Information Law and Policy Centre
The Information Law and Policy Centre (ILPC), based at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London), launched in spring 2015. The Centre’s mission is to undertake, promote, and facilitate, cross-disciplinary scholarship and research in the area of information law and policy, domestically and internationally, in collaboration with a variety of organisations within the public and private sectors, and civil society.
The work for the Centre is led by its Academic Director, Dr Nóra Ni Loideain.
ILPC Seminar Series on AI and the Humanities: The Empire of AI and AI Ethics Governance
14 March 2023, 17:00 – 18:00
We are delighted to announce that lead speaker Dr Rachel Adams (Research ICT Africa), and discussants, Dr Christopher Ohge (Institute of English Studies, SAS) and Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan (Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia), will share their expertise and insights with us at a timely seminar on the impact of AI ethics governance for post-colonial places and people: ‘The Empire of AI and AI Ethics Governance’.
This event is part of the ILPC Seminar Series on AI and the Humanities: Transforming Society and will be held online via zoom.
Attendance is free but registration is required. For further details and registration, click here.
We hope you can join us for the first ILPC Seminar of 2023!
Blog
It is a Long Way to … E-Evidence: EU Reforms in the Collection of Electronic Evidence – Part 1
Author: Marine Corhay In November 2022, the Commission announced that a political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council had been reached to strengthen cross-border access to digital evidence. The announcement comes after more than four years...
ILPC Annual Conference 2022 – Online Safety in Connected World
Dates: 17 November 2022; 9:30 - 17:00 (in-person) and 18 November 2022; 9:00 - 13:00 (online) Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR The Information Law & Policy Centre’s 7th Annual Conference 2022 will explore...
Government Control Over the Flow of Information: Lord Sumption Speaks Out Against the Online Safety Bill in the Latest Episode of Law Pod UK
Author: Rosalind English The Online Safety Bill is currently making its way through the House of Commons, having reached the report stage in July. The bill’s concept of “legal but harmful” is controversial, and has attracted criticism from high places, not...
Current Developments
- House of Lords, Library Briefing: House of Lords scheduled to debate Online Safety Bill at second reading on 1 February 2023. (25 January 2023)
- European Data Protection Board: EDPB publishes its binding decision on a dispute submitted by Irish SA concerning Whatsapp. (24 January 2023)
- OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic. Time Magazine (18 January 2023)
- Government responds to UK House of Commons Justice Committee’s Report on Open Justice: Court Reporting in the Digital Age. (17 January 2023)
- Apple being sued for secretly tracking iPhone users. (9 January 2023)
- Australia eSafety Commissioner, ‘Compelling safety disclosures from the world’s biggest tech firms’. (4 January 2023)
ILPC Seminar Series 2022
Spotlight Series
It is a Long Way to … E-Evidence: EU Reforms in the Collection of Electronic Evidence – Part 1
Author: Marine Corhay In November 2022, the Commission announced that a political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council had been reached to strengthen cross-border access to digital evidence. The announcement comes after more than four years...
Is Technology the Answer to Addressing the Legal Needs of Vulnerable Social Groups during the COVID-19 Pandemic? – Faith Gordon, Jess Mant and Daniel Newman
The COVID-19 pandemic ‘is making inequalities more visible’, according to the UNODC. This also is the view of those working in law centres at the grassroots. As the Law Centres Network chair, Helen Rogers points out: “The pandemic’s uneven impact is a grim reminder...
Technology, Citizen Journalism and Police Accountability: Recording Violent Interactions – Dr Faith Gordon and Hannah Klose
Source: Max Bender Over-regulation and Surveillance of Young People Contemporary advances in technology have provided citizens with the portable equipment, usually smart phones or other recording devices, to film and photograph police officers. People who film...