Digital Rights, Surveillance and Democracy
About this programme
Intelligence and law enforcement agencies use digital technology and big data to increase security. But they inevitably interfere with basic rights, collecting and exchanging personal information and invading privacy. This weakens the confidence of citizens, businesses, and public authorities in the Internet, in encryption, and in politics. Thus, what is needed are constructive ideas on how government monitoring in a networked society can be effectively controlled, reasonably limited, and sufficiently documented.
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Experts for this reserach programme
Corbinian Ruckerbauer
Policy Researcher Digital Rights, Surveillance and Democracy
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
Lead Digital Rights, Surveillance and Democracy
Publications from this research programme
perspective
Informationsbeschaffung mit der Kreditkarte:
Wie nachrichtendienstliche Datenkäufe verfassungsrechtliche Mindeststandards unterlaufen
Corbinian Ruckerbauer, Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
May 28, 2024
perspective
Die Stärkung des Datenschutzbeauftragten als Schlüssel zu einer effektiveren Nachrichtendienstkontrolle
Corbinian Ruckerbauer
March 6, 2024
perspective
Bedingt kontrollfähig: Warum der Unabhängige Kontrollrat einer Reform bedarf
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
February 29, 2024
Other output on this programme
in-the-media
Lack of authority? Buying information without a legal basis
Corbinian Ruckerbauer, Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
May 30, 2024
in-the-media
Keine Befugnisse? Informationskäufe ohne rechtliche Grundlage
Corbinian Ruckerbauer, Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
May 30, 2024
in-the-media
Commercial data mountains: When intelligence services obtain sensitive data from smartphone apps
Corbinian Ruckerbauer, Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
May 29, 2024
Events on this programme
June 2024
Wednesday
26
15:00 - 16:00
(CEST)
Past
Background Discussion
Background talk with Byron Tau: How intelligence agencies are buying data
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
June 2024
Thursday
20
12:00 - 13:00
(CEST)
Past
Panel Discussion
EDPS 2024 in Brussels
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
June 2024
Friday
14
12:00 - 13:00
(CEST)
online
Panel Discussion
Moderating "National Security Oversight: Lessons Learned and Good Practices" at the Privacy Symposium Conference
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling