About fortune cookies and freedom of speech

About fortune cookies and freedom of speech

Chaos all around these days in Washington and all hands on deck on social media. Donald Trump is entering his final days in the White House and everyone will have noticed. Or won’t they? Will Twitter put a stop to it? And is that censorship? We outline the legal...

Big data, big business?

Big data, big business?

Big data is hot. More and more devices are connected to 'the Internet of Things', giving companies a wealth of valuable information. Although the term 'big data' is relatively new, the collection and storage of large amounts of information for targeted analysis...

Open Data triggers teamwork

Open Data triggers teamwork

In the EU, the public sector is one of the most data-intensive sectors. Open data has gained a lot of recognition in the short term and the number of public datasets has increased significantly over the years. Open data is an important spearhead in the digital...

Big Data in healthcare

Big Data in healthcare

Big data has changed the way we manage, analyse and use data. I In the healthcare sector, we have had applications such as health apps, pedometers and other wearables for several years now. They measure our lives, stimulate healthy lifestyle initiatives and warn us...

Rights and obligations for robots?

Rights and obligations for robots?

An artificial personality, able to think and to make decisions. This definition of artificial intelligence makes it difficult to assign an adequate legal qualification to it. What about the attribution of legal responsibility? What about the allocation of liability...

Big Data Blacklisting

Big Data Blacklisting

How would you feel if big data analytics were to decide on your freedom and your actions? And if these analyses would determine the course of your process? Are we sufficiently aware of the impact this has on an individual's life? Screening Using national security as...

When artificial intelligence, ethics and human rights come together

When artificial intelligence, ethics and human rights come together

Artificial intelligence is gaining more and more influence. This brings a lot of benefits, but also has the potential to negatively influence our society, ethical norms and values and human rights. Does artificial intelligence take over people's power to the detriment...

Artificiële intelligentie. Maar wat met privacy?

Artificiële intelligentie. Maar wat met privacy?

Er is een lange lijst van bezorgdheden als het gaat om kunstmatige intelligentie. Veel mensen maken zich onder meer zorgen over de vraag "of de robots zullen opstaan en ons allemaal zullen doden”. Maar wat met privacy? Verwerking persoonsgegevens in AI systemen AI...