Academics launch final appeal to European Parliament Academics from all over Europe give a final warning against the ill-conceived plans for the introduction of a new intellectual property right in news. All MEPs were sent this statement: On September 12th you will vote on the proposal to create a new exclusive right for publishers, as… Continue reading Academics Against Press Publishers’ Right

Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius was quoted in media reports about Cambridge Analytica and online political microtargeting. Such microtargeting involves monitoring people’s online behaviour, and using the collected data, sometimes enriched with other data, to show people targeted political advertisements. In Dutch, for NRC Handelsblad: De advertentie weet precies wie je bent; In Dutch, for De Volkskrant: De… Continue reading Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius in the news about Cambridge Analytica and online political microtargeting

Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius was quoted in media reports about Cambridge Analytica and online political microtargeting. Such microtargeting involves monitoring people’s online behaviour, and using the collected data, sometimes enriched with other data, to show people targeted political advertisements. In Dutch, for NRC Handelsblad: De advertentie weet precies wie je bent; In Dutch, for De Volkskrant: De… Continue reading Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius in the news about Cambridge Analytica and online political microtargeting