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: How to Regulate High-Risk AI: The EU AI Act
Save the date: Friday, 20 May 2022
In this online seminar, following a brief introduction, Professor Lillian Edwards will present and discuss her recent work on the EU AI Act in her role as Legal Expert Advisor to the Ada Lovelace Institute.
Dr Petra Molnar will be the discussant for this seminar. She will respond to the key points raised in Lilian’s presentation and also speak specifically on the implications of the EU AI Act for migration and fundamental rights within the EU. We will then open up the online floor for a Q&A from the audience.
This event launches the ILPC Seminar Series on AI and the Humanities: Transforming Society. These seminars will explore the societal impacts of AI-based technologies and systems and the role of the humanities and social sciences in providing key insights and enabling an open dialogue on these important and complex issues with the public.
Further details and booking here
Blog
Who has jurisdiction over Facebook Ireland? The CJEU rules on the GDPR ‘one stop shop’
Lorna Woods Professor of Internet Law, University of Essex ILPC Senior Associate Fellow Introduction This recent CJEU judgment concerns the one stop shop in the GDPR and the way that very large corporations that have operations in most if not all Member States...
Not So Grand: The Big Brother Watch ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment
Not So Grand: The Big Brother Watch ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment On 25 May 2021, the ECtHR Grand Chamber delivered two landmark judgments in Big Brother Watch v United Kingdom and Centrum för Rättvisa v Sweden, rulings which will shape the future ECHR legal order and...
Chatbots that resurrect the dead: legal experts weigh in on ‘disturbing’ technology – Edina Harbinja, Lilian Edwards and Marisa McVey
It was recently revealed that in 2017 Microsoft patented a chatbot which, if built, would digitally resurrect the dead. Using AI and machine learning, the proposed chatbot would bring our digital persona back to life for our family and friends to talk to. When pressed...
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
Spotlight: Information Law and Policy Centre Annual Lecture and Conference 2019
Last year, we held our Annual Lecture and Conference ‘Digital Rights in Brexit: Changes and Challenges’, bringing together an eclectic mix of experts, academics and civil society. A plethora of pertinent topics relating to digital rights post-Brexit were explored,...
Blockchain-enabled smart contracts, copyright licensing, and the right to change one’s mind – Guido Noto La Diega PhD FHEA
The concept of smart contract predates the blockchain and was first presented in 1994 by Nick Szabo who defined it as ‘a computerized transaction protocol that executes the terms of a contract.’[1] The promise of automated execution has become even more alluring with...
Landmark Decision Defamation Case in Australia Holds Media Companies Liable for Facebook Comments – Dr. Faith Gordon
Dr. Faith Gordon is a Lecturer at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Faith established and is the Director of the Interdisciplinary International Youth Justice Network; a Research Associate at the Information Law & Policy Centre, Institute of Advanced Legal...