We are delighted to announce that Argyro Karanasiou, a member of CIPPM and Lecturer in Law at BU has been awarded a prestigious ISOC Ambassadorship to represent the Internet Society at the Internet Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a forum under the auspices of the United Nations, to provide “a transparent, democratic,… Read more » about Argyro Karanasiou ISOC Ambassador at the Internet Governance Forum 2013
Digital Rights
CIPPM/BU Law hosts 8th GikII Conference
The Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) together with the Law Department was delighted to host the 8th GikII Conference which was held on 16-17 September 2013. The conference was chaired by Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Co-Director CIPPM and Professor Lilian Edwards, Deputy Director CREATe, University of Glasgow and Professor of Internet Law at University of Strathclyde. The conference has… Read more » about CIPPM/BU Law hosts 8th GikII Conference
Data protection compliance of UK websites
Emprical study on data processing consent; survey of 200 most-popular e-commerce UK websites The study aimed at understanding the level of compliance with data protection requirements by websites registered in the United Kingdom. It carried out a statistical survey and an empirical study on the practices of online service providers concerning the processing of personal… Read more » about Data protection compliance of UK websites
A. Karanasiou – Towards Securing Free Expression Online
Argyro Karanasiou – Towards Securing Free Expression Online: A Global Internet Governance Model Keeping the Balance Between State Surveillance and Corporate Dominance (Policy Brief drafted for ISOC- NGL Programme). Internet Society, 2013
M. Borghi, F. Ferretti, S. Karapapa – Online data processing consent under EU law
Maurizio Borghi, Federico Ferretti, Stavroula Karapapa, “Online data processing consent under EU law: a theoretical framework and empirical evidence from the UK”, International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 2013, 21 (2), 109-153 Abstract This article analyses the results of an empirical study on the 200 most popular UK-based websites in various sectors of e-commerce… Read more » about M. Borghi, F. Ferretti, S. Karapapa – Online data processing consent under EU law