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[log in to unmask]" class="gmail-m_-5021559047604980830rwRRO">Privacy protection in the 21st century. New concepts, theories, and applications
In privacy protection, the traditional distinction between private
and public physical spaces is becoming less useful in determining what
really is protection-worthy. The walls of the home are ‘evaporating’ and
it is becoming increasingly more difficult
to use them to shield in-home activities. At the same time, through
ubiquitous datafication and mobile devices, the home itself has lost its
privileged role as the primary place of private life. Many people carry
more private information in their pocket than
could be revealed by a thorough search of their home. Public space and
digital spaces are thus becoming important places for private life,
while also becoming subject to increasingly omnipresent and
sophisticated surveillance.
These challenges bring forward a number of interesting questions.
What are the various aspects of private life that deserve protection in
the 21st century? Can spatial approaches to privacy protection remain
useful going forward? If the place-based boundary
no longer works, can we identify a core of privacy which should receive
a more robust protection? Can we ‘recreate’ the physical architecture
that delimits a protected private sphere in digital space? How should we
protect privacy in public spaces?
These questions have been addressed in the NWO-funded VICI project Privacy in the 21st century. Finding a new paradigm to protect citizens in the age of ubiquitous data (2014-2019), led by prof. Bert-Jaap Koops. We will present the project’s results at this final symposium and continue the discussions in three VICI panels at the TILTing 2019 conference.
In the final closing conference of the VICI project, the VICI team will present the project’s findings and conclusions. These will be discussed by international scholars (including Michael Froomkin, Seda Guerses and others) and the audience.
Program highlights
The full program can be found here and in the attachment.
This VICI symposium on 14 May 2019 is free of charge. You can register for the pre-event VICI symposium here.
Researchers working on similar questions are invited to present their work at the TILTing Perspectives 2019 Conference in Tilburg. We especially encourage researchers in the fields of constitutional and criminal law to present interesting privacy frames and concepts emerging in their jurisdictions, but the call is open for researchers from all disciplines as long as the contribution fits within one of the following themes:
The deadline for abstracts for the VICI panels is 11 January 2019. Abstracts (of 500-1000 words) should be sent to
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Full call: Please click here or see attachment.
TILTing 2019 Conference
The registration for TILTing 2019 is open. You can register for the conference here.