In the media
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ROBUST AI programme receives 25 million euros from Dutch Research Council 10 January 2023The ROBUST consortium, which is the initiative of the Innovation Center for Artificial intelligence (ICAI), has received 25 million euros from the Dut...
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Two Leiden academics nominated for Person of the Year 05 January 2023Leiden academics Remco Breuker and Auke-Florian Hiemstra stand to win the title of Person of the Year. According to the Leidsch Dagblad newspaper, the...
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Are the brains of males different from those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health 20 December 2022Women are more often diagnosed with depression, whereas ADHD is much more frequently detected in men. And there are other more striking differences. W...
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‘You get the impression that Elon Musk is acting based on personal motivations’ 20 December 2022It increasingly seems that Elon Musk has taken it upon himself to decide what can and cannot be said on Twitter. He bought the platform with the messa...
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Bastiaan Rijpkema on political party ban in De Volkskrant 24 November 2022The proposal by Dutch political party D66 to amend a section of law to make it possible to ban a political party is unwise, says legal philosopher Bas...
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Wouter Hins: Intimidating journalists undermines democracy based on the rule of law 27 October 2022Angry politicians, angry journalists: the initiative of Forum for Democracy politician Gideon van Meijeren during which he secretly filmed a reporter ...
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Michael Klos on Dutch Radio Weetlust on freedom of speech on the internet 22 September 2022
On 15 September, Democracy Day, Michael Klos, researcher/teacher at the Department of Jurisprudence of Leiden Law School appeared as a guest on Radio ...
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eLaw publishes article in Computer Law & Security Review 12 September 2022In healthcare, gender and sex considerations are crucial because they affect individuals' health and disease differences. Yet, most algorithms deploye...
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Bart Custers on BBC News about Uber’s Greyballing 29 August 2022In just over a decade, Uber has revolutionised how we move around our cities. The ride-hailing app was a game-changer: you just tapped your phone and ...
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Bart Custers in Trouw about new European digital identity 29 August 2022Europe is working full steam towards a digital identity for every EU citizen. And although it might be really useful to be able to hire a car everywhe...
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'AIVD at risk from use of Israeli hacking software' 08 June 2022The AIVD (Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service) uses controversial hacking software supplied by Israeli technology firm NSO Group. This was...
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Prevent children becoming victims of a data-driven world 21 April 2022It is becoming increasingly common to collect data from children and young people through digital means. The impact of this so-called ‘dataveillance’ ...
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'GDPR is no excuse for not tracing children placed in care' 21 April 2022The GDPR privacy legislation is no impediment to handing out sanctions to Russian oligarchs or reuniting children placed in care with their parents, s...
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Bart Custers in De Jurist on UBO register and privacy legislation 08 April 2022
Ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of companies should have registered their information in the Dutch UBO register before 27 March 2022. The Dutch Mini...
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Code for Children’s Rights to make internet safer for children 14 December 2021
The Dutch Code for Children’s Rights (Code voor Kinderrechten) provides guidance to designers and developers of apps and games on how they can protect...