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A New Digital Ethics
Yesterday, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) announced that the work on a new Digital Ethics is ready to begin. The EDPS has launched a broader discussion, both in the EU and globally, on how to ensure the integrity of our values while embracing the benefits of new technologies. Speaking at the annual Conference of Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP), he said that recently he established an Ethics Advisory Group which will enable the realisation of the benefits of technology for society and the economy in ways that reinforce the rights and freedoms of individuals.
Giovanni Buttarelli, EDPS, said: “Most of us agree that we are each more than the sum of our data and yet we are more defined by our quantified selves than ever. Our privacy has almost become a commodity, used to sell ideas and products back to us or to influence our behaviour. I am, therefore, delighted to announce that the EDPS, with the support of an Ethics Advisory Group, has started his work to reconsider the ethical dimension of the relationships between human rights, technology, markets and business models and their implications for the rights to privacy and data protection in the digital environment. With the help of this group, we intend to identify a new ethical approach in the coming years so that individuals are no longer reduced to mere data subjects in the digital environment."
The group of six eminent persons, each an expert in their respective field, will consider digital ethics from a variety of academic and practical perspectives. The EDPS encourages the involvement of other thought leaders as part of the project so that a wide variety of perspectives are represented, ensuring balance and diversity. Therefore, the Advisory Group will involve other experts, for example through interviews and workshops with distinguished representatives of the scientific community around the world as well as data protection experts. In the interests of transparency, periodic summaries of work will be made public.
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