Homo Digitalis' interview with Computer Weekly about our great success and the 175,000 euro fine imposed by the Hellenic Data Protection Authority to the Ministry of Asylum and Migration
Homo Digitalis spoke to Computer Weekly and journalist Lydia Emmanouilidou for her report on our complaint against the KENTAUROS and YPERION systems and the 175,000 euro fine imposed by the Greek Data Protection Authority on the Ministry of Asylum and Migration. Comments on Homo Digitalis were provided by our Co-Founder and Lawyer, Eleftherios Chelioudakis.
You can read the article here.
We would like to thank the journalist for her cooperation, her revealing report and her interest in our actions.
We participate in the event "Artificial Intelligence Meets Education" at JOIST Innovation Park
JOIST Innovation Park and the Secondary Education Directorate of Larissa invite you to the open event for Teachers, School Counselors, Parents & Students “Artificial Intelligence Meets Education” under the auspices of the Regional Directorate of Education of Thessaly.
Date. Saturday 27 of April at 11:00
Place: Future Learning Lab with Free Entrance
It is our great honor and pleasure that the Director of Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights of Homo Digitalis, Lamprini Gyftokosta , will represent us there with a speech! We would like to thank the organizers for their kind invitation and inclusion!
How ready is the educational community to safely and effectively integrate AI and related digital tools in the learning process? The event aspires to ask key questions and present all those aspects related to the introduction of AI in the educational process.
The event is addressed to Teachers, School Staff, School Counsellors, Parents, Students from 12 to 18 years old.
Register for free here.
We coordinate the Digital World Summit Greece web event "AI Board, Advisory Forum and relevant stakeholders: how are private and public sector actors shaping the implementation of the AI Act?"
We invite you to participate in the second Digital World Summit Greece web event on “AI Board, Advisory Forum and relevant stakeholders: how are private and public sector actors shaping the implementation of the AI Act?”, moderated by Homo Digitalis’ AI and Human Rights Director, Lamprini Gyftokosta!
️ Wednesday 17 April
⏲19:00
via YouTube Live, Facebook Live, LinkedIn Live
Speakers:
Tilemachos Moraitis – Government and Corporate Affairs Manager, Microsoft Greece,
Maria Alexandra Papoutsi – AI, Technology & Innovation Manager, KBVL Law Firm | Deloitte Legal
Yiannis Kanellopoulos – CEO, code4thought
Introductory Speech:
Elia Kostopoulou, Member Digital Dialogues
Want to receive a reminder with the event link in your email? Sign up now to join this interesting discussion about the future of our digital world here
Interview of Homo Digitalis on Netzpolitik.org about our great success and the 175.000 euro fine of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority to the Ministry of Asylum and Migration
Homo Digitalis spoke to Netzpolitik.org and journalist Chris Kover for their report on our complaint against the KENTAUROS and YPERION systems and the 175,000 euro fine imposed by the Greek Data Protection Authority on the Ministry of Asylum and Migration. Comments on Homo Digitalis were provided by our Co-Founder and Lawyer, Eleftherios Chelioudakis
You can read the article here.
We would like to thank the journalist for her cooperation and interest in our actions.
Interview of Homo Digitalis to SOLOMON for our great success and the 175.000 euro fine of the Hellenic DPA to the Ministry of Asylum and Migration
Homo Digitalis spoke to SOLOMON and journalists Lydia Emmanouilidou and Apostolis Fotiadis for their report on our complaint against the KENTAUROS and YPERION systems and the 175,000 euro fine imposed by the Greek Data Protection Authority on the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. Comments on Homo Digitalis were provided by our Co-Founder and Lawyer, Eleftherios Chelioudakis.
You can read the article and the journalists’ important revelations here.
We sincerely thank the journalists for their cooperation and interest in our actions.
We participated with great success in Infolaw 2024
Last Thursday 28 March we had the great honour and pleasure to speek at Infolaw 2024 “Regulating Digital Innovation: AI, Cybersecurity and Platforms” participating in the panel “AI: From Theory to Practice … on AI”.
We were represented there by our co-founder Eleftherios Chelioudakis, who spoke about the challenges posed by Articles 5 and 6 of the AI Act, FRIAs and the tools that civil society has at its disposal to address potential violations of the legal framework.
The panel was moderated by Lillian Mitrou, Professor at the University of the Aegean, Lawyer, and President of the Institute for Privacy, Data Protection and Technology Law with their participants:
-Spyros Vlachopoulos, Professor of Constitutional Law at the School of Law, University of Athens, Greece, Lawyer.
-Telemachos Moraitis, Head of Government Relations at Microsoft for countries in Southeast and Central Eastern Europe, and -Christian Law Professor, University of Athens, Faculty of Law, Law School of Physics and Lawyers, University of Athens, PhD, and -Telemachos Moraitis, Head of Government Relations at Microsoft for countries in Southeast and Central Eastern Europe, and
-Dimitris Kyriazis, Elected Assistant Professor of European Law, Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
We would like to thank once again the organizers for the inclusion and the honorary invitation!
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority fines the Ministry of Migration and Asylum for the "Centaurus" and "Hyperion" systems with the largest penalty ever imposed to a Greek public body
Two years ago, in February 2022, Homo Digitalis had filed a complaint against the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum for the “Centaurus” and “Hyperion” systems deployed in the reception and accommodation facilities for asylum seekers, in cooperation with the civil society organizations Hellenic League for Human Rights and HIAS Greece, as well as the academic Niovi Vavoula.
Today, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority identified significant GDPR violations in this case by the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum and decided to impose a fine of €175.000 euro – the highest ever imposed against a public body in the country.
The detailed analysis of the GDPR highlights the significant shortcomings that the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum had fallen into in the context of preparing a comprehensive and coherent Data Protection Impact Assessment, and demonstrates the significant violations of the GDPR that have been identified and relate to a large number of subjects who have a real hardship in being able to exercise their rights.
Despite the fact that the DPA remains understaffed, with a reduced budget, facing even the the risk of eviction from its premises, it manages to fulfil its mission and maintain citizens’ trust in the Independent Authorities. It remains to be seen how long the DPA will last if the state does not stand by its side.
Of course, nothing ends here. A high fine does not in itself mean anything. The Ministry of Immigration and Asylum must comply within 3 months with its obligations. However, the decision gives us the strength to continue our actions in the field of border protection in order to protect the rights of vulnerable social groups who are targeted by highly intrusive technologies.
You can read our press release here.
You can read Decision 13/2024 on the Authority’s website here.
Homo Digitalis interview with The Press Project on AI and Democracy
Today, AI is closer than ever to our lives and most of us welcome it with awe and suspicion.
But what is actually happening, and what are the challenges and opportunities that AI creates for our societies and democracy?
Lamprrini Gyftokosta, Director of Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights at Homo Digitalis spoke to The Press Project and journalist Jenny Tsiropoulou about relevant issues, as well as about our dozens of actions in the field of AI over the last 6 years!
You can read the article here.
We would like to thank the journalist for her interest in our actions.
We participated at DFF’s Annual Strategy Meeting (ASM24)
We participated at DFF’s Annual Strategy Meeting (ASM24)
Two weeks ago, Homo Digitalis’ President, Elpida Vamvaka, was in Berlin at Digital Freedom Fund’s Annual Strategy Meeting (ASM24). We are grateful for the chance to engage in enriching dialogue with such inspiring fellow digital rights defenders working to propel human rights forward!
The meeting’s goals were to share meaningful exchanges and updates on digital rights topics, explore new opportunities to organise and collaborate at the intersection of racial, social, economic and environmental justice, to centre care, to safeguard well-being and to build resilience.
The meeting featured peer-driven highlights from DFF’s network, discussions mapping the 2024 landscape and beyond on digital rights issues, knowledge and skill sharing sessions, and a powerful panel on war crimes & digital rights. Stay tuned for the video coming soon!
Topics ranged from queer & trans*, labour, disability, environmental, welfare, prisoners’, children’s and migrants’ rights, to spyware, surveillance, digital policing, platform accountability, movement lawyering, organising for digital justice, and many more.
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the organizers for inviting us, as well as to all individual participants and represented organisations for making this year’s Annual Strategy Meeting a success.