We are co-organising a wonderful symposium in Brussels on 23 May: Governing Artificial Intelligence Designing Legal and Regulatory Responses. Send your abstract by 7 April …
Will The Metaverse benefit our lives?
An introduction to the ethical, legal, and social concerns of virtual reality “Would you rather experience a wonderful natural beauty (a beach, a waterfall, a …
So your country has been held ransom by hackers…what now? Lessons from Julius Caesar and the Ivory Tower
One of my favourite history stories is of a young Julius Caesar taken prisoner by pirates on his way to study in Rhodes. The pirates …
Are mobile health apps leading to more injustice?
Mobile health apps or mHealth apps are becoming increasingly popular. Prominent manufacturers of wearables, fitness trackers, and smartwatches such as Fitbit or Garmin offer apps …
What’s the Deal with Vaccine Passports?
I wrote a blog post for Castlebridge blog series discussing the emergence of Vaccine Passports, their advantages and their disadvantages regarding privacy and social impact. …
Disclosing data protection practices to data subjects: how do we achieve useful transparency?
“So, what are you doing exactly in academia?” That’s a quite common and recurring question that I received from different people when I’m tell them …
The ethics of video analytics
In this blogpost I will give a brief summary of my PhD research. The core aim of the research is to assess the ethical implications …
Projects working on GDPR Compliance solutions
I wrote a blog post in my personal webpage about different projects in the European Union’s H2020 innovation program working to develop solutions that can …
Some measures for reducing harms in genomic research
By Haleh Asgarinia & Beatriz Esteves Last Thursday, September 17th, Karlin Lillington wrote an article in The Irish Times about how ‘Ireland is quietly allowing …
On the impact of camera surveillance
I wrote an essay for Streven (in Dutch) about the power cameras have over people’s lives, actions and identity. I argue that we should care …