News
New ELB blogpost: The AI Act and a (sorely missing!) right to AI individualization; Why are we building Skynet?
The AI Act and a (sorely missing!) right to AI individualization; Why are we building Skynet? The industry has tricked us; Scientists and regulators have failed us. AI is developing not individually (as humans become individuals) but collectively.
Web Archiving Conference (IIPC 24-26 April)
CDSL's Anastasia Nefeli Vidaki delivered a presentation during the Web Archiving Conference (IIPC 24-26 April) on "Intellectual Property & Privacy Concerns of Web Harvesting in the EU" to a community of passionate practitioners.
5th Conference on Challenges on politics, economy and society
CDSL's Anastasia Nefeli Vidaki presented her paper on "The challenges posed by the digitalisation of justice on fundamental rights" in the 5th Conference on Challenges on politics, economy and society on international, national and regional level, organised on 15-17 December 2023 by the Department o...
Global Data Law Conference Series, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
On December 7-8, 2023, during the poster session of the Global Data Law Conference Series at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, jointly organized with the University of Passau Research Centre for Law and Digitalisation (FREDI) in Munich.
Op-Ed: “Dismissing data protection officers in Germany"
A new blog post on "Op-Ed: “Dismissing data protection officers in Germany – a matter of good cause and major difficulties for employers!” has been published in EU Law Live, by Daniel Wasser, Nardin Maarouf-Wasser and Vagelis Papakonstantinou. The text will remain freely...
Data security in law firms: Best practices based on DPA decisions
« What standards for the security of law firms ?”: new chapter published by CDSL's Franck Dumortier in "La mise en œuvre du RGPD chez les avocat(e)s", edited by Anthemis. The book can be purchased on https://www.anthemis.be/en/shop/product/rgpdavo-la-mise-en-oeuvre-du-rgp...
Chapter on an individual right to cybersecurity in ELF's "European Cybersecurity in Context"
New chapter, in European Liberal Forum's "European Cybersecurity in Context", edited by Luigi Martino and Nada Gamal, by CDSL's Vagelis Papakonstantinou, on "The Need to Introduce a New Individual Right to Cybersecurity". ELF kindly provides this book as open acce...-
“As strict as you like" – DPOs' protection against dismissal according to the GDPR
A new positition paper was published on EU Law Live by Daniel Wasser, Nardin Maarouf-Wasser and Vagelis Papakonstantinou on the DPOs' protection from dismisall under the GDPR: “As strict as you like – the data protection officers protection against dismissal according to the GDPR”. & 
New EU Law Live article, on the Whistleblowing Directive
A new paper, on the Whistleblowing Directive by Daniel Wasser and Vagelis Papakonstantinou has been published in the Weekend Edition of EU Law Live. The Directive should have been transposed by now in all Member States, but the truth i...
New article on the Belgian regulation removing anonymity from prepaid phone cards
A new blogpost “Removing anonymity from prepaid phone cards: the law must play its role” has been published in April by Franck Dumortier on justice-en-ligne.be. The blogpost discusses a judgement of 18 November 2021 in which the Belgian Constitutional Court recalls that in matte...
STREAM project: First periodic country report for Belgium
In the context of the European Union’s Justice Programme STREAM project, Sergi Vazquez Maymir and Prof. Paul De Hert publish the first periodic country report for Belgium.
New H2020 project won: AUGMENTED CCAM
VUB's CDSL is pleased to announce a new H2020 project that was won in the recent (November 2021) calls: AUGMENTED CCAM. AUGMENTED CCAM aims to understand, harmonise and evaluate in an augmented manner adapted and novel support solutions of Physical, Digital and Communica...
New article, on the need to introduce a new individual right to cybersecurity in EU law
A new article, Cybersecurity as praxis and as a state: The EU law path towards acknowledgement of a new right to cybersecurity?, has just been published by Vagelis Papakonstantinou in the Computer Law & Security Review. The article effectively di...-
CDSL in Le Soir
In an article published in Le Soir’s edition of 17 January 2022, CDSL’s Franck Dumortier discussed the legal issues related to the further use of security video footage on which a woman was visibly pushed onto the metro tracks. 
CDSL moves to its new offices!
CDSL is excited to move to its new offices, in SilverSquare Delta - University, just a few meters from VUB's campus in Etterbeek!
Franck Dumortier, UB3 series intervention
On 22 November 2021, Franck Dumortier is invited to intervene in the UB3 series.-
New paper: Digitalisation of water services and the water sector cyber threat landscape
Dimitra Markopoulou and Vagelis Papakonstantinou published a new paper in the Journal of Water Law (Volume 27, Issue 4), on the " Digitalisation of water services and the water sector cyber threat landscape: Is the EU regulatory framework adequate? -
Presentation at the World Internet Conference
Vagelis Papakonstantinou, the academic coordinator of CDSL, made a (video) presentation at the 2021 World Internet Conference, on "International Data Transfers under EU Law: Past, Present, and Future Insights". -
LAW-GAME kick-off meeting
The "LAW-GAME - An Interactive, Collaborative Digital Gamification Approach to Effective Experiential Training and Prediction of Criminal Actions" EU H2020 project kick-off meeting took place on September 6 & 7 in an online environment. -
Interview to the danish media site DataTech on legal personality to AI
CDSL's Vagelis Papakonstantinou gave an interview to DataTech, a danish media site dedicated to AI and data science, on granting legal personality to AI. The text of the interview (in danish) can be accessed here: -
CDSL mentioned in Le Soir
CDSL's Franck Dumortier was interviewed by Le Soir on the protection of private life in Belgium. The relevant text can be found here: -
China's Draft Privacy Bill: A pragmatic, but yet-to-be improved approach?
CDSL's Yanhong Yin and Vagelis Papakonstantinou published a blog post on IAPP's Privacy Tracker on "China's Draft Privacy Bill: A pragmatic, but yet-to-be improved approach?". This blog post forms part of CDSL's continued interest on personal data... -
National Parliament's Advisory Committee on Scientific and Technological Questions
Today CDSL's Franck Dumortier as invited by the National Parliament's Advisory Committee on Scientific and Technological Questions to discuss about a very general topic: "Artificial intelligence (and algorithms) and the impact on social networks in the democratic process (the Facebook affair, t... -
New H2020 project won: LAW-GAME
VUB's CDSL is pleased to announce a new H2020 project that was won in the recent (August 2020) security-related calls: LAW-GAME. LAW-GAME's aim “is to train police officers’ on the procedure, through gamification technologies in a safe and controlled vi... -
CDSL new collaboration with the EDPS and the EDPB
CDSL is pleased to announce that, together with Trilateral Research (who is the project leader), it has signed new contracts with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). -
ELB blog post: Refusing to Award Legal Personality to AI: Why the European Parliament got it Wrong
European Law Blog, 25 November 2020 By Vagelis Papakonstantinou & Paul de Hert When is new law needed and when are patches of existing legal tools preferrable? 
Digital Privacy News mention, Franck Dumortier and Vagelis Papakonstantinou
CDSL's Franck Dumortier and Vagelis Papakonstantinou were mentioned in Digital Privacy News, "EU Proposals Could Restrict Targeted Ads" by Robert Bateman.-
CDSL awarded a new H2020 project: MES-CoBraD
CDSL has been awarded, and will be participating soon as project partner, in a new H2020 research project: MES-CoBraD. The Multidisciplinary Expert System for the Assessment & Management of Complex Brain Disorders (MES-CoBraD) is an interdisciplinary project combining Real-World Data... -
ELB blog post: EU sanctions against cyber-attacks and defence rights: Wanna Cry?
European Law Blog, 28 September 2020 By Franck Dumortier, Vagelis Papakonstantinou & Paul de Hert On July 30th 2020, within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), the Council of the European Union has impose... -
TV appearance (LN24) by Franck Dumortier on the topic of corona tracing
Today CDSL's Franck Dumortier appeared on TV (LV24) on the topic of corona-tracing in Belgium.
Events
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European CyberSecMonth workshop: EU cybersecurity law
CDSL and the Brussels Privacy Hub will host a workshop during the European CyberSecurityMonth 2019 on EU Cybersecurity Law.
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CDSL to host a panel at CPDP2020
CDSL is pleased to be hosting a panel in the forthcoming CPDP2020 conference, this year focusing on Artificial Intelligence.
The panel will focus on whether AI should be granted with legal personality, in similar manner to natural and legal persons. 
Practical infoCPDP2022: The CDSL panel on "Can law be determinate in an indeterminate world?"
CDSL will be hosting a panel in this year's CPDP. In line with CPDP's title ("Data Protection and Privacy in Transitional Times") our own panel will discuss whether "law can be determinate in an indeterminate world".
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New EU legislation in the field of Cybersecurity: the NIS2 directive
CDSL will organise a lunch workshop on Thursday, November 24, from 12:00 until 14:30, on "New EU legislation in the field of Cybersecurity: the NIS2 directive" in order to discuss recent developments in EU cybersecurity law, specifically the draft NIS2 Directive.
Practical info-Artificial Intelligence (AI) in employment relationships
On May 2, 2024, CDSL will organize an event in cooperation with the international law firm Rödl & Partner focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in employment relationships.
Practical info-CPDP2024 panel: Latest developments in AI and data protection
At what has become by now a tradition, CDSL will be hosting a panel in this year's CPDP, this time under the title "Latest Developments in AI and Data Protection: Legal Uncertainty Despite EU Regulation".
