07 Dec, 2020 Mental Health Data and Targeted Advertising By Susie Alegre 2020 has put the spotlight on many aspects of our lives as individuals and societies. Covid 19 has not only been a threat to physical...
22 Nov, 2020 The power of prayer and the "creepy line" By Susie Alegre The right to freedom of thought, religion and belief enshrined in international human rights law (e.g. Article 18 ICCPR and Article 9...
25 Sep, 2019 "Pink-eyed terminators" and the importance of the right to freedom of thought. By Susie Alegre In amongst the surreal sci-fi and Greek myth references in Boris Johnson's speech to the UNGA yesterday Johnson may have made an...
03 Jul, 2019 Using freedom of thought to limit "surveillance capitalism"? By Susie Alegre Shoshana Zuboff's opinion piece in the Guardian highlights the challenges faced by lawmakers in tackling the all pervasive influence of...
25 Jun, 2019 Spanish Court overturns political parties exemption for personal data casting doubt on human rights compliance of UK DPA 2018 By Susie Alegre Last month the Spanish Constitutional Court overturned provisions in Spanish electoral law that were introduced in December 2018...
23 Mar, 2018 Political Views, Data Protection and Exemptions for Political Parties By Susie Alegre The UK Data Protection Bill currently going through Parliament is set to include an exemption for political parties gathering voter data....
20 Mar, 2018 Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the Right to Freedom of Thought By Susie Alegre The new revelations about Cambridge Analytica and its alleged use of data from Facebook reinforces concerns I have been writing about for...
16 Mar, 2017 Freedom of Thought - Article 50 and the will of the people? By Susie Alegre As Theresa May prepares to trigger Article 50 and take the UK out of the EU, there has been a lot of talk about “the clear will of the...