Advanced Course on Privacy and Data Protection (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Tavoitteet

This is an intensive course of two weeks and consecutive seminar aiming at familiarizing students with theories and policies concerning the protection of personal data ranging from a historic and philosophical perspective leading to the European General Data Protection Regulation and the consequences on the use of advanced technologies as AI and robotics. Further famous international cases concerning the international exchange of personal data as Facebook and Google cases and the activities of intelligence agencies concerning the use of personal data will be subject of the course as well as the influence of concepts and cases on the right to be forgotten and the use of IoT and big data. In this way students will acquire a better understanding of the role of this fundamental right of privacy and data protection in the current society.

Toteutustavat

Lectures (18 contact hours), seminars (4-6 hours), self-study, independent research, exercises.

Assignments: 20%

Paper: 80%

Sisältö

The course offers a general introduction to Privacy law and data protection law, including the analysis of the concept of privacy and data protection in different treaties as the Charter of the UN, the Europe Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the European Charter of Fundamental Rights Charter and important secondary legal instruments as the European General Data Protection Regulation. Particular emphasis is given to development of privacy and data protection in historical and philosophical perspective as well as the more modern (European) Case law concerning the data protection regulation an the ECHR. The course will also analyze the relation between privacy and other non-absolute fundamental rights as well as the relation to public interests and the exceptions on the protection of privacy based on legal instruments. Further the role of intrusive technology in the processing of personal data will be highlighted.

Aika ja paikka

2 March 14.00 hr/ Intro to the course
Introduction: What is privacy and data protection, from birth to death:
Rob van den Hoven van Genderen: Ulap/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam


4 March 14.00 hr.
Open Data and data protection regulation:
Dino Girardi: Ulap


8 March 14.00 hr
Internet of things and profiling
Tijmen Wisman: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)


10 March 14.00
Right to be forgotten Google Spain v. Costeja and the consequences
Eija Warma:Castren & Snellman


15 March 14.00 hr
Data protection, Regulating framework in European perspective
Juhana Riekkinnen: Ulap


16 March 14.00 hr
Personal data protection and intellectual property rights, a problematic marriage
Rosa Ballardini: Ulap


23 March 14.00 hr
“Data Protection in the use of autonomous vehicles”
Emmanuel Salami

Oppimateriaalit

Literature and other sources/Lisätietoja kirjallisuudesta ja muusta materiaalista
MANDATORY:
1)van den Hoven van Genderen, R, Privacy Limitation Clauses: Trojan Horses under the Disguise of Democracy
On the Reduction of Privacy by National Authoritiesin Cases of National Security and Justice Matters
available at: https://research.vu.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/21336273/complete+dissertation.pdf

2) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)
available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0679
3) European Charter of Fundamental Rights
Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/aid-development-cooperation-fundamental-rights/your-rights-eu/eu-charter-fundamental-rights_en
4) European Convention on Human Rights
Available at:
https://www.coe.int/en/web/human-rights-convention
5) Legal material delivered during the lecture containing agreements, cases and commentary and reference literature:
available at: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22documentcollectionid2%22:[%22GRANDCHAMBER%22,%22CHAMBER%22]}
and: https://europa.eu/european-union/law/find-case-law_en


https://eur-lex.europa.eu › TXT

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN HARMONISED RULES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE .
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52021PC0206&from=EN

corona:
https://www.lexxion.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Special-Data-Protection-Authorities-Deal-with-COVID-19.pdf
WHO-2019-nCoV-Ethics_Contact_tracing_apps-2020.1-eng
REGULATION (EU) 2021/953 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 14 June 2021
on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19
vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free
movement during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R0953&from=EN

Documents on: https://edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/ovrigt/statement-data-protection-impact-interoperability-contact_en

Opetusmenetelmät

Lectures (18 contact hours), seminars (4-6 hours), self-study, independent research, exercises.

Validated Performance/Vaadittavat suoritukset
Assignments: 20%
Paper: 80%

Lisätiedot

Responsible teacher/Vastuuhenkilö
Prof. Dr. Robert van den Hoven van Genderen, University of Lapland, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Lecturers :
Professor Dr. Robert van den Hoven van Genderen:
Senior Lecturer Juhana Riekinnen, University of Lapland
Prof. Dr. Rosa Maria Ballardini, University of Lapland & Sam Wrigley/University of Helsinki
Doctoral candidate Emmanuel Salami, University of Lapland
Doctoral candidate, Dino Girardin, University of Lapland/University Bologna
Prof. Dr. Monica Palmirani, University Bologna
Visiting lecturer Ass. Professor Dr. Tijmen Wisman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Visiting lecturer Professor Arno Lodder, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Visiting Lecturer: Eija Warma:Castren & Snellman
[optional]
Assistant professor Sarah Eskens
Assistant professor Silvia de Conca



Language/Opetuskieli
English