EDPB instructs Irish DPC to expand infringements against Instagram in €405M fine
This month (September 2022), the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued a decision which included the imposition of a fine on Meta related to its social media platform, Instagram. The Meta fine was issued by the DPC following input from Supervisory Authorities from other EU Member States into the DPCs draft decision and a subsequent […]
Mapping and understanding human factors in effective cybersecurity: a finance-sector organisation case study
The role of human factors in cybersecurity has gained increasing interest in the past decade. Social science research methods can provide a unique avenue for obtaining a holistic overview of how cybersecurity is both implemented and perceived within an organisation. One-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 participants from a finance sector organisation. Five themes […]
Designing the (data)Hive: Principles-based decentralised architectures
Decentralised architectures and networks are slowly embedding themselves into the technological and societal landscape, empowered by communities of like-minded people who strive to alter the existing socio-economic order by leveraging peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies. In this article, we discuss one such initiative, Swarm, by drawing relations between its developed set of community-centred, bottom-up Fair Data Principles […]
Shared mobility services: an accessibility assessment from the perspective of people with disabilities
Shared on-demand mobility services emerge at a fast pace, changing the landscape of public transport. However, shared mobility services are largely designed without considering the access needs of people with disabilities, putting these passengers at risk of exclusion. Recognising that accessibility is best addressed at the design stage and through direct participation of persons with […]
How to deal with Processors: Facts and hints to do it in an efficient way
How to deal with Processors: Facts and hints to do it in an efficient way Data controllers must consider the management and control of processors, as a priority prior to commencing new projects or during their development, with any parties with whom personal data is shared. Data controllers are, however, subject to investigations, often resulting […]
The EDPS Annual Conference 2022: Trilateral’s involvement and key take-aways
On 16 and 17 June, Trilateral Research was pleased to attend and present at the 2022 EDPS Conference on “Effective Enforcement in the Digital Age”. The conference was attended by leading academics, activists, practitioners, regulators and policy-makers, and featured several high-level keynote speeches by individuals like Max Schrems (NOYB), Wojciech Wiewiórowski (EDPS) and Shoshana Zuboff […]
Data augmentation for fairness-aware machine learning: Preventing algorithmic bias in law enforcement systems
Researchers and practitioners in the fairness community have highlighted the ethical and legal challenges of using biased datasets in data-driven systems, with algorithmic bias being a major concern. Despite the rapidly growing body of literature on fairness in algorithmic decision-making, there remains a paucity of fairness scholarship on machine learning algorithms for the real-time detection […]
New research shows extensive gaps in the conceptualisation of surveillance, security, privacy, and trust in public opinion surveys
In the context of an assessment of how surveillance, security, privacy, and trust is conceptualised in public opinion surveys, Trilateral Research carried out a study to understand the attitudes of members of the public towards the impact of surveillance technologies used to enhance public security on their privacy. These aspects are an essential, yet complex […]
Operationalising Human Security in the Contemporary Operating Environment: Proposing Population Intelligence (POPINT)
Drawing upon primary research funded by the UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), researchers from Trilateral Research explore the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) for operationalising human security in the contemporary operating environment. The idea of human security has gained much traction in the international community since its introduction in a 1994 […]
The Digital Avatar on a Blockchain: E-Identity, Anonymity and Human Dignity
In order to comply with specific regulations (eIDAS, Payment Services Directive, Anti-Money Laundering Directive) and reduce risk profiles, financial service providers increasingly collect large amounts of information from their customers. The increasing opportunities and technical means for data collection afforded from digitalisation raise legal concerns related to proportionality, necessity, and data minimization. This paper will […]
