Issue18-January2019

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On30January2019,theBrusselsPrivacyHubtogetherwith the Future of Privacy Forum will host an officialCPDP side event named "Digital Data Flows MasterClass: De-Identification, Differential Privacy, andHomomorphicEncryption".

Participants will gain an understanding of: what itmeans toidentify individuals in datasets; how to reduce risks of re-identification through anonymization and pseudonymization;whatisinvolvedincommonre-identificationattacks;andhowdataholdersareusingmethodssuchasdifferentialprivacy(astatistical technique), and homomorphic encryption (anadvanced computation method), to gain insights about datawithout identifying individuals. No technical background isneeded.

Guestexpertsinclude:* Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, Professor in InformationTechnology Law and Data Governance, Southampton LawSchoolattheUniversityofSouthampton,andSeniorPrivacyCounselandLegalEngineeratImmuta*KhaledElImam,FounderandCEO,PrivacyAnalytics*IntroductionbyJulesPolonetsky,FutureofPrivacyForum

This session is part of the "Digital Data Flow MasterClass"-Series,ayear-longeducationalprogramdesignedfor

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30January2019

DigitalDataFlowsMasterClass:De-Identification,DifferentialPrivacy,and

HomomorphicEncryption

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regulators, policymakers, and staff seeking to betterunderstand the data-driven technologies at the forefront ofdata protection law & policy. The program features expertson machine learning, biometrics, connected cars, facialrecognition, online advertising, encryption, and otheremerging technologies. Sessions will be provided in personand will support remote participation. A certificate will beprovided to those completing the full course. Please findmoreinformationonthewholeserieshere.

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Time:14:30–16:30(CET)Venue:RoomB,Area42,RuedesPalais46,1030Brussels,Belgium(5-minutewalkfromlesHallesdeSchaerbeek)Registration: The event is free to attend and remoteparticipationispossible.Pleasenotethatgiventhenatureofthe programme, priority registration will be confirmed forauthorities and government employees. Subject toavailability, registration will be confirmed for additionalparticipants.

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1February2019

HealthdataandAIinclinicsandresearch:legalbasis,transparencyand

accountability

CPDP2019Panel

On1February2019,theBrusselsPrivacyHubtogetherwithPANELFIT(ParticipatoryApproachestoaNewEthicaland Legal Framework for ICT) will host a panel on"Health data and AI in clinics and research: legalbasis,transparencyandaccountability".Thepanelwilldiscuss thekeychallengesofhealthdataprocessing in clinics and research under the GDPR andbeyond: in particular, how to balance the protection ofpatients/datasubjectswith the interestsofmedical research.Relevant elements to consider are lawfulness, transparencyand accountability. As regards lawfulness, it is necessary toexplorethelimitsofinformedandfreeconsent(inparticularin the case of data monetisation or where secondary datasubjectsareinvolved)andtheopportunitiestoavoidconsentrequests (e.g. because of “public interests”). As regardstransparency and accountability, a key challenge is thebalancing between right to access (in particular when AItechnologiesareused)andpublicorprivateinterestsbehindresearch.Somepracticalsolutionswillalsobediscussed,e.g.thehelpfulnessofDPIAorcodeofconductsinthisfield.Chair:AlbenaKuyumdzhieva,EuropeanCommissionModerator:GianclaudioMalgieri,BrusselsPrivacyHubSpeakers:*BerndStahl, Director of the Centre for Computing andSocialResponsibility,DeMontfortUniv.* ZuzannaWarso, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights,EuropeofHumanRights,SIENNAProject*NicolaOrlandi,Novartis*AliuskaDuardo,UniversityoftheBasqueCountryTime:11:45-13:00Venue:Area42-Petit,BrusselsRegistration: To register for the CPDP conference, pleaseconsulttheCPDPWebsite.

On27November2018, theBrusselsPrivacyHub andtheFutureofPrivacyForum(FPF) organised the secondsessionoftheDigitalDataFlowsMasterclass:EmergingTechnologiesonLocationData:GPS,Wi-fi,andSpatialAnalytics. The successful event involved opening remarksby Hub Co-Director PaulDeHert (LSTS, VUB) and JulesPolonetsky (CEO, FPF), and presentations on geo-locationdata and de-identification methods bySimonHania (DPO,Uber), on mobile sensors and Wi-Fi analytics, by StaceyGray (Privacy Counsel, FPF) and on location data flows byKaraSelke(VPofPrivacy&DataPartners,StreetLightData)who used case studies to facilitate the discussion. Thematerials speakers' slidesandvideoof thepresentationsarenowavailable.

PastEvents27November2018:DigitalDataFlowsMasterclassonLocationData:GPS,Wi-fi,

andSpatialAnalytics

27November2018:BigDataandCybersecurityinChinaandtheEU:Identifyingpointsofconvergenceand

futurecooperation

On 27 November 2018, the Brussels Privacy Hubwas organising a full-day workshop on “Big Data andCybersecurityinChinaandtheEU:Identifyingpointsofconvergenceandfuturecooperation”.Theworkshopelaborated upon the notions of BigData andCybersecurity,asperceivedandusedinChinaandintheEU.Theworkshopwas attended by EU and Chinese high-profile expertsspecialistsinthefieldsofcybersecurityanddataprivacylaw.It was organised with the support of the VUB ConfuciusInstitute,underits2018callforresearchactivities.

30November2018:Thecopyrightdirectiveandconcernsforfreeexpression,bigdatainnovationandaccesstoinformation

On 30 November 2018, the Brussels Privacy Hubhosted a lunchtime debate on “The copyright directiveandconcernsforfreeexpression,bigdatainnovationand access to information”. The debate, moderated byJens-Henrik Jeppesen (Centre for Democracy &Technology),featuredcontributionsbyRaeganMacDonald(Mozilla) and Aleksandra Kuczerawy (KU Leuven) andfocusedontheproposalforanewcopyrightdirectivebytheEuropean Commission that is currently undergoing triloguenegotiations. Within this proposal the focus was on threeprovisions that could potentially have long-term effects onfreedomofexpression,bigdataandfreedomof information,namelyArticle3 (textanddataminingexception),Article11 (press publishers’ right) andArticle13 (upload filters).Findasummaryofthedebatehere.

13December2018:Launch:VUBChair“DataProtectionOntheGround”

TheVUBresearchchair“DataProtectionOntheGround”(DPOG) promotes the investigation into actual practices ofdata privacy in organisations and the dissemination of bestpractices.Thefocusofitsresearchisondevelopmentsinfoursectors: smart cities, health,media, and banking. The Chairholder is Prof. Jo Pierson, the doctoral researcher is Mrs.Ine van Zeeland and the research is coordinated by theresearch center imec-SMIT (Studies onMedia, Innovation &Technology), in collaboration with the research group LSTS(Law, Science Technology & Society) and Mr. WillemDebeuckelaere (President Data Protection Authority). TheChairwas established in partnershipwithBNPParibas Fortisandlaunchedatanopeningeventon13December2018incollaborationwiththeBrusselsPrivacyHub.

On 17 December 2018, the Brussels Privacy Hubhosted the sixth event in theMeet the Author Serieswith Philipp Hacker (Humboldt University of Berlin/WZBBerlinSocialScienceCenter)discussinghisarticle“TeachingFairness toArtificial Intelligence:ExistingandNovelStrategies against Algorithmic Discrimination underEULaw”. He debated the outcomes of hisworkwithPaul

17December2018:MeettheAuthorSeries-AlgorithmicdiscriminationunderEUlaw

(Dr.PhilippHacker)

Nemitz (European Commission), Prof. Gloria GonzálezFuster (Brussels Privacy Hub/LSTS) and Hielke Hijmans(BrusselsPrivacyHub).Asummaryandshortvideosummaryoftheeventwillbeavailablesoon.

On18December2018,theBrusselsPrivacyHubheldabooklaunchfor"BEINGPROFILED:COGITASERGOSUM"-areflectiononthepreviousbook"ProfilingtheEuropeancitizen" (Springer 2008) on its 10th anniversary. The widearray of different speakers dealt with the question "Arewebecoming what machines infer about us, or are we?". Thenewbookcanbefoundhere.

18December2018:Booklaunchof"BEINGPROFILED:COGITASERGOSUM"

10YEARSOF‘PROFILINGTHEEUROPEANCITIZEN’

14January2019:VisitingScholarLunchtimeSeminar:‘AssAccess’butnot‘abackdoor’?:TheFiveEyes’WarOnMaths

(Dr.MoniqueMann)

On14January2019,theBrusselsPrivacyHubVisitingScholar, Dr Monique Mann, presented her research whichexplores the developing policies of the ‘Five Eyes’ (FVEY)surveillancepartnershipwithregardstolawenforcementandintelligence agency attempts to access encryptedcommunicationsinaseminartitled"AssAccess’butnot‘a backdoor’?: The Five Eyes’ War On Maths". Theresearch which will also lead to a Working Paper in theBrusselsPrivacyHubWorkingPaperSeriesexamineskey issues including impacts on privacy and informationsecurity, issues of mutual legal assistance and transnationaldata flows, and oversight (or lack thereof) of the newpowers. Find a full abstract here. Dr Monique Mann willremainwiththeBrusselsPrivacyHubuntiltheendofJanuary2019.

Prof.ChristoperKunergiveslectureinTokyoIn November 2018, Prof.Christopher Kuner gave two lectures inTokyo,Japan.Thefirstwasakeynotespeechattheconferenceon the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) hostedbytheJapanesedataprotectionauthority(PPC)on20November;theprogramme is available here (in Japanese). The second was held atKeioUniversityLawSchoolattheinvitationofProf.KatsuhiroShojion22 November, and was entitled “The Internet and the GlobalReachofEULaw”(inJapanese).

Prof. Vagelis Papakonstantinou appointed amember of the Greek GDPR implementationlaw-makingcommitteeBrussels Privacy Hub member Vagelis Papakonstantinou hasbeenappointedamemberofthelaw-makingcommitteedraftingthe GDPR (and the Police and Criminal Justice Data ProtectionDirective) implementation law in Greece. The law-making committee,establishedunder theGreekMinistry of Justice, has been in sessionsince2016buthasnotbeenabletoproduceafinallegislativeactyet,although public consultation has already taken place on a previousdraft.UnderitscurrentmandatethecommitteeneedstoconcludeallrelevantworksuntilendofFebruary2019.

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Summary on Meet the Author with MistaleTayloronextraterritorialityuploadedOn7November2018,theBrusselsPrivacyHubhostedthefifthedition of its Meet the Author Series withMistale Taylor (UtrechtUniversity) discussing her doctoral thesis “TransatlanticJurisdiction Conflicts in Data Protection Law: How theFundamental Right to Data Protection Conditions theEuropeanUnion’sExerciseofExtraterritorialJurisdiction”.Theseminal work exploring jurisdictional issues connected to the EU’sdataprotectionruleswasdebatedbyAnnaBuchta(EDPS),FrederikZuiderveenBorgesius (UniversityofAmsterdam/LSTS)andHielkeHijmans(BrusselsPrivacyHub).Asummaryisnowavailablehere.

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