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And you thought that the Johnny Depp and Amanda Heard relationship was toxic…why the press needs a superhero (just not Captain Jack Sparrow) – Dr Peter Coe

And you thought that the Johnny Depp and Amanda Heard relationship was toxic…why the press needs a superhero (just not Captain Jack Sparrow) – Dr Peter Coe

Sep 23, 2020 | Advertising, Data Privacy, Democracy, Journalism

In deciding what to write about for this post I was not short of topics and material. I could have talked about how the Court of Justice of the European Union has, in one fell swoop, caused a headache of Captain Jack Sparrow-hangover proportions (more on him in a...
Regulating health research and respecting data protection: a global dialogue – Dr Nora Ni Loideain

Regulating health research and respecting data protection: a global dialogue – Dr Nora Ni Loideain

Jul 16, 2020 | Covid-19, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Health, Privacy

The global COVID-19 pandemic has focused minds sharply on the valuable role to be played by data collection and analysis for advancing health research, especially how it may help in informing and developing policy responses. Modern health research requires vast...
The EU GDPR in Times of Crisis:   COVID-19 and the Noble Dream of Europeanisation – Stergios Aidinlis

The EU GDPR in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 and the Noble Dream of Europeanisation – Stergios Aidinlis

Jun 25, 2020 | Data Privacy, Data Protection, European Policy, GDPR

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...
Coronavirus: record ethnicity on all death certificates to start building a clearer picture – Siobhan Morris and Olivia Stevenson

Coronavirus: record ethnicity on all death certificates to start building a clearer picture – Siobhan Morris and Olivia Stevenson

May 14, 2020 | Covid-19, Data Privacy, Government policy, Privacy

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...
Contact-tracing app: Submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights

Contact-tracing app: Submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights

May 7, 2020 | Covid-19, Data Privacy, Data Protection, ILPC Research and Publications, Privacy

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...
Contact-tracing app: Submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights

The Coronavirus (Safeguards) Bill 2020: Proposed protections for digital interventions and in relation to immunity certificates

Apr 30, 2020 | Data Privacy, Data Protection, ILPC Research and Publications

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...
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