Statements by Homo Digitalis in Kathimerini on speech recording and online advertising
Journalist Giannis Papadopoulos in his article for Kathimerini newspaper discusses the recent revelations about the “Active Listening” function of the advertising company Cox Media Group.
Specifically, in a corporate presentation trying to promote this feature to its customers, Cox Media Group claimed that it could “eavesdrop” on conversations of users of mobile phones and other smart devices and with the help of artificial intelligence create targeted ads. The Company’s existing customer base includes major technology companies, including Facebook, Google and Amazon.
Lamprini Gyftokosta and Eleftherios Chelioudakis provided statements for Homo Digitalis to the reporter regarding both mobile phone settings and the challenges that arise in protecting the personal data and privacy of users through the dark patterns used by the tech giants.
We are very grateful to the journalist for his interest in our posts. You can read his article here.
In a related article-opinion hosted by Kathimerini newspaper and co-authored by Lillian Mitrou, Professor at the University of the Aegean and Vassilis Karkatzounis, PhD candidate at the University of the Aegean, important observations are provided regarding the challenges arising from the application of legislation in the complex environment of online advertising. You can read the article here.
Finally, we recall that as early as 2020, Homo Digitalis has already taken strategic legal action at the European level with our complaints against Google and IAB Europe in the context of their intrusive practices of targeted behavioural advertising. Our cases are pending before the Irish and Belgian authorities respectively and we expect decisions on these cases to be issued shortly. You can read more here.
Our very own Eleftherios Chelioudakis is now Executive Director at Homo Digitalis
Who said dreams don’t come true?
After more than 6 years in the role of co-founder and Secretary of the Board of Homo Digitalis, and his voluntary contribution to the organization’s activities, Eleftherios Chelioudakis takes on a new role, that of Executive Director of Homo Digitalis.
This is yet another big and important step for Homo Digitalis on the road to its sustainable development and the emergence of its strategic role in the protection of Human Rights in the modern digital era.
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το προφίλ του
Ο Λευτέρης είναι δικηγόρος με βαθιά εξειδίκευση στις νέες τεχνολογίες. Για περισσότερα από 8 έτη, παρέχει την καθοδήγησή του σε ερευνητικά προγράμματα και νομικές υποθέσεις που αφορούν την προστασία δεδομένων προσωπικού χαρακτήρα, την προστασία της ιδιωτικής ζωής, ζητήματα διανοητικής ιδιοκτησίας (πνευματική ιδιοκτησία, σήματα και βιομηχανική ιδιοκτησία), το ηλεκτρονικό εμπόριο και την κυβερνοασφάλεια. Με διπλό ακαδημαϊκό υπόβαθρο στη νομική επιστήμη και στην επιστήμη των ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών, ο Λευτέρης διαθέτει διεπιστημονικές γνώσεις και πρακτική εξειδίκευση για την επιτυχή διαχείριση σύνθετων προκλήσεων, καθώς έχει εργαστεί για διεθνείς δικηγορικές εταιρίες, ακαδημαϊκά ιδρύματα του εξωτερικού, ιδιωτικές εταιρίες, οργανώσεις της κοινωνίας των πολιτών, οργανισμούς της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, και διεθνείς οργανισμούς.
Ακαδημαϊκό υπόβαθρο
- Advanced MSc in Digital Humanities, Σχολή Η/Υ KU Leuven (Cum Laude), 2019
- LL.M in Law & Technology, Νομική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου του Tilburg (Απόφοιτος της χρονιάς με την υψηλότερη βαθμολογία – Cum Laude), 2017,
- LL.B, Νομική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (Λίαν Καλώς), 2014,
- Νομική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Χάρβαρντ, CopyrightX, 2018,
- Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστημιακό Ινστιτούτο και Νομική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου του Πίτσμπουργκ, Θερινό Σχολείο: Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη και Δίκαιο, 2019
- Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης, Θερινό Σχολείο Advanced Courses on AI (ACAI), AI for Multi-Agent Worlds, Με υποτροφία της European Association of AI (EurAI), 2019,
- University of Ferrara, Θερινό Σχολείο Advanced Courses on AI (ACAI), Statistical Relational Artificial Intelligence (StarAI). 2018.
Γλώσσες
- Ελληνικά και Αγγλικά
Συμμετοχή σε Επαγγελματικούς & Επιστημονικούς Συλλόγους
- Μέλος του Δικηγορικού Συλλόγου Πειραιά (Δικηγόρος παρ’ Εφέταις),
- Μέλος-Παρατηρητής της Επιτροπής του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης για την Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη (CAI), εκπροσωπώντας τη Homo Digitalis,
- Μέλος στο AI for Sustainable Development Goals (AI4SDGs) Think Tank του Center for Long-term Artificial Intelligence (CLAI),
- Μέλος και Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) στη International Association of Privacy Professionals (ΙAPP), με πιστοποιήσεις: Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), και Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT),
- Μέλος της International Association for Artificial Intelligence & Law,
- Μέλος της Δεξαμενής Ειδικών των Ευρωπαϊκού Συμβουλίου Προστασίας Δεδομένων,
- Μέλος του Δικτύου Ειδικών Προστασίας Δεδομένων (EDEN) της Europol,
- Μέλος του Internet Privacy Engineering Network (IPEN) του Ευρωπαίου Επόπτη Προστασίας Δεδομένων,
- Μέλος του Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, and the Digital Welfare State Community of Practice του Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice στο New York University School of Law, εκπροσωπώντας τη Homo Digitalis,
- Μέλος του Advisory Board του Jean Monnet Chair in Mediterranean Digital Societies and Law στο Polytechnic University of Turin, εκπροσωπώντας τη Homo Digitalis,
- Μέλος του Scientific Network-International Observatory on Vulnerable People in Data Protection (VULNERA) του Vrije Universiteit Brussel & του Future of Privacy Forum, εκπροσωπώντας τη Homo Digitalis,
- Μέλος του Justice, Equity and Technology (JET) Table του London School of Economics and Political Science, εκπροσωπώντας τη Homo Digitalis,
- Μέλος του External Advisory Board του Ερευνητικού Προγράμματος Horizon Europe EITHOS (European Identity Theft Observatory System),
- Μέλος της Ομάδας Εργασίας του Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) για την Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη & Κυβερνοασφάλεια (λήξη εργασιών 2020),
- Μέλος του External Advisory Board του Ερευνητικού Προγράμματος Horizon 2020 PopAI A European Positive Sum Approach towards AI tools in support of Law Enforcement and safeguarding privacy and fundamental rights (λήξη εργασιών 2023).
Δημοσιεύσεις
- E.Chelioudakis, Unpacking AI-enabled border management technologies in Greece: To what extent their development and deployment are transparent and respect data protection rules, 2024, Computer Law & Security Review, Elsevier,
- F.Metcalfe, L. Dencick, E., Chelioudakis, B. van Eerd, Risking lives: Smart borders, private interests and AI policy in Europe, 2023, Cardiff: Data Justice Lab,
- E.Chelioudakis, Privatization of security, border management, and defense in the EU: does reliance on tech companies erode states’ sovereignty?, 2021, Migration, Security and Resistance 1st Edition, Taylor & Francis-Routledge,
- CEPS Task Force on AI & Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity CEPS Task Force Report Technology, Governance and Policy Challenges, 2021, Centre for European Policy Studies,
- E.Chelioudakis, Automated decision-making systems in the COVID-19 pandemic: a European perspective:Greece, 2020, AlgorithmWach
- E.Chelioudakis, Automating Society Report:Greece, 2020, Algorithmwatch,
- A. Bruni, A. Gorbatyuk, E. Chelioudakis, Trust in Data Markets, 2020, Safe-DEED European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme,
- Α. Λογοθέτη, Γ. Κροντήρης, Ε. Βαμβακά, Κ. Τερζίδου, Κ. Κακαβούλης, Λ. Χελιουδάκης, Μ. Μπάκα, Μ. Ζαχαροπούλου, Covid-19 & Ψηφιακά δικαιώματα στην Ελλάδα, 2020, Homo Digitalis,
- E.Chelioudakis Risk assessment tools in criminal justice: Is there a need for such tools in Europe and would their use comply with European data protection law?, 2020, ANU Journal of Law and Technology,
- CEPS Task Force on AI & Cybersecurity, Evaluation of the HLEG Trustworthy AI Assessment List (Pilot Version), 2020 Centre for European Policy Studies,
- P.Dewitte, E. Chelioudakis, A. Kuczerawy , Legal Requirements for the data sources used by the CUTLER smart city pilots, 2020, CUTLER European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme,
- E.Biasin, E. Kindt, E. Chelioudakis, J. Herveg, LB Louis, S. Gijrath, T. van der Linden, International Academic Report on Data Localisation and the GDPR (subject to confidentiality agreement), 2019, Study coordinated by Milieu, KU Leuven, University of Namur, Leiden University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,
- T. Lalova-Spinks, E. Kindt, E. Chelioudakis, G. Verhenneman, A. Delforge, J. Herveg, International Academic Report on Secondary Use of Personal Data for Scientific Research (subject to confidentiality agreement), 2019, Study coordinated by Milieu, KU Leuven, University of Namur, Universiteit Leiden and Universiteit Amsterdam
- E.Chelioudakis, The use of AI Applications in the Legal Domain, Rethinking IT and IP law : celebrating 30 years CiTiP, 2019, Intersentia
- P. Dewitte, A. Kuczerawy, VK Steponėnaitė, E. Chelioudakis, P. Valcke, Legal Taxonomy of the datasets used by the CUTLER smart city pilots, 2019, CUTLER European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme,
- Συχνή συγγραφική δραστηριότητα σε νομικού περιεχομένου blogspots τόσο σε εθνικό όσο και σε διεθνές επίπεδο.
Ομιλίες σε Συνέδρια (ενδεικτικά)
- InfoLaw, 2024, ΑΙ: Από τη θεωρία στην Πράξη … για την Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη,
- 8th Data Privacy & Protection Conference 2024, Homo Digitalis’ actions before the Hellenic DPA: A brief overview of cases on Metadata Retention, Biometric Databases and AI Systems,
- RightsCon, 2023, How to beat a Centaur? A closer look into technology-led border management in Greece,
- 2nd Quo Vadis AI International Conference, 2022, Artificial Justice, Supervision and Rights,
- RightsCon, 2022, “Breaking the digital baton: counter-power in the age of high-tech policing,
- European Commission’s (DIGIT) Legal Interoperability Team, Better Regulation for Smoother Implementation (BLSI) Series, 2021, Digital-ready policies and the support of new technologies in policy activities,
- The remote Chaos Experience (rC3) organized by the Chaos Computer Club, 2021, The ReclaimYourFace Campaign: EU, ban biometric mass surveillance,
- EDEN Conference organised by Europol and the Academy of European Law, 2021, (Doin’ it right) Making sure good cops are hunting bad guys – not any other way around”,
- Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP), 2021, The Effective Supervision Of Law Enforcement Authorities: A Reality Or A Myth?,
- 11th Hellenic Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SETN 2020), Special Event on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Law, When European Criminal Justice meets Orwell: Assessing Risk Assessment tools,
- Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP), 2020, AI and Migration Control: New Tools in the Service of Fortress Borders,
- Twelfth International Workshop on Juris-informatics (JURISIN 2018), “AI Risk Assessment Tools: A judge’s best friend?