CIPIL Webinar: 'The Right to be Let Alone by Oneself: Narrative and Identity in a Data-Driven Environment'

Title: 'The Right to be Let Alone by Oneself: Narrative and Identity in a Data-Driven Environment'

Speaker: Dr Bart van der Sloot, Tilburg University 

Biography  

Bart van der Sloot specializes in questions revolving around law and technology, privacy and Big Data. He also publishes regularly on topics such as the liability of internet providers, data protection and internet regulation. He is an associate professor at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, Tilburg University, and is the General Editor of the European Data Protection Law Review. Bart has a dual background in philosophy and law.

Abstract

Privacy is predominantly understood as the right to be let alone by others. It protects an individual against intrusions upon the private sphere by governments, companies and fellow citizens and focusses on the right to withhold from them access to one's data, body or home. In the data-driven environment, the fact that others may have access to personal information will only be one concern; equally importantly, a person will be confronted with unwanted information about herself. Being frequently confronted with information about one's past, present and future fundamentally challenges an individual's capacity to form and maintain an identity, which depends on her ability to select and prioritise information about herself. That is why in the 21th century, privacy should not only be seen as the right to be let alone by others, but also as the right to be let alone by oneself. There are, however, a number of difficult questions that need to be answered before such a right could be effectuated.

Zoom registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3M9Q_9UETY-BtDL48p7NYQ