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The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on 25 May 2018, gives effect to individual rights to information about using your own data for fully automated ADM systems (algorithmic decision making, in short: ADM) that work without human intervention. However, the individua...
In several projects, the institute is investigating the new child-specific data protection regulations of the GDPR with regard to children's rights, identifying problem areas and working together with relevant stakeholders to develop solutions.
The brochure “Kinderseiten und DSGVO: Das geht gut! [Websites for Children and the GDPR: That Works Well!“] provides information and assistance on the GDPR implementation for providers of online content for children. It was written by the German Association for Voluntary Self-Regulation...
An article by Bredow researcher Amélie Pia Heldt has been published in the current issue of the journal Computer und Recht (CR) [Computer and Law]. In this article, she focuses on the transparency in algorithmic decisions. Despite being anchored in the General Data Protection Regulation; tran...
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on 25 May 2018, will give effect to individual rights to information about using your own data for fully automated ADM systems (automated decision making, in short: ADM) that work without human intervention. However, the individ...
On the Internet, our data goes a long way, which is often difficult to understand. Florian Wittner followed them and wanted to know which one of the many actors in the so-called "platform ecosystems" is responsible for data protection. We rarely interact online with just one provider, bu...
Schulz, W. (2017): Art. 85 DSGVO [GDPR]. In: S. Gierschmann, K. Schlender, R. Stentzel, W. Veil (eds.), Kommentar zur Datenschutz-Grundverordnung [Comment on the General Data Protection Regulation]. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag.
Schulz, W. (2017): Art. 86 DSGVO [GDPR]. In: S. Gierschmann, K. Schlender, R. Stentzel, W. Veil (eds.), Kommentar zur Datenschutz-Grundverordnung [Comment on the General Data Protection Regulation]. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag.
Schulz, W. (2017): Art. 42 DSGVO [GDPR]. In: S. Gierschmann, K. Schlender, R. Stentzel, W. Veil (eds.), Kommentar zur Datenschutz-Grundverordnung [Comment on the General Data Protection Regulation]. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag.
Schulz, W. (2017): Art. 41 DSGVO [GDPR]. In: S. Gierschmann, K. Schlender, R. Stentzel, W. Veil (eds.), Kommentar zur Datenschutz-Grundverordnung [Comment on the General Data Protection Regulation]. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag.
Schulz, W. (2017): Art. 40 DSGVO [GDPR]. In: S. Gierschmann, K. Schlender, R. Stentzel, W. Veil (eds.), Kommentar zur Datenschutz-Grundverordnung [Comment on the General Data Protection Regulation]. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag.
Schulz, W. (2017): Art. 43 DSGVO [GDPR]. In: S. Gierschmann, K. Schlender, R. Stentzel, W. Veil (eds.), Kommentar zur Datenschutz-Grundverordnung [Comment on the General Data Protection Regulation]. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag.
Heldt, A. P. (2018): Transparenz bei algorithmischen Entscheidungen – Food for Thoughts [Transparency in Algorithmic Decisions – Foods for Thoughts]. In: Computer und Recht 2018(8), pp. 494-500.
Heldt, A. (2018): DSGVO – was steht dahinter? [GDPR - What's Behind It?] In: Was ist die DSGVO?-Dossier [What Is the GDPR?-Dossier]. HIIG Science Blog, Quarterly.
Dreyer, S.; Schulz, W. (2018): Was bringt die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung für automatisierte Entscheidungssysteme? Gutachten zur neuen Datenschutz-Grundverordnung im Auftrag der Bertelsmann-Stiftung [What Are the Benefits of the General Data Protection Regulation for Automated Decision-Making S...
The conference paper “The Unlikely Siblings in the GDPR Family: A Techno-Legal Analysis of Major Platforms in the Diffusion of Personal Data in Service Ecosystems” addresses the topic of data protection in platform ecosystems. Using a techno-legal analysis method, they trace the path of...
"The Role of Codes of Conduct under the GDPR – Can Co-Regulation Do the Trick", lecture by W. Schulz at the "6th APSN International Conference" at the University of Hong Kong on 27 September 2017 in Hong Kong, China.
"Kinderspezifisches Datenschutzrecht und technische Umsetzbarkeit der Vorgaben der DSGVO [Data Privacy Law Specified for Children and the Technical Feasibility of the Provisions of the GDPR]", participation of S. Dreyer in the experts' discussion on the General Data Protection Regulati...
"Fit to Do the Splits? New Roles and Required Tools of Data Protection Authorities within GDPR's Governance Structure", lecture by S. Dreyer and F. Wittner at the 7th European Communication Conference (ECC) of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) on 3 N...
"DSGVO-Anforderungen an Safer Internet-Angebote [GDPR Requirements for Safer Internet Offerings]", lecture by S. Dreyer at the workshop of klicksafe.de on the General Data Protection Regulation on 9 March 2018 in Ludwigshafen.
"De Es Ge Vau Oh! - Der neue Datenschutzrechtsrahmen [GDPR - The New Framework for Data Protection]", lecture by S. Dreyer at the workshop of klicksafe.de on the General Data Protection Regulation on 8 March 2018 in Ludwigshafen.
Conference of the DFG Research Training Group 1681/2 "Privacy and Digitisation" with contributions by Dr. Stephan Dreyer and Florian Wittner. Participation is free of charge, please register here until 06 May 2019. Current debates such as the EU-GDPR or the social responsibility of large Internet...
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