I’m extremely pleased that what I first envisioned in 2017 and presented in my inaugural lecture at Maastricht University in 2019 has taken shape – today we have published the first-ever complete CSR framework for data protection aimed at improving privacy and security for a sustainable digital future! The Maastricht University Data Protection as a Corporate Social Responsibility Framework (UM-DPCSR) is the result of the related research ...
The Legal Aspects of Blockchain Technology: Smart Contracts, Intellectual Property and Data Protection: Part I

This blog series is based on a chapter for the forthcoming book entitled "Essentials of Blockchain Technology". The chapter was written together with Martim Taborda Barata, LL.M., Senior Associate at ICT Legal Consulting International, and lawyer registered at the Portuguese Bar Association. Blockchain is part of the future. Some consider it a revolutionary technology and others see it ...
A.I. – Artificial Insanity: Reflections on the resilience of human intelligence by Luca Bolognini

My fellow founding Partner at ICT Legal Consulting, Luca Bolognini, recently published a fascinating book that explores the digital world through a visionary lens. The book is entitled "A.I. - Artificial Insanity: Reflections on the resilience of human intelligence" and reflects on the future of artificial intelligence in the era of the Internet of Things and Big Data ...
New Publication | Controversies and Challenges of Trustmarks: Lessons for Privacy and Data Protection Seals

My latest academic publication, "Controversies and Challenges of Trustmarks: Lessons for Privacy and Data Protection Seals", has recently been published in Privacy and Data Protection Seals, IT & Law Series Volume 28, distributed for T.M.C. Asser Press by Springer. My contribution explores data protection seals and their relative challenges and controversies, highlighting significant aspects from the ...
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