Making sense of our connected world
European Commission publishes report on internet of things
by Uta Meier-Hahn What does politics have to take into account when ever more objects are connect to the internet? In the end of February the European Commission published its expert…
The making of the EU’s Data Protection Regulation
As anyone who deals with draft bills knows, those involved need to have a lot of staying power. The proposed European Data Protection Directive is a case in point. Ever…
How can we make Open Journalism work?
by Stefan Stumpp and Benedikt Fecher In times of the newspaper crisis it is perhaps worthwhile to reconsider the production process of information, to understand news publishing in transition and…
Consent Under Pressure and the Right to Informational Self-Determination (2)
by Julian Staben This blog entry continues the article published on 17 December 2012. Is a Revitalisation of Consent in Personal Data Processing possible? The question has to be asked,…
Consent Under Pressure and the Right to Informational Self-Determination (1)
by Julian Staben What Is the Future Value of Consent in Data Protection Law? Since the German constitutional court’s census decision1 the fundamental right to informational self-determination (informationelles Selbstbestimmungsrecht) is…
Surveillance
The state monitors its citizens, Internet companies monitor their users – and finally we monitor ourselves and each other. Who is monitoring whom and why? What positive effects can surveillance have and when does it become a danger for a democratic society? Questions like these were posed by students of the Humboldt University of Berlin in the seminar “Tracing Surveillance – On the Trace of Surveillance” led by HIIG researcher Thomas Christian Bächle. In the contributions to this dossier they discuss their views on state and economic power and surveillance technologies.
How COVID-19 impacts digital technologies
The current lockdown is boosting online activity – everything is increasingly shifting to the digital sphere. In this dossier we ask if, how and why the Corona pandemic will affect key subjects of digital technologies. What does this mean for the regulation of content on digital platforms? How is Covid-19 activating the digital society? How does it transform our online culture? How safe are tracing apps? What lessons can be learned regarding cyber security? Busy times for our researchers!
