Homo Digitalis wins two prestigious international awards!
We don’t do it for the awards… but we are happy when international bodies recognize our contribution to the protection of Human Rights in the modern digital age!
We are delighted that Homo Digitalis received two awards for 2023!
-“Best Digital Rights Protection Agency – Greece”, in the context of the Artificial Intelligence Awards by Corporate Vision Magazine,
– “Best Digital Rights & Freedoms Legal Experts 2023 – Greece” in the context of the Legal Awards by Acquisition International Magazine
For us, the only true award is the significant impact our actions have on our society!
Speech by Homo Digitalis at an online event of Project Parenting
If you’re nervous about…
-Whether screens are addictive.
-How to manage screen time for your kids.
-How screens affect children’s relationship with food.
-The effect of exposure to screens.
And much more…
All you have to do is #Register for the “Are Screens Bad After All?” conference. organized on 26 & 27 February by Project Parenting, the 1st educational platform for parents in Greece!
Konstantinos Kakavoulis Lawyer and co-founder of Homo Digitalis will represent us there to inform parents with his successful presentation “Digital Footprint: What it is, who can detect it and what they can do with it”. We would like to thank the organizers for their kind invitation!
You can attend it #completely #FREE #online on 26 & 27 February! Registration.
We talk to Balkan Insight and News 24/7 about AI and its use in border protection
Homo Digitalis Co-Founder and Secretary of the Board of Directors, Eleftherios Chelioudakis, spoke to journalist Eftichia Soufleri about the use of artificial intelligence systems in the field of migration and border management, highlighting the important legal actions of Homo Digitalis in this regard, before the Data Protection Authority and other competent bodies.
You can read the article on the Balkan Insight website in English here or the News 24/7 website in Greek here.
We would like to thank the journalist for her interest in our actions.
Voluntary educational actions in schools: Homo Digitalis visits Anthoussa High School
Homo Digitalis continues its educational actions in schools!
Yesterday, Konstantinos Kakavoulis and Lambrini Gyftokosta were at Anthousas High School, where they spoke with the students of the 3rd grade about the Digital Footprint.
We would like to thank the students and teachers for the invitation and the excellent participation!
Our presentation at the AI Summit was a great success
Clicks from Homo Digitalis’ presence at CLEON Conferences & Communications’ AI Summit, held under our auspices, yesterday 21/2/2024.
Stefanos Vitoratos spoke about the AI Act’s regulation and GPAI models.
Our joint research on children's safety and privacy online just published
YouGov, Humankind Research and Homo Digitalis conducted a survey on online safety and privacy for children in Greece, which shows high levels of concern among adults and young people.
-What percentage of Greeks are concerned about children’s online privacy?
-Do they believe that children have little control over how their data is collected and used?
-Who do Greeks believe is primarily responsible for protecting children online?
The survey also highlights the critical need to invest in raising awareness among Greek citizens, both adults and non-adults, on issues of privacy, protection and safety online.
You can find the survey and learn more about its results:
We submitted a joint letter with noyb.eu to the European Data Protection Board for its opinion in the Meta case
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) will soon issue its most important opinion to date: it will determine whether we still have a realistic option to protect our right to privacy online!
In November 2023, Meta adopted the “Pay or Okay” approach. Since then, users are forced to either pay a “privacy fee” of €251.88 per year or agree to be monitored. The supervisory authorities of the Netherlands, Norway and Hamburg have therefore requested a binding opinion from the EDPB on this issue.
If “Pay or Okay” is legalised, companies in all industry sectors could follow Meta’s lead – which could mean the end of real consent in the use of our data.
Homo Digitalis has now joined forces with 27 other civil society organisations including noyb.eu, Wikimedia Europe, Bits of Freedom and Forbrukerrådet/Norwegian Consumer Council to urge the EDPB to issue an opinion that protects our fundamental right to data protection!
You can read our joint letter here.
Homo Digitalis gives a speech and hosts AI SUMMIT
Homo Digitalis participates, while providing its patronage to the AI SUMMIT organized by CLEON Conferences & Communications on Wednesday 21/2!
Stefanos Vitoratos will speak on the regulation of #genai and #gpai models , among speakers of renowned prestige from different areas of the AI ecosystem in Greece.
More information about the agenda can be found here.
To attend the Summit in person or online register here.
Educational Action of Homo Digitalis at the Music School of Larissa
In the context of Homo Digitalis’ actions for the awareness and information of students, our member Anastasios Arampatzis visited on February 9th the Music School of Larissa!
There, with more than 370 high school students, we discussed about digital bullying and ways of dealing with this phenomenon, as well as about our digital footprint and the rights provided by the legislation for the protection of personal data.
The discussion covered broader topics such as AI, the use of cameras, the ethics of using technology and more. The students have excellent knowledge on many topics but also have key questions and concerns to which they are seeking answers!
We would like to thank the Headmistress of the School, the Teachers’ Association and the EPAS Schools – Ambassadors of the European Parliament team for the invitation and hospitality!