Access requests as a tool for activism
Channel: European Digital Rights
Date: 2020-04-01

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – and the right of access in particular – show
considerable promise for the protection of fundamental rights in a data-driven environment.
The scope and mechanics of these opportunities are starting to be explored by a variety of
actors in civil society, academia, journalism and industry.

In this panel we will discuss the practices and potential for the use of the right of access
as a tool for activism with the broader Privacy Camp community. What are the conditions
that enable a successful access request? What are the common obstacles and how can the community work together to overcome these obstacles?

The objective of the session is to strengthen the access request community by sharing best
practices and increasing awareness about the different ways the right of access is used in a
activist context.

Moderator:
* Joris van Hoboken (LSTS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Speakers:
* Karolina Iwanska (Panoptykon Foundation)
* René Mahieu (LSTS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) 
TBC
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Privacy Camp is an annual conference held the day before the start of CPDP. The event brings together digital rights advocates, activists as well as academics and policy-makers from all around Europe and beyond to discuss the most pressing issues facing human rights online. Privacy Camp is jointly organised by EDRi,  VUB-LSTS, Privacy Salon vzw and the Institute for European Studies at USL-B.

This 8th edition of Privacy Camp revolved around the topic of Technology and Activism.

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