Homo Digitalis participates in the 5th Data Privacy & Law Forum
On Friday February 26th , Konstantinos Kakavoulis presented on behalf of Homo Digitalis the risks to citizens’ privacy that have arisen so far in the pandemic.
The presentation was given at the 5th Data Privacy and Law Forum [link in Greek] which was organized with great success by Palladian Conferences.
Notable professionals and academics took part in the conference which was organized under the auspices of Homo Digitalis.
Homo Digitalis participates in an event by KeFiM
January 28th is European Data Protection Day. On that occasion, the Centre of Liberal Studies (‘KeFiM’) (link in Greek) organized on January 27th a webinar on “Privacy Challenges in Times of Pandemic”.
Konstantinos Kakavoulis presented the issues that arise regarding citizens’ privacy during the pandemic. He shared the panel with Giannis Kalantzakis, KeFiM’s Data Protection Officer, in an excellent discussion moderated by KeFiM’s president, Alexandros Skouras.
The event is available to watch here (in Greek).
Homo Digitalis on the show 'What’s Happening in Europe' on ERT1
Elpida Vamvaka gave an interview on ERT1’s show, talking about the ‘Reclaim Your Face’ campaign and its significance for Greek citizens. The show will go live at 14:00
Homo Digitalis in Kathimerini about the Facebook data breach
Stergios Konstantinou, a lawyer and member of Homo Digitalis, discussed the breach of personal data from 533 million Facebook accounts. Among these accounts are those of 617,722 users
Homo Digitalis on The Press Project Radio
Emilia Yvropoulou, a lawyer and member of Homo Digitalis, was a guest on The Press Project Radio’s ‘Digital Native’ show.
Ms. Yvropoulou discussed freedom of speech on the internet and the increasing incidents of censorship on social media in recent times.
The show is available here.
We warmly thank Open Lab Athens for the invitation
Homo Digitalis at the event "Big Data, Democracy and Digital Rights"
Homo Digitalis was invited to the event “Big Data, Democracy and Digital Rights” organised digitally by the Network for the Democratic Reform of the State-Via Publica.
The organization was represented by Konstantinos Kakavoulis.
A very interesting three-hour discussion was also attended by:
– Stefanos Loukopoulos, Co-Founder and Executive Director of VouliWatch.
– Mr. Haris Papaevangelou, PhD, Researcher of online platforms & social media
– Babis Polychroniadis, Journalist
– Andreas Panagopoulos, Journalist
The discussion was moderated by Mr. Christoforos Vernardakis, Member of Parliament for Athens.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Homo Digitalis in The Guardian and Spiegel
On Saturday, April 3, The Guardian and Der Spiegel published two very important articles about the expansion of Palantir’s operations in both Greece and Europe during the pandemic period.
The article featured in The Guardian was written by journalists Daniel Howden, Apostolis Fotiadis, Ludek Stavinoha, and Ben Hols, while the article featured in Der Spiegel was written by journalists Ben Holst, Maximilian Popp, Marcel Rosenbach, and Alexander Sarovic.
We sincerely thank the journalists for their interest in our activities and for hosting Homo Digitalis’ statements in their important reports.
Homo Digitalis was represented in these statements by our co-founder and Secretary of our Board, Lefteris Chelioudakis.
You can read the article from The Guardian here.
You can read the article from Der Spiegel here.
Other recognized media outlets in Greece and Europe, such as Deutsche Welle, have already referred to these articles.
Homo Digitalis comments on the Cisco-Ministry of Education contract
Following the publication of both the original contract for the provision of modern distance education between the Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs and Cisco, and its subsequent amendments, Homo Digitalis makes known its comments on the protection of personal data, as guaranteed by the contract and in the process of providing distance education services.
It should be noted that the comments relate exclusively to the scope of the organisation’s activities, namely the protection of digital rights, and do not extend to comments on the procedure for signing the contract or its subsequent notification.
Homo Digitalis’ comments are available here.
Important positions on issues related to opacity and non-publication of the contract, as well as regarding violations of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure have been published by Vouliwatch, which focuses its actions on promoting open government, and enhancing transparency and accountability of public bodies.
Read in detail the Vouliwatch’s well-founded comments here.
Homo Digitalis on the O3 show of ERT3
Eleftherios Chelioudakis, a lawyer and one of the co-founders of Homo Digitalis, was a guest on ERT3’s O3 show yesterday, April 1, 2021.
In a segment dedicated to biometric data and its use in the European Union, Mr. Chelioudakis analyzed the ‘Reclaim Your Face’ campaign, its goals, and its importance.
The segment from the show is available here.
If you want to support the ‘Reclaim Your Face’ campaign to strengthen the privacy of all citizens within the European Union, you can do so here