Published in European Law Blog, 1.04.2021 By Vagelis Papakonstantinou and Paul De Hert, 1. GDPR mimesis as the only regulatory method? EU regulatory work on technology-related fronts has recently spiked. The EU has been extremely busy implementing its European Digital Strategy. Over a short period it has released a draft Digital Governance Act (DGA), a Digital Services Act
Dimitra Markopoulou and Vagelis Papakonstantinou have just published their latest article, «The regulatory framework for the protection of critical infrastructures against cyberthreats: Identifying shortcomings and addressing future challenges: The case of the health sector in particular» in the Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 41 . Abstract The concept of “Critical Infrastructures” is constantly evolving
Δημοσιεύθηκε στο ethemis.gr, 19.3.2021 Καθώς κατά τα μέσα Φεβρουαρίου παραιτήθηκα από τη θέση αναπληρωματικού μέλους της Αρχής Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα που κατείχα από τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2016, και επειδή το προηγούμενο διάστημα ήταν κρίσιμο για το Δίκαιο Προστασίας Δεδομένων επειδή συνέπεσε, ήδη από τον Μάιο του 2018, με την εφαρμογή του Γενικού Κανονισμού για
Published in European Law Blog, 25.11.2020 By Vagelis Papakonstantinou and Paul De Hert, When is new law needed and when are patches of existing legal tools preferrable? In October 2020 the European Parliament issued three Resolutions on the ethical and legal aspects of Artificial Intelligence software systems (“AI”): Resolution 2020/2012(INL) on a Framework of Ethical
Published in digitalprivacy.news, 16.11.2020 By Robert Bateman Politicians in the EU are calling for strict regulations on targeted advertising, including considering a phase-out that would bring a total ban. The European Parliament, which comprises elected representatives from each EU country, last month called for targeted advertising to be “regulated more strictly in favor of less
Δημοσιεύθηκε στο dEasy, 28.10.2020 Κάθε Οκτώβριο γιορτάζουμε(;) στην Ευρώπη τον Ευρωπαϊκό Μήνα Κυβερνοασφάλειας (European Cybersecurity Month – ECSM). Για το 2020 το θέμα είναι «Think Before U Click» και αφορά κυρίως σε θέματα ψηφιακών δεξιοτήτων και cyber scams. Ουδέποτε ένιωσα άνετα με τον όρο «κυβερνοασφάλεια». Ενώ για τον αγγλικό αντίστοιχο (cybersecurity) χρησιμοποιήθηκε πράγματι ελληνική λέξη
Vagelis Papakonstantinou and Paul de Hert have just published their latest article, «Big data analytics in electronic communications: A reality in need of granular regulation (even if this includes an interim period of no regulation at all)» in the Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 36 . Abstract In this article, we provide an
Δημοσιεύθηκε στο Linkedin, 9.2.2020 *** This is part of the GDPR ethics series; A broad mission statement may be found in its opening text. *** Few legal instruments have done more for European integration than the GDPR: Within only a few years since its release there is practically nobody in Europe that has not heard of it or is
Presentation on «Recent Case Law Of The CJEU On Data Subjects' Rights In The Digital Age», during the Data Protection in the European Institutions regulation 2018/1725 applicable to EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies conference organized by ERA- Academy of European Law.
My new chapter, together with Elena Gil Gonzalez and Paul de Hert in Data Protection and Privacy on the (still) draft ePrivacy Regulation (The Proposed ePrivacy Regulation: The Commission's and the Parliament's Draft s at a Crossroads?) in the CPDP 2019 book has just been published by Hart Publishing.