Work Stream One focuses on how technology and big data are reshaping the conceptualisation of rights in today’s digital age. It provides an insight into the nature of, and connections between, the positive and negative human rights implications of technology and big data and maps the existing and developing legal responses at the international and multi-stakeholder forum levels.
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Those pop-up ‘I agree’ boxes aren’t just annoying – they’re potentially dangerous
Read moreHave you noticed the increasing number of pop-ups asking you to consent or “agree” when you visit a website? Do…
Free, Informed and Unambiguous Consent in the Digital Age: Fiction or Possibility?
Read moreOn 10 July, the Human Rights, Big Data, and Technology Project (HRBDT) co-hosted an event in London with the Law…
Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom – Some initial thoughts
Read moreOn Thursday, 13 September 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down their decision in Big Brother Watch and…
A Brief Review of the OHCHR Consultation on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
Read moreThe Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) conducted a consultation on the right to privacy…
How Does Content Moderation Affect Human Rights? Commentary on the Case of Infowars
Read moreOn 6 August 2018, Apple, Facebook and Spotify removed content from Alex Jones’s Infowars pages and accounts on their platforms, which were…
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