The Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: Events
Wednesday, 09 March 2016, 10:30-17:30Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Campus Westend (Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323, Frankfurt), Casino, Renate-von-Metzler-Saal
Stiftung Datenschutz, Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften
Symposium
Matthias Lutz-Bachmann (Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften), Frederick Richter (Stiftung Datenschutz) et al.
»Cultures of Privacy and Data Protection in the EU and the US«
Background and Scope
When we speak of »data protection«, what we mainly mean is the protection of individuals´ privacy.
But what does »privacy« or »the right to informational self-determination« actually stand for in various European countries and in the U.S. (where tremendous amounts of European’s personal data are stored and processed)? Do we protect the same values and resources when we protect individual privacy? Or are there significant differences in the cultures defining what is or ought to be »private« information ? What value is attached to the right to control one's own personal data in the individual EU member states and the U.S.? How do we balance the individual's right to privacy with the sovereign authorities of the state?
These are questions to be discussed intense since the EU General Data Protection Regulation gets finalised in the beginning of 2016 which objective is the EU-wide harmonisation of data protection legislation.
Schedule:
10:30 WelcomeProf. Dr. Dr. Matthias Lutz-Bachmann (Director, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities of Goethe University),
Frederick Richter, LL.M. (Director, German Foundation for Privacy and Data Protection)
11:05 Welcoming Speech - »Der Staat Hessen – Geburtsort des Datenschutzrechts«
Dr. Wilhelm Kanther (Head of the Legal Department, Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sports)
Session I: »International Perceptions of Data Privacy: Differences and Similarities«
11.15 The German PerspectiveProf. Dr. Michael Ronellenfitsch (Data Protection Officer of the State of Hesse, Wiesbaden)
11.30 The French Perspective
Prof. William Gilles, LL.D. (President, Institut du Monde et du Développement – IMODEV, Paris)
11.45 The Estonian Perspective
Ivar Tallo (Founder, e-Governance Academy Foundation, Tallinn)
12.15 The American Perspective
Prof. Marc Rotenberg, (President, Electronic Privacy Information Center – EPIC, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC)
12.30 Panel Discussion
Session II: »Public Privacy? – Shift of Borders and the implications of digitization«
14.15 Privacy as a Value for Democratic SocietiesProf. Dr. Beate Roessler (University of Amsterdam)
14.45 Posting Your Children's Pictures on Social Media - On Autonomy and Choice in a Publicly Private Realm
Prof. Dr. Oliver Zöllner (Institute for Digital Ethics – IDE, Stuttgart Media University)
15.15 [individual title]
N.N.
Session III: »Perspectives on National Policies«
16.05 German ExpectationsProf. Niko Härting (HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte)
16.15 European Solutions
Dr. Alexander Dix (European Academy for Freedom of Information and Data Protection)
16.25 American Proposals
Prof. Dr. Henry Farrell (George Washington University)
16.35 Panel Discussion
17.20 Closing Remarks
17.30 Get Together
Please register in advance
Registration: event@stiftungdatenschutz.org
The registration ends on 1 March.