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Ethics and Information Technology
Published in: Ethics and Information Technology 1/2016

01-03-2016

Introduction

Author: Bart van der Sloot

Published in: Ethics and Information Technology | Issue 1/2016

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Privacy is the topic of this special issue of Ethics and Information Technology. It contains seven original articles that were presented at the Amsterdam Privacy Conference 2015 (APC2015), which was held from 23 to 26 October 2015 in Amsterdam. APC2015 is a biennial conference organised by the Amsterdam Platform for Privacy Research (APPR), a group consisting of more than 70 researchers at the University of Amsterdam who are involved with privacy aspects in their daily activities. They approach the topic from different angles, such as law, philosophy, economics, computer science, medicine, communication studies, and political science. Through an interdisciplinary approach and joint discussion, APPR increases both the understanding and awareness of privacy issues. APPR organises workshops, symposia, conferences, and educational programs such as the minor Privacy Studies. …
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Footnotes
1
This seems to be the approach taken by the European Court of Human Rights.
 
2
Although communitarians would hold differently (Etzioni 1999).
 
3
Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union (2000/C 364/01). http://​www.​europarl.​europa.​eu/​charter/​pdf/​text_​en.​pdf.
 
4
Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
 
5
Article 25 Data Protection Directive.
 
6
2000/520/EC Commission Decision of 26 July 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection provided by the safe harbour privacy principles and related frequently asked questions issued by the US Department of Commerce (notified under document number C(2000) 2441) (Text with EEA relevance.) Official Journal L 215, 25/08/2000 P. 0007–0047.
 
7
Supreme Court of the United States, Riley v. California, No. 13–132. Argued April 29, 2014–Decided June 25, 2014.
 
8
Article 29 Working Party, Opinion 4/2007 on the concept of personal data. 01248/07/EN, WP 136, 20 June 2007, Brussels.
 
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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Author
Bart van der Sloot
Publication date
01-03-2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Ethics and Information Technology / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1388-1957
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8439
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-016-9395-z

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