International Day of Privacy and Data Protection 2012

Date: 
January 30, 2012 - 12:00 - 20:00
Room: 
"Please see program description for details"
Event type: 
Event audience: 
External presenter(s): 
Gabor Gulyas
External presenter(s): 
Ivan Szekely
CEU host unit(s): 
Human RightS Initiative (HRSI)
International Day of Privacy and Data Protection 2012

Dear members of the CEU community,

 

the Human RightS Initiative (HRSI) cordially invites you to celebrate

 

the International Day of Privacy and Data Protection 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012


Schedule:

Awareness-raising action

30 January, 12:00 – 14:00 Octagon, Central European University

You can...

 

  • watch short films about (the invasion of) privacy
  • check the privacy and data protection evaluation of your country online 
  • try out alternative, privacy-friendly services on the web
  • post your responses to questions like "Do you have anything to hide?"
  • compare for how much would you sell the list of your friends
  • learn about civil actions against surveillance and intrusion into people's privacy
  • realize that information privacy is a basic human right

 

 ...and much more.

 Organized by HRSI with contribution by Prof. Ivan Szekely (CEU) and Gabor Gulyas (Budapest Univ. of Technology)

 

Evening program

30 January, 18:00 – 20:00

Auditorium

Screening of an unusual documentary film on social networks and human relationships, "a cautionary tale for the No Privacy generation".

Introductory remarks by Ivan Szekely.

 

We look forward to seeing you!

HRSI team