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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · 8d

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Just do it: Why I'm challenging Nike, Puma and Adidas over single shoes

Former Para-athletic world champion Stef Reid says footwear companies are failing amputees.

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Institute for Information Law (IViR) @ivir-uva.bsky.social · 28d

📢 Come work with us! We have a postdoc and PhD position for the Artificial Secrecy project. Deadline: October 17th. More info:
www.ivir.nl/projects/art...
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Artificial secrecy: Taking Transparency in EU Digital and Data Regulation Seriously - IVIR

Kristina Irion’s research project won the SSH Open Competition M 2024 grant which funds free, curiosity-driven research in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The project will explore the fundamental ...

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Daragh Murray @daragh.bsky.social · Jul 23

A long long (long) time in the works..

'Facial recognition surveillance: Policing and human rights in the age of AI' co-authored with @petefussey.bsky.social and published by OUP is out now (for universities) and to pre-order.

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João Pedro Quintais @jpquintais.bsky.social · Jul 23

Copyright as a Freedom of (Artistic) Expression Right? The Dangers and Human Rights Law Misconceptions in the AG’s Opinion in Pelham II, by Elena Izyumenko (@ivir-uva.bsky.social) on the Kluwer Copyright Blog

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Copyright as a Freedom of (Artistic) Expression Right? The Dangers and Human Rights Law Misconceptions in the AG’s Opinion in Pelham II

Following up on the initial comment by Sabines Jacques published on this blog about Advocate General (AG) Emiliou’s recent Opinion in the Pelham II case – which examined his interpretation of the past...

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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · Jun 30

Brilliant kick off to our @ivir-uva.bsky.social Summer Course Privacy Law & Policy with online talk by @maxschrems.bsky.social! Thank you Max for being so generous with your time and sharing your insights with our students. Credits to Kristina Irion for facilitating this. @uvalawschool.bsky.social

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Amsterdam Law School @uvalawschool.bsky.social · Jun 24

Kopenhagen en Aarhus willen niet afhankelijk zijn van Microsoft. In Amsterdam spelen dezelfde zorgen, zegt @elsdebusser.bsky.social in @parool.nl. 'Experts waarschuwen al geruime tijd dat we technologisch gezien niet afhankelijk moeten worden van Amerikaanse bedrijven.' @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Kopenhagen en Aarhus keren Amerikaanse big tech de rug toe, Amsterdam studeert op vergelijkbare stap

De twee grootste gemeenten van Denemarken zijn hun samenwerking met Microsoft aan het uitfaseren vanwege het behoud van digitale soevereiniteit. Welke risico’s brengt de afhankelijkheid van een bedrij...

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Isabella Brunner @brunnerisabella.bsky.social · Jun 16

Excited to share my new article on political and legal cyber attribution. Amongst other things, it explores why states prefer making political but not legal cyber attributions—risking the integrity of international law in cyberspace.

Read it here: www.qil-qdi.org/attributing-...

Attributing cyber operations under International law: Political and legal aspects - QIL QDI

Questions of International Law

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Institute for Information Law (IViR) @ivir-uva.bsky.social · Jun 10

3rd session of the PLP Summer Course: @elsdebusser.bsky.social & Varun Aggarwal will combine a legal/governance view on privacy and cybersecurity with a technical/management look at it. A key feature will be security-by-design and how privacy protective elements can be made part of it.

Summer Course on Privacy Law 2025 - IVIR

Navigating growingly complex legal landscapes This week-long summer course will focus on recent developments in privacy law and policy, zooming in on its interface with a growingly complex technology ...

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Institute for Information Law (IViR) @ivir-uva.bsky.social · Jun 6

After the first session with Kristina Irion, the second session will be a conversation between privacy professionals Sjoera Nas (Privacy Company) and Laura Poolman (Kennedy van der Laan). Moderation by
Ot van Daalen and Stefan Kulk.
Sign up!
www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/...
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Registration form - IVIR

Any cancellation of participation must be done in writing. For full restitution of the fee, the cancellation must be notified one month before the start of the course. Thereafter an amount of € 250,– ...

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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · Jun 4

New paper out in Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law. Part of a unique project "Geneva Conventions at 75: Need for Innovation" and discussing human rights in technologies.
Many excellent contributions on the theme in this issue: lnkd.in/eijJQifC
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Marijn Sax @marijnsax.bsky.social · Jun 4

Together with Marjolein Lanzing I will be teaching a seminar on decisional privacy and the manipulation of behavior. Our institute's summer school is always attracts a very clever, interesting, and friendly group of people. The teachers are really cool. Do sign up!!!

Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · May 12

Still a few spots available on the Privacy Law & Policy Summer Course where we take a deep dive into the new legal instruments, case law and practices in the field of privacy.
Held in Amsterdam from 30 June to 4 July
Registration & full programme at www.ivir.nl/nl/courses/p...
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Linda Weigl @lindaweigl.bsky.social · May 23

By 2026, EU citizens and residents are expected to carry an EU wallet on their phone to access a range of online services. In our latest article, we examine the governance behind eIDAS 2.0, revealing some important weaknesses.

Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Governance of the European Digital Identity Framework Through the Lens of Institutional Mimesis

The European Commission's decision to expand its 2014 Regulation on electronic identification and trust services toward wallet-based digital identities marked a significant shift in the governance of...

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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · May 12

Still a few spots available on the Privacy Law & Policy Summer Course where we take a deep dive into the new legal instruments, case law and practices in the field of privacy.
Held in Amsterdam from 30 June to 4 July
Registration & full programme at www.ivir.nl/nl/courses/p...
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Plixavra Vogiatzoglou @plixavra.bsky.social · May 9

Join us for a lively discussion on #AI in democratic societies! Looking forward to talking about risks and regulation through the example of #predictivepolicing and what the implications are for the EU's #digitalsovereignty. Link below 👇

Amsterdam Law School @uvalawschool.bsky.social · May 9

Join @plixavra.bsky.social, @hannescools.bsky.social at SPUI25 on 20 May to learn more about the role of AI 🤖 in democratic societies. @uvahumanities.bsky.social You can sign up here 👇https://bit.ly/437yJBv

Democracy and AI

The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in democratic societies is an ongoing concern for many researchers, albeit for different reasons. During this event, we will explore the often illegitimate but not illegal applications of AI in democratic practices, focusing on the role of the news media, political decision-making, and policy.

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Marijn Sax @marijnsax.bsky.social · May 7

>>New open access publication<<

Together with Hao Wang I wrote a paper on gaming the (algorithmic) system as a service (GaaS). Online service providers often decry transparency obligations, but also cynically seek to monetize transparency needs by offering GaaS.

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From threat to opportunity: Gaming the algorithmic system as a service

Gaming the system is often portrayed as a threat to platforms and services, but this alleged threat can also be turned into a commercial service which raises ethical questions on exploitative digital ...

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Amsterdam Law School @uvalawschool.bsky.social · May 7

How does the power of Big Tech affect our democracies, and can it be contained? Don't miss this SPUI25 event this Thursday with theresajseipp.bsky.social, @pjleerssen.bsky.social and @tomasdodds.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3EV8yFS

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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · May 1

Registrations now open for our annual Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy @ivir-uva.bsky.social @uvalawschool.bsky.social
Join us for a deep dive into new legal instruments/case law/ practices! With @jausloos.bsky.social @laurensnaudts.bsky.social @marijnsax.bsky.social

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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · May 1

Registrations now open for our annual Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy @ivir-uva.bsky.social @uvalawschool.bsky.social
Join us for a deep dive into new legal instruments/case law/ practices! With @jausloos.bsky.social @laurensnaudts.bsky.social @marijnsax.bsky.social

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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · Apr 10

Fascinating read for everyone working on trust in digital societies or tech in general. Interesting conclusions on risk & trust in & on platforms + users’ confidence in protecting themselves. @bodobalazs.bsky.social @ivir-uva.bsky.social @uvalawschool.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Apr 10

Kicked-off our #AlgoSoc2025 panel with Jose van Dijk, Julian Thomas, Avi Bernstein and @claesdevreese.bsky.social To understand public values in the algorithmic society we need to get out and understand what AI means for real people, including vulnerable groups, and work together across disciplines

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Marijn Sax @marijnsax.bsky.social · Apr 4

>>New open access publication<<

With @laurensnaudts.bsky.social as a lead author, we discuss how with the arrival of the DSA we should pay more critical (regulatory) attention to optimization logics, which permeate and shape the entire stack of digital services.

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A Right to Constructive Optimization: A Public Interest Approach to Recommender Systems in the Digital Services Act - Journal of Consumer Policy

The technological promise of recommender systems should not be misused by those with decisional power over the infrastructural, data, and knowledge resources needed for their design. The ideal of pers...

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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · Apr 3

Yesterday’s final event of our course Intl Media Law Policy & Practice showed our Information Law students @ivir-uva.bsky.social engaging with professionals in:
- hate speech case law;
- being creative with law in a moot court;
- developing a freedom of expression game.
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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · Mar 17

@uva.nl on strike today and protesting budget cuts in higher education and science @uvalawschool.bsky.social @ivir-uva.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social 🟥

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Trust in the Digital Society @trust-rpa.bsky.social · Feb 26

🚨🚨🚨 CfP deadline extended! We have extended our deadline by 2 weeks! info: shorturl.at/GtDVk Join our interdisciplinary conference and meet international experts and scholars from the @uvalawschool.bsky.social @fmg-uva.bsky.social @ivir-uva.bsky.social @ascor.bsky.social and beyond.

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Els De Busser @elsdebusser.bsky.social · Feb 20

Important paper on more clarity for research databases and a European Research Freedom Act. By my brilliant colleagues at @ivir-uva.bsky.social @uvalawschool.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Towards a European Research Freedom Act: A Proposal for an EU-wide Secondary Publication Right

<p></p> <p>The transformation of academic publishing and the governance of intellectual property (IP) rights have become a central theme in the pursuit of a mor

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