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Latest events
Olga Gkotsopoulou “EU Data Protection (Legal) Language: Mainstreaming Accessibility for Enhanced Transparency”
Date: 19 July - 12:30h - 13:30h Location: Online/MS Teams The Brussels Privacy Hub (BPH) is organising a Doctoral Seminar series to give the opportunity to Ph.D. candidates working on privacy and data protection topics at the Law, Science, Technology and Society...
8 July 2022: European Health Data Space
The European Commission released its first proposal for a Regulation for the European Health Data Space (“EHDS”) in May 2022. The proposal has two broad aims. Perhaps the most important is to boost research competitiveness of Europe. This comes amid concerns that...
29 June 2022: ALTEP-DP Evening Debate – Sovereignty and Cyberspace
Articulating Law, Technology, Ethics & Politics: Issues of Enforcement and Jurisdiction of EU Data Protection Law under and beyond the GDPR' (ALTEP DP) Date Wednesday, 29 June 2022 Time 17:00-18:00 followed by a reception Hybrid format In-person venue: ICAB...
30 May 2022 – ‘Privacy Is Hard and Seven Other Myths – Achieving Privacy through Careful Design’ with Dr. Jaap-Henk Hoepman
The Brussels Privacy Hub is proud to announce the next installment in its Meet the Author Series, held for the first time in two years in-person. This time, the Hub will host Prof. Jaap-Henk Hoepman (Radboud University Nijmegen- iHub, University of Groningen) with...
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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.
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...
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...
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...
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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.
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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