Consent research

  • Dec312019
    Prof Sheldon Leader

    Dealing with Problems of Consent in the Digital Age

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    As ever more data are generated from online activity, there is more processing of personal data without meaningful consent being…

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  • Dec032019

    Your Data: Why Should You Care?

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    On 3 December 2019, Dr Elena Abrusci, Sabrina Rau (Senior Research Officers) and  Amy Dickens (Doctoral Student) gave a presentation…

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  • Dec172018

    Those pop-up ‘I agree’ boxes aren’t just annoying – they’re potentially dangerous

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    Have you noticed the increasing number of pop-ups asking you to consent or “agree” when you visit a website? Do…

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  • Oct162018

    Free, Informed and Unambiguous Consent in the Digital Age: Fiction or Possibility?

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    On 10 July, the Human Rights, Big Data, and Technology Project (HRBDT) co-hosted an event in London with the Law…

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  • Jul232018

    What Next After the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Revelations?

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    On 2 July 2018, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) Project co-hosted a panel discussion with the International…

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  • Jun052018

    Cambridge Analytica is more than a data breach – it’s a human rights problem

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    Originally published in The Conversation on 4 June 2018. The closure of Cambridge Analytica following the revelations about its use…

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  • Dec012017

    UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2017 – Addressing Access to Remedy in the Digital Age: Corporate Misconduct in Sharing and Processing Personal Data

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    2017 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights  Addressing Access To Remedy In The Digital Age: Corporate Misconduct In…

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  • Nov302017

    HRBDT at the 2017 UN Business and Human Rights Forum

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    On 27 November 2017, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, together with the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic…

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  • Sep042017

    HRBDT at the 2017 MyData Conference

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    On 30 August 2017, Krisztina Huszti-Orban presented on ‘The Role of Consent in the Collection, Retention, Processing and Sharing of…

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  • Jan302017

    HRBDT at the 2017 Computers, Data Protection and Privacy Conference

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    On 26 January 2017, Pete Fussey spoke on a panel on ‘AI, Ethics and Privacy’, organised by the 4TU.Centre for…

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