Digital Rights, Privacy and Data Protection

People

Kate Coyer

Digital media has created new opportunities for new kinds of communication, but also placed constraints on our ability to live private lives.  We research contemporary privacy norms, technology use trends, and data protection issues.

News

August 2, 2022
Stefaan Verhulst and Cameran Ashraf on the Use of Data to Help Ukrainian Refugees
June 29, 2022
Kristina Irion Co-authors Paper on Filing GDPR Complaints
May 23, 2022
Linda Dencik on the Datafied Welfare State in New Book
April 26, 2022
Roxana Radu Co-authors Article on Digital Constitutionalism
April 5, 2022
Francesca Fanucci Represents Conference of INGOs in CoE Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Projects

Uncovering Media Influence in the UK
Researcher: Eva Bognar, Marius Dragomir, Mihaela Groza, Dumitrita Holdis, Sara Badawi, Thomas Chivers, Des Freedman, Damian Tambini, Leo Watkins
Media Influence Matrix
Researcher: Marius Dragomir, Eva Bognar, Tom Popper, Dean Starkman, Dumitrita Holdis, Philip M. Napoli, Amy Brouillette, Susan Abbott, Minna Aslama, Kate Coyer, Francesca Fanucci, Attila Batorfy , Jessie Labov, Roni Dorot, Robert Nemeth, Mihaela Groza, Leo Watkins
Virtual Center of Excellence for Research in Violent Online Political Extremism (VOX-POL)
Researcher: Kate Coyer, Eva Bognar
Ranking Digital Rights
Researcher: Amy Brouillette, Kate Coyer, Elisabetta Ferrari, Rian Wanstreet, Veszna Wessenauer
European Privacy and Human Rights
Researcher: Kristina Irion

Publications

January 26, 2022
CMDS Fellows Contribute to New OSCE SAIFE Policy Manual
January 20, 2022
Lina Dencik on Data Justice
November 17, 2021
Lina Dencik Co-Authors Paper on Data-Driven Hiring Systems
January 22, 2021
Dragomir on Internet Freedom in Europe
January 8, 2021
How Data Governance Affects Media Freedom

Blog

March 21, 2019
Platform Regulation: Time to Tame Digital Gangsters?
March 7, 2019
Can Moral Rights Survive in the Digital Age?
December 19, 2014
On the Protection of Journalistic Sources
December 19, 2014
Best Practices and Tips for Using Confidential Sources

Events

June 3, 2019
Workshop on EU Copyright Law for Media Entrepreneurs
March 20, 2019
Workshop on Digital Safety
June 20, 2018
Media Power and Fake Democracies: An Activist Response
March 8, 2018
Is Public Reason Still Possible? Populism, Media, and New Transformations of the Public Sphere
March 23, 2017
The Launch of the Ranking Digital Rights 2017 Corporate Accountability Index