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In conversation with: Bethany Shiner, Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University
Bethany Shiner is an ILPC Research Associate, Lecturer in law at Middlesex University and a qualified non-practising solicitor-advocate, with specialisms spanning judicial review, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the use of data in political digital campaigns.In this...
The EU GDPR in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 and the Noble Dream of Europeanisation – Stergios Aidinlis
Anniversaries always offer an opportunity for reflective evaluation and the very recent second anniversary of the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) entry into force is no exception. How far has the GDPR gone in becoming a ‘global standard for privacy and...
Publishing Your Research Online (Podcast) – Dr Nora Ni Loideain
As part of the IALS PhD Masterclass Podcast series, Director, Dr Nora Ni Loideain, shares some valuable tips on publishing your research online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=446&v=_GNMAr-_rus&feature=emb_title
In conversation with: Graham Smith, Of Counsel, Bird & Bird LLP
Graham Smith is of counsel at Bird & Bird LLP, based in London. He is one of the UK’s leading cyberlaw experts, with a practice encompassing advisory and contentious work in the internet, IT and intellectual property fields. In this edition of the Spotlight...
Coronavirus: record ethnicity on all death certificates to start building a clearer picture – Siobhan Morris and Olivia Stevenson
Different groups of people have different experiences of COVID-19, but we don’t have the data to come up with a response that reflects that. Yui Mok/PA Wire/PA Images If one thing is clear by now from the coronavirus pandemic, it is that the disease does not affect...
Digital by default: the new normal of family life under COVID-19 – Sonia Livingstone
Sonia Livingstone discusses the potential consequences of families’ reliance on technology during the COVID-19 crisis. She concludes that life under lockdown has the potential to either hasten a digital future in which our lives are tracked and monetised in...
Contact-tracing app: Submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights
Our director, Dr Nóra Ni Loideain, submitted written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights concerning the NHSX contact-tracing app, which is going to be rolled out by the UK government in order to reduce Covid-19 transmissions. The submission can be read...
The use of live facial recognition technology through a comparative lens – Angela Daly
The use of (live) facial recognition technology in public places has become a hot topic internationally, with governments keen to implement it as part of ‘smart city’ strategies. In the current moment of COVID-19 and surveillance techniques, some places, notably...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Social Media during the Coronavirus pandemic – Dr Peter Coe
The coronavirus pandemic has brought out the very best in humanity. On the one hand, it has brought communities together: people are supporting each other in a myriad of different ways. From simply talking to neighbours who they may never have said more than a few...
The Coronavirus (Safeguards) Bill 2020: Proposed protections for digital interventions and in relation to immunity certificates
The ILPC welcomed the opportunity to contribute to a draft bill on legislative safeguards, an initiative led by Professor Lilian Edwards (University of Newcastle). The Coronavirus (Safeguards) Bill 2020 sets out the protections necessary to protect an individual’s...