Η Homo Digitalis στο "2ο νομικό φόρουμ για την προστασία των δεδομένων"
On Wednesday 15/2 the “2nd Law Forum on Data Protection” is taking place at the Divani Caravel Hotel, which Homo Digitalis is sponsoring.
Stefanos Vitoratos will be the moderator of the conference, which will be analyzed by speakers of renowned prestige interesting data protection issues, such as the everyday life of the DPO and the use of personal data to improve everyday life and fight crime!
For more information and registration visit the organisers’ website.
The session we co-organized at the Privacy Camp for PREDATOR was successfully completed
Homo Digitalis had the pleasure of participating in the privacy camp organized by European Digital Rights in Brussels a few days ago.
Among the topics discussed were the preservation of electronic communications metadata, spyware, immigration and the use of new technologies and sex workers rights.
Of particular interest was the Workshop In spyware we trust. With new tools come new problems with speakers European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech Wiewiórowski, @EU_EDPS Rebecca White Campaigner – Disrupting Surveillance Team at Amnesty Tech, Bastien Le Querrec, member of La Quadrature Du Net, and Elisa Triantafillou, journalist of inside story, who presented how she and her team uncovered the use of predator software in Greece.
Our organisation was represented by Eleftherios Chelioudakis and Elpida Vamvaka.
Many congratulations to EDRi for organizing such timely and interesting discussions.
Homo Digitalis participates in an online discussion on the AI Act organised by Citizen D
Online discussion on Tuesday 17 January at 15:00-16:30 by Citizen D.
The intrusion of AI into the organization of life today makes us wonder if a global regulatory framework is really needed and how it could be shaped!
Our member Chrissi Sakellari and Ana Martinović from the Share Foundation attempt to answer this question on 17 January. You can register here.
Register for the session we are co-organizing at the Privacy Camp for the use of PREDATOR in Greece
Did you register?
On 25 January, Privacy Camp takes place in Brussels, one of the most important annual meetings in the field of digital rights organised by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), European Digital Rights – EDRi, VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Privacy Salon and iee.
Together with EDRi we are co-organising a summit on the use of spyware, in which we are honoured to have as our guest the journalist Elise Triantafyllou from inside.story who was the leading reporter in the revelations about the use of Predator in Greece.
Register completely free of charge for attendance in person or online until 18/1 here.
Homo Digitalis' triple participation in IGF Greece 2022 was a great success
On the weekend of 5 and 6 November 2022 we participated in #IGFGreece2022 where we had the honour and pleasure to take part in very interesting discussions about the Internet and Governance in Greece.
Many thanks to Internet Governance Forum Greece for the wonderful hospitality!
Homo Digitalis organizes Workshops at the National Library of Greece in the framework of the exhibition we co-organize The Glass Room
Countdown for the exhibition “The Glass Room Misinformation Edition”
On the first day of the exhibition, Monday 21/11 at 18.45, the Homo Digitalis team will be at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre to introduce the exhibition and talk to us about interesting and topical issues.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Homo Digitalis with Triple Representation at the Internet Governance Forum Greece 2022
Tomorrow Saturday and the day after Sunday we will be at the Internet Governance Forum Greece at OTEAcademy – the conference starts tomorrow at 10:00!
Book your place or register to attend online here.
-Stefanos Vitoratos moderates the panel “Information as Power”.
-Elpida Vamvaka participates on Sunday in the panel “The Power of Policy Making” moderated by Vassilis Vassilopoulos on internet governance and the voice of citizens in emerging governance models.
-Alexandra Giannopoulou is part of the panel “Financial Power”, on decentralised finance.
Homo Digitalis speaks to the PEGA Committee of the European Parliament during her visit to Greece
The European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into the investigation into the use of spyware in the EU is in Greece this week!
Homo Digitalis has been invited to appear before it to give evidence on the significant challenges to the rule of law, democracy and human rights. We will be represented at this meeting by the Vice President of the Board, Stefanos Vitoratos.
The Commission of Inquiry will also meet representatives of journalists from InsideStory and Reporters United, who highlighted #Pretarorgate with their investigation, as well as representatives of civil society and political parties, among others.
Homo Digitalis participates in the IAPP Hellenic KnowledgeNet Chapter's event
At 18:00 (until 20:30) the Greek KnowledgeNet Chapter of the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) is organizing an event at the Athens Bar Association on “Privacy of communications: violations and discrimination of the right to privacy and personal data”. Stefanos Vitoratos will be on the panel discussing an issue that concerns us all.
Detailed information about the event can be found here:
We note that two more members of Homo Digitalis, Melina Skondra (Chaptair Chair) and Stergios Konstantinou (Young Privacy Professional) are among the Greek Chpater leaders of the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) for Greece.