AI and Data Governance
Call for Papers: Automated decision-making, machine learning and artificial intelligence
Information Rights, Policy & Practice, a peer-reviewed, open access, interdisciplinary journal for academics and practitioners alike, is seeking submissions for its Autumn 2017 special issue on automated decision-making, machine learning and artificial...
Back doors, black boxes and #IPAct technical capability regulations
In the following post, Graham Smith, a member of the Information Law and Policy Centre's Advisory Board, discusses the government's consultation on the technical capability regulations in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. He highlights the increased scope of the...
UNESCO report: surveillance and data collection are putting journalists and sources at risk
In this guest post for World Press Freedom Day, Julie Posetti at the University of Wollongong, analyses how mass surveillance and data retention regimes are threatening journalists' sources. Her new UNESCO report explores similar themes to the Information Law and...
Information Law Group 2nd Annual ‘Work in Progress’ Workshop
The Information Law Group at the University of Sussex warmly invites you to their 2nd Annual 'Work in Progress' Workshop on Wednesday 3rd May. The workshop provides an opportunity to discuss current research and receive feedback in a highly focused, informal...
Where to after Watson: The challenges and future of data retention in the UK
An event hosted by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and sponsored by Simmons & Simmons. Date: 11th May 2017 Time: 17:30 - 19:30 (Registration open from 17:00). Followed by a reception Venue: Simmons & Simmons, City Point, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y...
New Study on Intermediary Liability and European Copyright Reform
Dr Christina Angelopoulos, associate research fellow at the Information Law & Policy Centre and lecturer at the University of Cambridge, has authored a study entitled ‘On Online Platforms and the Commission’s New Proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the...
New Special Issue of Communications Law: Information control in an ominous global environment
The Information Law and Policy Centre is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Communications Law journal based on papers submitted for our annual workshop last November. The journal articles are available via direct subscription, through...
Communicating Responsibilities: The Spanish DPA targets Google’s Notification Practices when Delisting Personal Information
In this guest post, David Erdos, University Lecturer in Law and the Open Society, University of Cambridge, considers the 2016 Resolution made by the Spanish Data Protection Authority in relation to Google's approach to de-listing personal information. The Court of...
Signed Statement Condemns DHS Proposal to Demand Passwords to Enter the U.S.
A group of 50 organisations and nearly 90 individual experts have signed a statement against the US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposal to ask non-citizens to provide the passwords to their social media accounts in order to enter the United States. The...
Call for papers: Critical Research in Information Law
Deadline 15 March 2017 The Information Law Group at the University of Sussex is pleased to announce its annual PhD and Work in Progress Workshop on 3 May 2017. The workshop, chaired by Professor Chris Marsden, will provide doctoral students with an opportunity to...