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Alan M. Sears

@AlanSears

Person. Lawyer. Amateur photographer. Lecturer at @eLaw_Leiden | Usual disclaimers apply

Joined July 2012
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Important recommendations for #governments, @UN, International Bodies, the #PrivateSector and #donors to safeguard & advance #civicfreedoms globally ~ @CIVICUSalliance @CIVICUSMonitor #PeoplePower2023 report monitor.civicus.org/globalfi…
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Legal scholars from @eLaw_Leiden @UniLeiden @sails_Leiden attending @acii_conf at @medialab? YES! Excited to present our work on the #regulation of #emotion #data with #AHauselmann @lexzard @AlanSears & how #affectivecomputing should be for everyone with @VerhoefTessa from @LIACS
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I will no longer engage in philosophical discussions about conscious AI/superintelligent machines, and here's why. (long🧵1/11)
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🚨 NEW BOOK! #BartCusters and @eduardfosch from @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw @UniLeiden are thrilled to share the news that our book on #Law and #Artificial #Intelligence: Regulating #AI and Applying AI in #Legal Practice was published last week thanks to @TMCAsser & @SpringerLaw 👇
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NEW: The book 'Law and Artificial Intelligence' edited by Bart Custers and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga provides an in-depth overview of what is currently happening in the field of Law and Artificial Intelligence. See bit.ly/3PelxCJ @eduardfosch @TMCAsser
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Don’t miss the opportunity to work with us as a #postdoc at @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw @UniLeiden on #law, #diversity, #robots, and #AI. DEADLINE 15 July👇🏼
Eduard Fosch-Villaronga (@eduardfosch) profile pictureEduard Fosch-Villaronga@eduardfosch23 Jun 2022
🚨WE ARE HIRING! Do you want to work on #Law, #Diversity, #Robots, & #AI at @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw at @UniLeiden? We have a #postdoc vacancy for 4 years in our group, please help us spread the word. Apply before 15 July following this link: universiteitleiden.nl/en/vac…
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NEW CHAPTER 🚨 Understanding the #legal bases for #automated #decision-making under the #GDPR by @MajaNisevic from @CiTiP_KULeuven & @AlanSears @eduardfosch and #BartCusters from @eLaw_Leiden @UniLeiden. Check the book! 👇
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Elgar Law (@Elgar_Law) profile pictureElgar Law@Elgar_Law22 Apr 2022
🆕 Research Handbook on EU Data Protection Law, edited by @TilburgU_TILT's @eleni_kosta @tiltronald & @kamara_irene, contributors incl' @jennifercobbe @Jausl00s @joix @PeggyValcke @MarcoAlmada @HimaniBhakuni_ + many others 🆓 Introduction & Chapter 1 ➡️ elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/…
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One can learn much from Google. For instance how to outsmart the publishing industry. @roofjoke and I spent the past months studying Google's 7-year-campaign to neutralise its adversaries among the world's leading media firms with strategic gifts. Here is what we learned:
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I'm back from a week at my mom's house and now I'm getting ads for her toothpaste brand, the brand I've been putting in my mouth for a week. We never talked about this brand or googled it or anything like that. As a privacy tech worker, let me explain why this is happening. 🧵
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Civic freedoms are under severe attack around the world. New #PeoplePower2020 report launched today shows where civil society conditions are improving and getting worse 🔴🟡🟢 Zoom-into key regions and trends: web.civicus.org/PPUA2020
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Jenneke Evers@GHEvers26 Feb 2020
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Join us Friday, 13 March, at Open Minded @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw! Michael Klos will discuss how different definitions of disinformation relate to democratic and rule of law principles! #manipulation #misinformation #disinformation #lawandtech
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Jenneke Evers@GHEvers14 Nov 2019
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On Friday, November 29, we have @steppenlex at our Open Minded sessions @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw! He'll discuss his approach to his PhD research on AI and human dignity. #lawandtech
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"Targeted ads are one of the world's most destructive trends.. They have led to a proliferation of fake news and clickbait, fuelled surveillance capitalism and normalised pervasive tracking and data-mining. Then there’s their effect on democracy", @ArwaM theguardian.com/world/2019/n…
Targeted ads are one of the world's most destructive trends. Here's why | Arwa Mahdawi

Targeted ads are one of the world's most destructive trends. Here's why | Arwa Mahdawi

They have led to a proliferation of fake news and clickbait, fuelled surveillance capitalism and normalised pervasive tracking and data-mining. Then there’s their effect on democracy ...

theguardian.com
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Looking forward to the next #EU #community event for #privacy #ethics #transparency @IDC4EU @eSIDES_eu @FraunhoferISI @eLaw_Leiden
e-SIDES (@eSIDES_eu) profile picturee-SIDES@eSIDES_eu9 Oct 2019
SAVE THE DATE! Are you active in #BigData and wondering how best to deal with #ethical #challenges? Learn more about ethical principles and practical guidelines in this event co-organised by @eSIDES_eu @specialprivacy @WeNetProject and SODA REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/311uQfh
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Thomas Streinz@t_streinz3 Oct 2019
In BOTH cases, the ECJ rules that EU law (privacy law in the case of Google v CNIL, platform liability law in the case of Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook) does NOT prevent national courts in EU member states from ordering the de-listing / takedown of content globally.
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Daphne Keller@daphnehk24 Sep 2019
Today’s second “Right to Be Forgotten” ruling – the one about sensitive data, not the one about global takedowns – is perhaps not as immediately consequential. But it is much more interesting. Here’s a thread about it. curia.europa.eu/juris/docume…
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New publication: In "EU Personal Data Protection in Policy and Practice" the authors analyse differences in implementation and interpretation of #dataprotection policies across the #EU in light of the #GDPR. Read more: asser.nl/asserpress/books/?r… #dataprivacy #gegevensbescherming
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@EFF19 Dec 2018
Once again, Facebook has put its profits over our privacy. nytimes.com/2018/12/18/techn…
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New Release from PULP: Model Law on Access to Information for Africa and other regional instruments: Soft law and human rights in Africa edited by Ololade Shyllon Free electronic version: goo.gl/WEs5x9 #accesstoinformation #Modellaw #righttoaccessinformation
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Liz Ford@LizFordGuardian27 Nov 2018
.@CIVICUSMonitor report today confirms what we've had a sense of. Worrying times #globaldev theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Jenneke Evers@GHEvers15 Nov 2018
Open Minded @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw is up and running again!
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