A debate on privacy and social media

Thanks to the internet, it is fairly easy for everyone to disseminate information quickly. This means that we must take the law on privacy into consideration. For media specialist and internet pioneer Jo Caudron, it is very doubtful that with the evolution of the new media, we can simply assume that the (privacy)laws are known by every citizen.

On December 19 EMSOC, the research consortium that studies ‘user empowerment’ in media culture, brings together experts from various disciplines at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB): Jo Caudron (Dear Media), Paul De Hert (LSTS VUB), William Debeuckelaere (CBPL Privacy Commission), Dominique Deckmyn (De Standaard) Ike Picone (IBBT-SMIT VUB), Bart Lombaerts (Media Marketing). Moderator is Jo Pierson (IBBT-SMIT VUB - EMSOC promoter).
 
They will exchange views on questions like:
 • To what extent the current legislation on privacy is applicable and sufficiently known among users of social media?
 • Can we be punished for violating rules that we are not sufficiently aware of?
 • What role is played by legislation, education and policy makers to clarify this issue?
 • Should citizens be able to charge other road users with speeding and other offenses?
 • Should social media be taken seriously, or is it just a fringe phenomenon?

The debate takes place at 19:0 pm in Auditorium QD (entrance 13, building Q).
Admission is free.

Complete the registration form here.