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 Annual Conference 2022 – Online Safety in a Connected World
17 November 2022, 9:30 – 17:00 – 18 November 2022, 9:30 -13:00
The ILPC is delighted to announce that Jonathan Hall KC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, will be part of the ILPC Annual Conference 2022 – Online Safety in a Connected World – Keynote Panel
Attendance is free but registration is required.
For Further details and booking, click here.
Blog
Call for Papers: ILPC Annual Conference 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS ILPC Annual Conference 2022 - Online Safety in a Connected World We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the Information Law and Policy Centre’s 7th Annual Conference on 17-18 November 2022 hosted by the Institute of Advanced...
How to Improve Contact Tracing Apps for Future Public Health Crises – Lessons learned from the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Author: Melis Mevsimler - Ada Lovelace Institute As the first pandemic of the algorithmic age, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to the use of data and artificial intelligence for public health. Governments across the globe saw potential...
ILPC Annual Lecture 2022
Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE will deliver this year’s ILPC Annual Lecture on Thursday 17 November 2022. Sonia Livingstone DPhil (Oxon), OBE, FBA, FBPS, FAcSS, FRSA, is a professor in the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and...
Current Developments
March 2021
Jim Waterson, ‘Legal challenge seeks to stop ministers sending disappearing messages’, The Guardian (29 March 2021)
European Parliament resolution of 25 March 2021 on the Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the GDPR two years after its application (25 March 2021)
Department of Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issue Memorandum of Understanding on
‘Role of the ICO in relation to New UK Adequacy Assessments’ (19 March 2021)
Financial Times (Editorial Board), ‘Uber has taken a half-step on workers’ rights’ (17 March 2021)
Government Response to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s Conclusions and recommendations on police use of new technologies and biometrics, including live facial recognition (LFR) (9 March 2021)
ILPC Seminar Series 2020
Spotlight Series
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...
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...
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...