Digital Rights, Surveillance and Democracy
About this programme
Intelligence and law enforcement agencies use digital technology and big data to increase security. But they inevitably interfere with basic rights, collecting and exchanging personal information and invading privacy. This weakens the confidence of citizens, businesses, and public authorities in the Internet, in encryption, and in politics. Thus, what is needed are constructive ideas on how government monitoring in a networked society can be effectively controlled, reasonably limited, and sufficiently documented.
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Experts for this reserach programme
Corbinian Ruckerbauer
Policy Researcher Digital Rights, Surveillance and Democracy
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
Lead Digital Rights, Surveillance and Democracy
Publications from this research programme
perspective
Algorithmische Aufklärung: Warum Nachrichtendienste rechtliche Leitplanken für automatisierte Datenanalysen brauchen
Corbinian Ruckerbauer, Lilly Goll
September 4, 2024
perspective
Informationsbeschaffung mit der Kreditkarte:
Wie nachrichtendienstliche Datenkäufe verfassungsrechtliche Mindeststandards unterlaufen
Corbinian Ruckerbauer, Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
May 28, 2024
perspective
Die Stärkung des Datenschutzbeauftragten als Schlüssel zu einer effektiveren Nachrichtendienstkontrolle
Corbinian Ruckerbauer
March 6, 2024
Other output on this programme
in-the-media
Data purchasing as a national security and privacy risk
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
July 17, 2024
in-the-media
Europäische Nachrichtendienstagentur – eine gute Idee?
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
June 24, 2024
in-the-media
Lack of authority? Buying information without a legal basis
Corbinian Ruckerbauer, Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
May 30, 2024
Events on this programme
September 2024
Tuesday
17
15:00 - 17:00
(CEST)
online
Panel Discussion
The 13th EDEN Conference on Data Protection in Law Enforcement
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
September 2024
Friday
13
14:50 - 15:30
(CEST)
Past
Talk
Vortrag zur Überwachung durch die Bundeswehr
Corbinian Ruckerbauer, Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
September 2024
Tuesday
03
16:30 - 17:30
(CEST)
Past
Background Discussion
Hintergrundgespräch mit Ingo Dachwitz: Wie Datenhändler Privatsphäre und Demokratie gefährden
Corbinian Ruckerbauer