Nora Ni Loideain
@nniloideain.bsky.social
Director, Information Law & Policy Centre (IALS, University of London). Interested in all things data privacy and data protection, especially human rights law and civil liberties. Joint Editor-in-Chief, International Data Privacy Law (OUP). Own views
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Nora Ni Loideain
@nniloideain.bsky.social
· Jul 11
It’s official!
My book with Oxford University Press is out:
EU Data Privacy Law and Serious Crime: Data Retention and Policymaking
My book with Oxford University Press is out:
EU Data Privacy Law and Serious Crime: Data Retention and Policymaking
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'The University of Dundee has been told it cannot make any compulsory redundancies until it has a three-year recovery strategy in place as part of conditions placed on its bailout from the Scottish government.' 1/3
Bailout conditions restrict compulsory redundancies at Dundee
University told to come up with a plan for financial recovery before it enforces more job losses
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
'The University of Dundee has been told it cannot make any compulsory redundancies until it has a three-year recovery strategy in place as part of conditions placed on its bailout from the Scottish government.' 1/3
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Of much interest! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/as...
Monash University hiring Associate Professor - International Trade Law, Taxation Law and Technology Law in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 2:35:46 AM. Job No.: 686173Location: Caulfield campusEmployment Type: Full-timeDuration: Continuing…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Of much interest! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/as...
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Because people *still* don’t understand that overseas students subsidise home students. This is punishing everyone involved.
With Rachel Reeves reportedly set to apply a new tax on tuition fees paid by overseas students, most Britons support such a move at the previously mooted level of 6%
Support: 57%
Oppose: 18%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
Support: 57%
Oppose: 18%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Because people *still* don’t understand that overseas students subsidise home students. This is punishing everyone involved.
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EU Member States agree on negotiation position on CSA material online - will now negotiate with the European Parliament
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Child sexual abuse: Council reaches position on law protecting children from online abuse
The Council agreed its negotiating mandate on a draft law preventing and combating child sexual abuse online.
www.consilium.europa.eu
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
EU Member States agree on negotiation position on CSA material online - will now negotiate with the European Parliament
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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OMG OMG OMG. I handed in my upcoming book on the census - "Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census." Now, the fine folks at the University of Chicago Press will begin the march towards production (September 2026). OMG OMG OMG.
November 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
OMG OMG OMG. I handed in my upcoming book on the census - "Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census." Now, the fine folks at the University of Chicago Press will begin the march towards production (September 2026). OMG OMG OMG.
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
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attending this today, 10 years since we organised the very first one! congratulations to @nniloideain.bsky.social and all for a rich programme of research & policy work in the years since. Looking forward to the day
Only 2 days to go!
Join us on Wednesday for a timely discussion on the themes and findings of the book - EU Data Privacy Law and Serious Crime.
@ials.bsky.social @nniloideain.bsky.social
Join us on Wednesday for a timely discussion on the themes and findings of the book - EU Data Privacy Law and Serious Crime.
@ials.bsky.social @nniloideain.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce a new event - 'Better Regulation’ of Data Retention and Human Rights? EU Data Privacy Law, Serious Crime, and National Security
🗓️ 15 October 2025, 5:30pm-6:30pm, in-person at IALS
Book your place now! 👇
ials.sas.ac.uk/events/bette...
@nniloideain.bsky.social
🗓️ 15 October 2025, 5:30pm-6:30pm, in-person at IALS
Book your place now! 👇
ials.sas.ac.uk/events/bette...
@nniloideain.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
attending this today, 10 years since we organised the very first one! congratulations to @nniloideain.bsky.social and all for a rich programme of research & policy work in the years since. Looking forward to the day
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Does he even own a suit?
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does he even own a suit?
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New post
The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/17/t...
The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/17/t...
The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
Proposals for radical reform of the UK’s asylum system raise a number of legal and constitutional issues, with respect both to the European Convention on Human Rights and the domestic principle of …
publiclawforeveryone.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
New post
The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/17/t...
The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/17/t...
So well said - @paulbernal.bsky.social
What the Labour Party used to understand was that it wasn’t that immigration was tearing the country apart, but that immigration was what was holding the country together. Immigration kept our NHS going, our transport system going, our education and much more.
It’s still true. They must know it.
It’s still true. They must know it.
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
So well said - @paulbernal.bsky.social
The news headlines are often a bitter pill these days so delighted to see Ireland celebrating a great football victory in such style!
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
Watch: Dublin Zoo names parrot Troy after hat-trick hero
Dublin Zoo has decided to name one of its parrots Troy in honour of Ireland's hat-trick hero in Budapest's Puskás Aréna.
www.rte.ie
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The news headlines are often a bitter pill these days so delighted to see Ireland celebrating a great football victory in such style!
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
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Whether you’re in favour of stricter immigration rules or not, literally stealing from asylum seekers is a deeply inhuman policy.
"Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Whether you’re in favour of stricter immigration rules or not, literally stealing from asylum seekers is a deeply inhuman policy.
"Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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What the Labour Party used to understand was that it wasn’t that immigration was tearing the country apart, but that immigration was what was holding the country together. Immigration kept our NHS going, our transport system going, our education and much more.
It’s still true. They must know it.
It’s still true. They must know it.
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
What the Labour Party used to understand was that it wasn’t that immigration was tearing the country apart, but that immigration was what was holding the country together. Immigration kept our NHS going, our transport system going, our education and much more.
It’s still true. They must know it.
It’s still true. They must know it.
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“on article 8 of the ECHR in particular the right to family life ..we want to constrain in legislation the way that that is applied in immigration cases” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells Sky’s Trevor Philips
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“on article 8 of the ECHR in particular the right to family life ..we want to constrain in legislation the way that that is applied in immigration cases” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells Sky’s Trevor Philips
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
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🇬🇷Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) informed the country’s top court that it could not locate its own internal documents from 2020 ordering the surveillance of @nasoskoukakis.bsky.social.
www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...
www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...
Greek Council of State Probes Missing Surveillance Files in Expanding Surveillance Scandal - Dnews
EYP informed the court that it could not locate the agency’s 2020 surveillance requests. A few months after Greece’s Council of State issued a landmark ruling in favor of PASOK leader Nikos Androulaki...
www.dnews.gr
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🇬🇷Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) informed the country’s top court that it could not locate its own internal documents from 2020 ordering the surveillance of @nasoskoukakis.bsky.social.
www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...
www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...
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Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
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November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Latest ECtHR judgment relating to Poland's rule of law crisis: ECtHR found interference not to be in accordance with the rule of law (a rare finding) on account of fact the relevant "judgement" was issued by the fake (constitutional) court as bench included fake judges = not a judgment therefore
A woman was 15 weeks pregnant when Poland's Constitutional Court issued a judgment restricting access to #abortion.
The ruling wasn’t published for over 3 months, leaving the legal situation unclear.
That’s not OK, rules the European Court of #HumanRights👇
🔗 go.coe.int/WjFxQ
#ECHR #FamilyLife
The ruling wasn’t published for over 3 months, leaving the legal situation unclear.
That’s not OK, rules the European Court of #HumanRights👇
🔗 go.coe.int/WjFxQ
#ECHR #FamilyLife
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Latest ECtHR judgment relating to Poland's rule of law crisis: ECtHR found interference not to be in accordance with the rule of law (a rare finding) on account of fact the relevant "judgement" was issued by the fake (constitutional) court as bench included fake judges = not a judgment therefore
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EU tech law - EU Commission starts investigation of Google under Digital Markets Act, for downgrading publishers in search results - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission opens investigation into potential Digital Markets Act breach by Google in demoting media publishers\' content in search results
Today, the European Commission has formally launched proceedings to assess whether Google applies fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions of access to publishers\' websites on Google Search...
ec.europa.eu
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
EU tech law - EU Commission starts investigation of Google under Digital Markets Act, for downgrading publishers in search results - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
One to watch.
It's almost 10 years old but remains as relevant as ever to the UK human rights debate -
What has the ECHR ever done for us?
- the right to a fair trial
- the right to privacy
- Freedom from discrimination
- the Good Friday Agreement, and so on
www.theguardian.com/culture/vide...
It's almost 10 years old but remains as relevant as ever to the UK human rights debate -
What has the ECHR ever done for us?
- the right to a fair trial
- the right to privacy
- Freedom from discrimination
- the Good Friday Agreement, and so on
www.theguardian.com/culture/vide...
Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us? - video
Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough and Sarah Solemani perform a satirical take on the Tory party’s human rights policy, inspired by the classic Monty Python sketch
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
One to watch.
It's almost 10 years old but remains as relevant as ever to the UK human rights debate -
What has the ECHR ever done for us?
- the right to a fair trial
- the right to privacy
- Freedom from discrimination
- the Good Friday Agreement, and so on
www.theguardian.com/culture/vide...
It's almost 10 years old but remains as relevant as ever to the UK human rights debate -
What has the ECHR ever done for us?
- the right to a fair trial
- the right to privacy
- Freedom from discrimination
- the Good Friday Agreement, and so on
www.theguardian.com/culture/vide...
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Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years.
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years.
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
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Just to be clear, it IS about removing rights. Specifically it’s about removing Article 8 rights - private and family life - to make it easier to deport people.
You won’t find advocates able to mention any other rights here.
You won’t find advocates able to mention any other rights here.
Not so. The Labour Govt and several other European govts are seeking reforms/modifications in the way the court operates. This is not about ‘removing rights’, even the ECHR itself has welcomed reform!
November 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Just to be clear, it IS about removing rights. Specifically it’s about removing Article 8 rights - private and family life - to make it easier to deport people.
You won’t find advocates able to mention any other rights here.
You won’t find advocates able to mention any other rights here.
One to watch.
How far will the scope of the ICO investigation apply?
More than one public body is involved.
The Home Office shared the inaccurate dataset with the HMRC.
Was the private sector also involved? Eg, the airlines sharing travel data or passenger name data, or another third party?
How far will the scope of the ICO investigation apply?
More than one public body is involved.
The Home Office shared the inaccurate dataset with the HMRC.
Was the private sector also involved? Eg, the airlines sharing travel data or passenger name data, or another third party?
Not a huge surprise - HMRC may have breached privacy laws with their child benefit suspension mess.
Can we do the same investigation for DWP fraud detection now please?
Can we do the same investigation for DWP fraud detection now please?
HMRC likely to have breached privacy laws in stopping child benefit – experts
Watchdog contacts tax authority after families’ payments stopped based on flawed travel data
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
One to watch.
How far will the scope of the ICO investigation apply?
More than one public body is involved.
The Home Office shared the inaccurate dataset with the HMRC.
Was the private sector also involved? Eg, the airlines sharing travel data or passenger name data, or another third party?
How far will the scope of the ICO investigation apply?
More than one public body is involved.
The Home Office shared the inaccurate dataset with the HMRC.
Was the private sector also involved? Eg, the airlines sharing travel data or passenger name data, or another third party?
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Not a huge surprise - HMRC may have breached privacy laws with their child benefit suspension mess.
Can we do the same investigation for DWP fraud detection now please?
Can we do the same investigation for DWP fraud detection now please?
HMRC likely to have breached privacy laws in stopping child benefit – experts
Watchdog contacts tax authority after families’ payments stopped based on flawed travel data
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Not a huge surprise - HMRC may have breached privacy laws with their child benefit suspension mess.
Can we do the same investigation for DWP fraud detection now please?
Can we do the same investigation for DWP fraud detection now please?