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

September 27, 2021
The Media Influence Matrix Expands to Latin America
January 22, 2021
Dragomir on Internet Freedom in Europe
January 8, 2021
How Data Governance Affects Media Freedom
January 6, 2021
Detrekői on the EU Copyright Directive
July 28, 2020
Irion on Schrems II and Surveillance

Projects

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 22, 2021
Dragomir on Internet Freedom in Europe
January 8, 2021
How Data Governance Affects Media Freedom
January 6, 2021
Detrekői on the EU Copyright Directive
July 28, 2020
Irion on Schrems II and Surveillance
February 27, 2020
Priora on Fair Remuneration and the Emerging Distributive Rationale in the Reform of EU Copyright Law

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