Teleworking to Inequality Commentary Telework has many positive effects on society, employers, and employees. However, along with all its advantages, working from home also has problematic implications for workers’ rights. By Tammy Katsabian
What is data stewardship, and how could it address questions of power imbalance in the data economy? Backgrounder Data stewardship describes a set of governance mechanisms that allow individuals and communities greater agency over their information. How can data stewardship models address questions of power imbalance in the data economy? By Anouk Ruhaak and Astha Kapoor
What are data intermediaries? Explainer Based on the data they collect, platforms are able to target personalized content at the user level. What are the collective aspects of personalization on media platforms? How do they affect our privacy? By Ayelet Gordon-Tapiero
Trends in Privacy Enforcement: A Comparative Analysis of post-GDPR Enforcement Styles Spotlight This analysis aims to capture and cluster different post-GDPR enforcement styles by DPAs across the EU to better understand why enforcement over data protection issues vary across borders. By Ido Sivan-Sevilla
“Legal tools to suppress disinformation can do more harm than good” Interview A conversation with Dr. Henning Lahmann about disinformation, free speech and the potential opportunities and pitfalls of legal tools in addressing the challenges to democracy in the digital age.
Export Control of Surveillance Software from Germany and Europe - Regulations, Limits and Weaknesses Explainer The regulation of the export of surveillance technology and services in the EU leaves many loopholes for its circumvention. The upcoming revisited EU export control regime is trying to close these loopholes, but many issues remain, which the present contribution aims to address. By Thomas Reinhold
Automated Decision Making: A hidden blessing for uncovering systemic bias? Commentary If executed properly, systematic audits of automated decision making can not only provide a mechanism to keep algorithmic systems “in check”, but may even provide systems and institutions an opportunity to better understand, and eventually overcome, the structural and human biases inherent to their practices. By Gal Yona
What is 5G? Backgrounder The fifth-generation cellular network technology, 5G, is about to accelerate the overall pace of our daily lives and become a key part of our critical digital infrastructure. At the same time, it also entails risks on issues such as national security, individual privacy and economic dependence. By Kaan Sahin
Where does Israel stand among EU countries in terms of its citizens' resilience to misinformation? Spotlight As dis- and misinformation continues to surge around the ongoing pandemic and the vaccines, citizens' trust in democratic institutions is constantly put to the test. This Spotlight explores the various factors that account for a country's level of resilience to mis- and disinformation via the prism of the Media Literacy Index (MLI) and integrates the case of Israel for the first time into the analysis. By Marin Lessenski
Digital Media and Information Literacy: A Response to Information Disorder Spotlight This piece proposes digital media and information literacy (DMIL) education as a proactive framework to empower citizens to access, analyze, create, and reflect on the media in order to guarantee freedom of information and expression. By Mira Feuerstein