Person. Lawyer. Amateur photographer. Lecturer at @eLaw_Leiden | Usual disclaimers apply
Joined July 2012
- Tweets381
- Following841
- Followers327
- Likes326
Alan M. Sears retweeted
Important recommendations for #governments, @UN, International Bodies, the #PrivateSector and #donors to safeguard & advance #civicfreedoms globally ~ @CIVICUSalliance @CIVICUSMonitor #PeoplePower2023 report monitor.civicus.org/globalfi…
Alan M. Sears retweeted
Legal scholars from @eLaw_Leiden @UniLeiden @sails_Leiden attending @acii_conf at @medialab? YES! Excited to present our work on the #regulation of #emotion #data with #AHauselmann @lexzard @AlanSears & how #affectivecomputing should be for everyone with @VerhoefTessa from @LIACS
Alan M. Sears retweeted
I will no longer engage in philosophical discussions about conscious AI/superintelligent machines, and here's why. (long🧵1/11)
Alan M. Sears retweeted
🚨 NEW BOOK! #BartCusters and @eduardfosch from @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw @UniLeiden are thrilled to share the news that our book on #Law and #Artificial #Intelligence: Regulating #AI and Applying AI in #Legal Practice was published last week thanks to @TMCAsser & @SpringerLaw 👇
NEW: The book 'Law and Artificial Intelligence' edited by Bart Custers and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga provides an in-depth overview of what is currently happening in the field of Law and Artificial Intelligence. See bit.ly/3PelxCJ
@eduardfosch @TMCAsser
Alan M. Sears retweeted
Don’t miss the opportunity to work with us as a #postdoc at @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw @UniLeiden on #law, #diversity,
#robots, and #AI. DEADLINE 15 July👇🏼
🚨WE ARE HIRING! Do you want to work on #Law, #Diversity, #Robots, & #AI at @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw at @UniLeiden? We have a #postdoc vacancy for 4 years in our group, please help us spread the word. Apply before 15 July following this link: universiteitleiden.nl/en/vac…
If you're interested in "web3" blockchain stuff (and really beyond that concerning the platformization of the Internet), here's a superb run-down: moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-fi… @moxie
Alan M. Sears retweeted
NEW CHAPTER 🚨 Understanding the #legal bases for #automated #decision-making under the #GDPR by @MajaNisevic from @CiTiP_KULeuven & @AlanSears @eduardfosch and #BartCusters from @eLaw_Leiden @UniLeiden. Check the book! 👇
🆕 Research Handbook on EU Data Protection Law, edited by @TilburgU_TILT's @eleni_kosta @tiltronald & @kamara_irene, contributors incl' @jennifercobbe @Jausl00s @joix @PeggyValcke @MarcoAlmada @HimaniBhakuni_ + many others
🆓 Introduction & Chapter 1 ➡️ elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/…
Nice to see this reported on, but where's Vox Media's ‘reject all’ button? Or actually any button to reject cookies? theverge.com/2022/4/21/23035… @Verge @jjvincent
There's only an 'Accept' button, and if you want to opt-out, you have to click the small link to read the privacy policy, which then tells you look up how to disable all cookies in your browser—yes, this is the only way to opt-out—and that this may not even be possible on mobile.
Alan M. Sears retweeted
One can learn much from Google.
For instance how to outsmart the publishing industry.
@roofjoke and I spent the past months studying Google's 7-year-campaign to neutralise its adversaries among the world's leading media firms with strategic gifts. Here is what we learned:
Alan M. Sears retweeted
I'm back from a week at my mom's house and now I'm getting ads for her toothpaste brand, the brand I've been putting in my mouth for a week. We never talked about this brand or googled it or anything like that.
As a privacy tech worker, let me explain why this is happening. 🧵
My article, 'Algorithmic Speech and Freedom of Expression', is now out in the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law @VandyJTL! transnat.org/post/algorithmi…