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.
The third round of NGI TALER Funding Applications is now open! Deadline is October 1!
Do you have an idea for a project based on free software and privacy principles that is relevant to the NGI TALER mission, but you missed our first two open calls for funding?
You still have the chance to make your idea a reality!!! NGI TALER’s 3rd open call for funding has been open since the beginning of June and the deadline for submitting proposals is 1 October , at 12:00 CET (Brussels noon).
We invite you to help reshape the state of digital payment systems and help create an open, trustworthy and privacy-friendly internet for all!
We are looking for project proposals between €5,000 and €50,000. The call is open to businesses, academics, the public sector, non-profit organisations, communities and stakeholders. You can contribute exciting new features to GNU Taler itself, build utilities, work on user experience, develop integrations to FOSS applications and open standards (for example, enable P2P micropayments in an instant messenger, an open social media platform or a video conferencing tool) or develop improvements to infrastructure components (such as merchant backends)!
Visit the NGI – The Next Generation Internet website for more information on this and other funding calls here.
Visit the NLnet Foundation website to read our detailed open call, applicant guide, eligibility requirements and FAQs, and to submit your form, here.
Register now on the TALER Community Interface Hub (TALER ICH) to discuss with us here.
We give a lecture on AI ACT at company bora
Tomorrow, June 20, Homo Digitalis will give a talk-seminar on AI Act before the workforce and partners of the company bora.
Specifically, Homo Digitalis’ AI & Human Rights Manager, Lamprini Gyftokosta, in a 1-hour web presentation in English, will take a deep dive into the important provisions of the new legislation and discuss relevant compliance challenges with the audience!
Many thanks to bora for the kind invitation to host this seminar, and especially to Anastasios Arampatzis, Joe Pettit & David Turner!
You can learn more about bora here.
If you would also like to invite Homo Digitalis to provide a relevant seminar to your employees, you can express your interest at info@homodigitalis.gr
Homo Digitalis speaks at the 2nd Colour of Surveillance Conference
Homo Digitalis has the great honour and pleasure to speak at the 2nd European Colour of Surveillance Conference “Liberation Practices in times of Fascism”, which this time is being held on 26 & 27 June in Berlin by the organisations Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice, International Women* Space and Weaving Liberation!
Specifically, Homo Digitalis’ Director of Human Rights & AI, Lamprini Gyftokosta, will give a speech in the framework of the Workshop “Blue: the colour of surveillance In Greece: lessons from challenging Migration Tech” during the second day of the conference!
We would like to thank the organizers for the kind invitation and hospitality!
You can learn more about the conference programme here.
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We spoke at an event hosted by KEPSIPI in the context of the Erasmus+ Digital Learning and Social Intervention programme
On Thursday 23rd of May we had the pleasure to participate in the event organized by KEPSIPI in the framework of the Erasmus+ Digital Learning and Social Intervention project and to talk about digital learning and the importance of personal data for social workers from Greece, Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Romania and the challenges of using AI tools in the field of social intervention. We would like to thank Ms. Margarita Moraitou for the invitation and her efforts to highlight this issue both nationally and European-wide.
Our Director for AI and New Technologies, Lamprini Gyftokosta, spoke representing Homo Digitalis at the event.
You can learn more about the work and activities of the Centre for Mental and Pedagogical Health here.
Homo Digitalis' participation in CPDP 2024 was a great success
For another year, and consistently since 2019, Homo Digitalis was present at the internationally renowned Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP) conference in Brussels!
We are honored that the organizers chose us to participate in the conference podcast series, with our Director for AI & Human Rights, Lamprini Gyftokosta, analyzing our pending cases before the Data Protection Authority in Greece, and our significant successes so far!
Also, another very nice moments of ours at the event, is EDRi’s award from the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) “AI Policy Leader in Civil Society” regarding our joint campaign ReclaimYourFace, of which Homo Digitalis is a co-founding member!
Of course, it is always unique for us to see our members actively participating in the conference and have a dynamic presence in discussions, panels and other events both with their Homo Digitalis hat and that of their professional capacity Thank you very much for proudly representing Homo Digitalis at this conference every year!!!
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?
Homo Digitalis' participation in the Digital World Summit Greece was a great success
Homo Digitalis had the great honor and pleasure to be present with double representation at the Digital World Summit Greece, today Tuesday, May 28th at the National Hellenic Research Foundation!
Specifically, our Vice President and Partner at Digital Law Experts (DLE), Stefanos Vitoratos, participated as a moderator in the 1st panel of the conference, on the topic “#AI: The intersection between regulation and innovation”, in a fascinating discussion with speakers such as Dimitris Gerogiannis (President AI Catalyst), Lilian Mitrou (Professor, Department of Information & Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean), Charalambos Tsekeris (President of the National Bioethics & Technology Ethics Committee), Yannis Mastrogeorgiou (Special Secretary for Long Term Planning, Presidency of the Greek Government) and Fotis Draganidis (Director of Technology at Microsoft Hellas).
Our Director for Human Rights & Artificial Intelligence, Lamprini Gyftokosta, was a speaker at the 2nd panel of the Digital World Summit Greece 2024, on “Cybersecurity, Citizen Security and Artificial Intelligence”! The panel was moderated by Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos (Co-founder & Director, Athens Legal Tech), while Natalia Soulia (Senior Associate | Privacy, Data Protection & Cybersecurity, KG Law FIrm) was also present as a speaker, Thomas Dobridis (Head of the General Directorate of Cybersecurity, Ministry of Digital Governance), Antonis Broumas (Head of Law and Technology, EY Platis-Anastasiades) and Stella Tsitsoula (Founder, RED. comm, Co-Founder | Women4Cyber GR | Founder Hellenic Cybersecurity Institute)!
We would like to thank the organizers for their kind invitation, as every year, to this important conference.