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Latest events
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...
Markus Schröder “The risk-based approach in GDPR – Risk or opportunity for data protection?”
Zuzanna Gulczynska (UGent) “International organizations and EU data protection law: what limits to the extraterritorial effect of EU law?”
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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...
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...
Co-director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri to join EPIC Advisory Board
Brussels Privacy Hub Co-Director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri will join the advisory board of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a leading public research center based in Washington, DC. Read the press release here.
Our co-director Gianclaudio Malgieri interviewed by Euractiv about Italian DPA decision on Google analytics
On 23 June 2022, Euractiv interviewed Brussels Privacy Hub Co-Director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri about the decision by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) to ban Google Analytics. In the interview with Euractiv journalist Luca Bertuzzi, Prof. Malgieri...
Co-director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri has spoken at the “Regulating emerging technologies: artificial intelligence and data governance” conference, today
Brussels Privacy Hub Co-Director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri has spoken at the "Regulating emerging technologies: artificial intelligence and data governance" conference, on the topic of "The draft EU AI Act: on the road to trustworthy AI" today, on 22.06.2022. For...
Co-director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri will speak at the FARI (FARI Brussels Conference: AI, Data, and Robotics for the Common Good)
Brussels Privacy Hub Co-Director Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri will speak at the "FARI Brussels Conference: AI, Data, and Robotics for the Common Good" on day 2. Prof. Malgieri will speak within the scope of session 1, titled "The EU is getting its AI Act together: How...
Brussels Privacy Hub will be co-organizing a workshop at the upcoming EDPS Conference 2022, on “Anticipatory Enforcement”
Brussels Privacy Hub will co-organise a workshop at the upcoming EDPS Conference, on "Anticipatory Enforcement". During the workshop, a selected group of attendees will explore a set of plausible futures, with the aim of stimulating, through creativity, alternative...
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...
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
