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: Making ‘Digital Streets’ Safe? Progress on the Online Safety Bill
27 March 2023, 14:00 – 18:00
The ILPC is delighted to co-host with Aston University a public event on ‘Making “Digital Streets” Safe? Progress on the Online Safety Bill’. Speakers include Baroness Stowell MBE (House of Lords), Graham Smith (Bird & Bird), Mark Johnson (Big Brother Watch), and Professor Lorna Woods OBE (University of Essex). This event is part of the ILPC Seminar Series on AI and the Humanities: Transforming Society and will be held in person at IALS.
Attendance is free but places are limited.
For further details and registration, click here.
Blog
Journalism has Changed: A New Standards Code for Modern Journalism
Author: Dr Peter Coe On the 16th of February Impress, the Press Recognition Panel approved regulator of the UK press, launched its new Standards Code and Guidance (the new Code and Guidance will come into force on the 1st of April 2023). As a member of the...
It is a Long Way to… E-Evidence: EU Reforms in the Collection of Electronic Evidence Part 2 – The Role of Service Providers
Author: Marine Corhay On 25 January 2023, the Council of the EU confirmed an agreement with the European Parliament has been reached on both the draft regulation and the draft directive on cross-border access to e-evidence. The first part of this article...
Policy Developments at the UN regarding the Safety of Journalists
Author: Dr Gemma Horton (University of Sheffield) Safety of Journalists In recent years, the threats that journalists face in their work have grown considerably. The development of technology has meant that journalists are subject to online violence for the...
Current Developments
- EU Commission bans TikTok from corporate devices to prevent cyber threats. (23 February 2023)
- The German Federal Constitutional Court declares the use of Palantir surveillance software by police in Hesse and Hamburg unconstitutional. (16 February 2023)
- EU Parliament concludes that the EU-US Data Privacy Framework fails to create actual equivalence in the level of protection. (14 February 2023)
- UK Government launches Consultation for the Review of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Consultation closes 6 April (7 February 2023)
- UK Government position on Proposals for Prum II – Exchange of Information between Police Forces in the EU – EU on data exchange for police cooperation (COM(2021)784). (2 February 2023)
ILPC Seminar Series 2022
Spotlight Series
It is a Long Way to… E-Evidence: EU Reforms in the Collection of Electronic Evidence Part 2 – The Role of Service Providers
Author: Marine Corhay On 25 January 2023, the Council of the EU confirmed an agreement with the European Parliament has been reached on both the draft regulation and the draft directive on cross-border access to e-evidence. The first part of this article...
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...