Institute for Information Law (IViR)

Opinie: Tijd om afscheid te nemen van Spotify Hij luisterde duizenden uren via de streamingdienst, maar de ethische bezwaren geven nu voor Etienne Valk de doorslag.

'Hele afspeellijsten zou men kunnen vullen met klaagzangen over wat er misgaat bij een streamingdienst als Spotify. Ik zal het kort houden', schrijft Etienne Valk 🎶 van @ivir-uva.bsky.social in @trouw.nl https://bit.ly/4lrFRQQ

Vacancy — Postdoctoral Research Position in Human(e) AI The Research Priority Area in Human(e) AI at the University of Amsterdam currently has a vacant legal Postdoctoral Researcher position.  

📢 Vacancy alert: @ivir-uva.bsky.social is looking for a postdoc in the Human(e) AI Research Priority Area. Take a look at the details: https://bit.ly/3ItbqLu. Make sure you apply before 20 August! cc @natalihelberger.bsky.social #Vacancies #Jobs

The Governance of the European Digital Identity Framework Through the Lens of Institutional Mimesis The European Commission's decision to expand its 2014 Regulation on electronic identification and trust services toward wallet-based digital identities marked a significant shift in the governance of...

By 2026, EU citizens and residents are expected to carry an EU wallet on their phone to access a range of online services. In our latest article, we examine the governance behind eIDAS 2.0, revealing some important weaknesses.

Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Vacancy — Postdoctoral Research Position in Human(e) AI The Research Priority Area in Human(e) AI at the University of Amsterdam currently has a vacant legal Postdoctoral Researcher position.

📢Vacancy alert: We are looking for a postdoc in the Human(e) AI Research Priority Area at the @uvalawschool.bsky.social. See all the details here and apply before August 20th!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
cc @natalihelberger.bsky.social

Brilliant kick off to our @ivir-uva.bsky.social Summer Course Privacy Law & Policy with online talk by @maxschrems.bsky.social! Thank you Max for being so generous with your time and sharing your insights with our students. Credits to Kristina Irion for facilitating this. @uvalawschool.bsky.social

Our summer courses have kicked off today and indeed, summer it is in Amsterdam!🌞We hope everyone will enjoy the sessions in the different courses on Copyright, Privacy and Platform Regulation. Stay cool!
@elsdebusser.bsky.social, @jpquintais.bsky.social, @jvh.bsky.social, @pjleerssen.bsky.social

"The elaborate recent output of rulings from the CJEU in the privacy and data protection realm will lie at the heart of this session. The most important case law will be covered to bring participants up to speed on the latest developments."

And on Thursday we have Joost Gerritsen joining @elsdebusser.bsky.social in a session about the latest GDPR developments and CJEU case law:

"Focusing on AI-driven technologies as knowledge production tools, this module investigates how legal discussions surrounding data governance intersect with questions of social justice, including structural inequality and disparities in political power."

Next week our annual summer course on Privacy Law and Policy is starting with great lecturers lined up for 8 sessions during the week.

On Wednesday we have @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & Charlotte Ducuing doing a session on Social Justice and AI:

Kopenhagen en Aarhus keren Amerikaanse big tech de rug toe, Amsterdam studeert op vergelijkbare stap De twee grootste gemeenten van Denemarken zijn hun samenwerking met Microsoft aan het uitfaseren vanwege het behoud van digitale soevereiniteit. Welke risico’s brengt de afhankelijkheid van een bedrij...

Kopenhagen en Aarhus willen niet afhankelijk zijn van Microsoft. In Amsterdam spelen dezelfde zorgen, zegt @elsdebusser.bsky.social in @parool.nl. 'Experts waarschuwen al geruime tijd dat we technologisch gezien niet afhankelijk moeten worden van Amerikaanse bedrijven.' @ivir-uva.bsky.social

A mid-year review of AI and copyright posts - Kluwer Copyright Blog The role of copyright rules in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate legal discussions in 2025. With new case law, legislative initiatives, and regulatory developments u...

📝"A mid-year review of AI and copyright posts", a short roundup of some great contributions we have had on this topic in 2025

copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/24/a...

Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Can we trust dating apps to find us a partner? Dating apps have often replaced our mutual acquaintances as trusted matchmakers. But should we trust the tech companies behind them? Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society. Bodó sees a 'systematic breakdown of trust in society'. He has recently been appointed as Professor of Information Law and Policy, with special emphasis on Technology Governance.

Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society @ivir-uva.bsky.social 'Most people would say that there is a societal crisis of trust'. Yet, we rely on technology for many things, including finding a partner https://bit.ly/3FwxQdT

📢 "Copyright, the AI Act and Extraterritoriality", check out the policy brief I wrote for The Lisbon Council

➡️ lisboncouncil.net/publications...

@ivir-uva.bsky.social

Summer Course on Privacy Law 2025 - IVIR Navigating growingly complex legal landscapes This week-long summer course will focus on recent developments in privacy law and policy, zooming in on its interface with a growingly complex technology ...

There’s still time to register…go to www.ivir.nl/nl/courses/p...
and sign up!

The second session focuses on government’s desire to access and use of data held by other organisations for better public service provision, whereby we question whether the Data Governance Act and Data Act offer a coherent legal framework that protects the rights and interests involved.

The first zooms in on legal considerations (AI-Act, GDPR) that arise whenever government, being close to the citizens, makes use of foundation AI-models.

In session 4 of the PLP Summer Course @heleenjanssen.bsky.social and Marten Steketee will focus on two emergent and urgent topics arising in local public policymaking context.

IViR Lecture Series: Reconceptualising individual autonomy in an age of digital manipulation? - IVIR IViR is pleased to announce thatDr. Raphaël Gellertwill give a lecture entitledReconceptualising individual autonomy in an age of digital manipulation?on 27 June 2025 Nowadays digital manipulation can...

Join our next IViR lecture on Friday 27th of June! Dr. Raphaël Gellert will give a talk entitled: Reconceptualising individual autonomy in an age of digital manipulation? See for more information and registration:
www.ivir.nl/events/ivir-...

Summer Course on Privacy Law 2025 - IVIR Navigating growingly complex legal landscapes This week-long summer course will focus on recent developments in privacy law and policy, zooming in on its interface with a growingly complex technology ...

3rd session of the PLP Summer Course: @elsdebusser.bsky.social & Varun Aggarwal will combine a legal/governance view on privacy and cybersecurity with a technical/management look at it. A key feature will be security-by-design and how privacy protective elements can be made part of it.

After the first session with Kristina Irion, the second session will be a conversation between privacy professionals Sjoera Nas (Privacy Company) and Laura Poolman (Kennedy van der Laan). Moderation by
Ot van Daalen and Stefan Kulk.
Sign up!
www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/...
cc @elsdebusser.bsky.social

With a great line up of distinguished faculty (international academics, regulators and practitioners) the course will bring you up to date in 8 different seminars with lots of interaction between the participants and faculty.
www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/...

Summer Course on Privacy Law 2025 - IVIR Navigating growingly complex legal landscapes This week-long summer course will focus on recent developments in privacy law and policy, zooming in on its interface with a growingly complex technology ...

Still a few spots left for our PLP Summer Course in the first week of July! Don’t miss your chance to learn about the most recent developments in privacy law and policy, including data and platform law, AI regulation and cybersecurity. Check the program and sign up quickly: www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/

New paper out in Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law. Part of a unique project "Geneva Conventions at 75: Need for Innovation" and discussing human rights in technologies.
Many excellent contributions on the theme in this issue: lnkd.in/eijJQifC
@ivir-uva.bsky.social

Can we trust dating apps to find us a partner? Dating apps have often replaced our mutual acquaintances as trusted matchmakers. But should we trust the tech companies behind them? Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society. Bodó sees a 'systematic breakdown of trust in society'. He has recently been appointed as Professor of Information Law and Policy, with special emphasis on Technology Governance.

Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society @ivir-uva.bsky.social 'Most people would say that there is a societal crisis of trust'. Yet, we rely on technology for many things, including finding a partner https://bit.ly/3FwxQdT

... the instructive ruling of the General Court in the case Bindl v Commission.

Check the full program here and sign up!
www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/...
cc @elsdebusser.bsky.social @uvalawschool.bsky.social

We kick off on Monday 30 June with the first session by Kristina Irion covering EU rules on cross-border transfers of personal data. She will discuss recent enforcement decisions against Meta/Facebook in Ireland and against Uber in the Netherlands, as well as...

With a great line up of distinguished faculty (international academics, regulators and practitioners) the course will bring you up to date in 8 different seminars with lots of interaction between the participants and faculty.
www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/...

Summer Course on Privacy Law 2025 - IVIR Navigating growingly complex legal landscapes This week-long summer course will focus on recent developments in privacy law and policy, zooming in on its interface with a growingly complex technology ...

Still a few spots left for our PLP Summer Course in the first week of July! Don’t miss your chance to learn about the most recent developments in privacy law and policy, including data and platform law, AI regulation and cybersecurity. Check the program and sign up quickly: www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/

Where do we stand, and how did we get here. Excellent opening panel AoIR Flashpoint Symposium with @natalihelberger.bsky.social - how regulation shapes online spaces: risk-based frameworks strive toward safety, but do not incentivise social innovation