act after the voting in the European Parliament took place on 20 January 2022. The Digital Services Act (DSA) was approved by an overwhelming majority in the...
Meet the Author Event: “Territorial Scope and Data Transfer Rules in the GDPR: Realising the EU’s Ambition of Borderless Data Protection” is now available on Youtube
Our MtA event on "Territorial Scope and Data Transfer Rules in the GDPR: Realising the EU’s Ambition of Borderless Data Protection", in which we hosted Prof. Christopher Kuner is now live on Youtube! You can watch the recording here!
Save the Date: “Legality Attentive AI”, Awareness Conference on Explainability of AI”
Brussels Privacy Hub, in collaboration with the LeADS (Legality Attentive Data Scientists), will host the conference on "Legality Attentive AI", Awareness on Explainability of AI" at the Data Protection Day on 28 January 2022. The event will be held fully online from...
Our Managing Director Muhammed Demircan has presented the EU AI Act
Our managing director Muhammed Demircan has presented the details of the draft version of EU AI Act, upon the invitation of MasterLaw team on the 23 December 2021. The event was held online. The participants had the chance to ask questions on the draft version of the...
Brussels Privacy Hub Report on “The European Commission Proposal Amending the eIDAS Regulation: A Personal Data Protection Perspective” has been published
The proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS Regulation) further the scope of electronic identity in Europe and connects with other legislative instruments, most notably to Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR). Among the provisions of the proposal, some may carry...
Brussels Privacy Hub Co-Director Prof. Kuner has been appointed as affiliate professor at Copenhagen University
Brussels Privacy Hub Co-Director Prof. Christopher Kuner has been appointed Affiliate Professor in Data Protection Law at Copenhagen University.
Brussels Privacy Hub Report on “How the EU Would Like to Regulate Work Through Digital Work Platforms” has been published
On 9 December 2021, European Commission the European Commission proposed a set of measures to improve the working conditions in platform work and to support the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the EU. Our report analyses the directive. You may access...
Brussels Privacy Hub Report on “How the EU Council is rewriting the AI Act” has been published
On 21 April 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation for artificial intelligence, the AI Act. Seven months later, the European Council, under the Slovenian presidency, presented a compromise text introducing some noteworthy changes and...
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...
Event Summary for “Meet the Author Series: Territorial Scope and Data Transfer Rules in the GDPR: Realising the EU’s Ambition of Borderless Data Protection” has now been published
On 20 January 2022, the Brussels Privacy Hub hosted its 12th seminar in the Meet the Author series on ‘Territorial Scope and Data Transfer Rules in the GDPR: Realising the EU’s Ambition of Borderless Data Protection’. The online seminar focused on a paper (available...
Data Protection Day – A Message from the Co-Directors
Our Co-Directors Prof. Christopher Kuner and Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri have published a message for the Data Protection Day (28 January). You can reach the message from here.
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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.