Data tracking and democracy - a conversation with Stefan Larsson

Have you ever pressed “accept all cookies” or “agree and proceed” when entering a new website - then this is the webinar you need to join! Data on our behavior is regarded as the “new oil” and collecting and mining it has become an integrated part of everything from political campaigns to targeted marketing.

The European Union has taken a strong stance to protect the individual citizen and privacy by implementing a number of data policies where the most talked about is probably the General Data Protection Regulation. The purpose of the GDPR is to provide a set of standardized data protection laws across all the member countries. This should make it easier for EU citizens to understand how their data is being used, and also raise any complaints, even if they are not in the country where it is located.

In 2018 GDPR came with new regulations to protect consumer data. But how well are we doing and what is our data used for? Have we as consumers become more careful with our data? Are we letting ourselves be protected? And who are the underlying data collection platforms and companies that benefit from the collection of third party data?

To explore the important subject Next Generation Democracy is happy to once again invite you to a digital cafe this time on the topic of Data tracking and Democracy. After a brief introduction we will be joined by Lund University professor Stefan Larsson who is a lawyer (LLM) and socio-legal researcher who will share his insights from studies on issues of trust and transparency on digital, data-driven markets, and the socio-legal impact of autonomous and AI-driven technologies. Following the presentation there will be ample opportunity to ask questions and take the dialogue forward.

If you, like us, find this matter interesting we encourage you to come join us and shape the conversation.
We really look forward to engaging with you on this important theme!

All the best,

The Next Generation Democracy team