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At the invitation of Professor Georg Borges, they will be giving public guest lectures every Tuesday from 6 to 7.30 p.m. starting on 20 January, which will be broadcast online and open to anyone interested in joining.
The following text has been machine translated from the German with no human editing.
The EU relies on rules to protect the personal data of its citizens. Due to rapid technological developments, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other regulations must be constantly adapted to new developments, such as artificial intelligence. The regulations are often criticised – data protection is a thorn in the side of large parts of the world. In November, the EU Commission launched the so-called 'Digital Omnibus', which, among other things, aims to harmonise existing data protection regulations for companies, administrations and associations and make them clearer, more transparent and simpler. The aim is to reduce administrative burdens and facilitate cross-border cooperation. However, the Digital Omnibus is also triggering heated discussions and uncertainty. There are fears of setbacks, with some even predicting a complete overhaul.
In this year's series of lectures entitled 'Data Protection Law in Practice', high-ranking data protection experts will once again be discussing the latest developments: Eleven of the 16 data protection officers from the federal states will be shedding light on much-discussed data protection issues from a practical perspective every Tuesday from 6 to 7.30 p.m. at . The series kicks off on Tuesday, 20 January, with Michael Will, President of the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision, giving a lecture entitled "The GDPR amendment proposals in the EU Commission's Digital Omnibus – initial analyses and attempts at classification from a data protection supervision perspective."
Since 2017, the Institute for Legal Informatics has been organising the lecture series 'Data Protection Law in Practice' as part of the Master of Laws programme 'Information Technology and Law' and the certificate programme 'IT Law and Legal Informatics.' The public lecture is part of these programmes.
The event will take place virtually and is open to anyone who would like to learn more about data protection. There will be an opportunity to ask questions after the lectures. It is possible to receive a certificate of participation as proof of continuing education.
Those interested can find the programme and the link to the lecture (via Microsoft Teams) on the day of the event on the website of Professor Georg Borges' chair:
https://www.uni-saarland.de/lehrstuhl/borges.html
Questions will be answered by:
Prof. Dr Georg Borges: 0681/302-3105; email: ls.borges@uni-saarland.de
https://www.rechtsinformatik.saarland
Press photos for download:
Press photos can be found on this news website:
https://www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/datenschutz-vortragsreihe-43371.html
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