In their November 2018 plenary meeting, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a set of guidelines on the territorial scope of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR). Article 3 GDPR, which regulates the matter, surprised subject matters experts for its potential reach,...
The Data Protection Supervisory Authorities (DPAs) of 22 Member States of the European Union (EU), recently submitted draft lists to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). These lists identified data processing activities likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of...
In this blog, Toby Fenton, Research Analyst at Trilateral Research, analyses the concept of risk and our approach in developing risk assessment methodologies in the project Solebay. Risk is an inherent part of life. We often talk of ‘risky’ behaviour, ‘taking risks’ and being ‘risk adverse’,...
We are delighted to announce that Trilateral Research has been designated to serve as the Data Protection Officer for the Wise Group, a leading social enterprise, which transforms people’s lives across Scotland and North East England. As DPO, Trilateral will assist the Wise Group on creating...
The development of new powerful technologies based on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data opens new opportunities but also gives rise to many concerns on the unintended consequences and their possible misuses to harm rather than make our society a better place. We have started looking at...
One of our core areas of expertise at Trilateral is understanding and anticipating the impacts of new technologies and their social, ethical, legal and political impacts in particular. We've been exploring the impact of new technologies at different scales. Developing an understanding of the impacts of...
We are pleased to announce that Trilateral Research has been designated to serve as the Data Protection Officer for the Housing Agency in Ireland. Trilateral Research DPO service grows out of our pioneering work in safeguarding privacy and the protection of personal data within the public...
Trilateral Research is one of 18 consortium partners from eight countries that have developed over the past three years a community policing technical solution to strengthen collaboration between the police and the community as part of the EC project INSPEC2T. Community policing (referred to as neighbourhood...
As part of its drive to ensure that the personal data of data subjects is not misused or stolen, the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR) tackles the issue of security measures very directly. Under Article 32 of the legislation, controllers and...
What is data protection by design exactly? The basic idea is that consideration of the impact of any processing activities when developing a new product, technology or service should be taken into account and from the onset and through the lifecycle of the product. Security...
Access and evaluation of the criminal history and records of individuals can provide valuable information about their characteristics, attitudes and suitability for a particular position. It can be employed as an assessment tool and a preventive measure to protect the company, colleagues, clients and society...
With more than 70,000 attendees over a four-day period, the Web Summit in Lisbon brought together politicians, technologists, and NGOs to think together, exchange views and set priorities about the global technological agenda. With more than 70 dedicated discussions and panels, AI was one of the...
While organised crime and terrorist groups are often at the forefront of technological innovation for planning, executing and concealing their criminal activities, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) often lag behind. LEAs are therefore in need of new policing technologies to identify, understand and counteract new threats...
The humanitarian community is on the cusp of a technological revolution, with new ICT solutions being developed and implemented in the every-day work of humanitarian organisations. Although these new technologies have been created and are deployed by humanitarian organisations with the best of intentions, there...
The potential impact of AI and robotics technologies on society is immense. Such technologies carry great promise. For example, they can facilitate efficiency by freeing up time spent on menial or repetitive tasks. These technologies can also complement and improve human productivity and open up new...
Trilateral Research is delighted to work with law enforcement agencies, national tax authorities and other research institutions from several EU countries in the EU-funded PROTAX project, for a concerted and timely initiative to combat tax crime in Europe. We are delighted to invite tax experts, tax...
As defined in the oath of allegiance taken by members of the British Armed Forces upon attestation, the UK military’s defining purpose is to ‘faithfully defend her Majesty, her heirs and successors in person, crown and dignity against all enemies’. Since the 17thCentury, the military has...
Trilateral Research is a partner in the EU-funded research project DEVELOP: Developing careers through social networks and transversal competencies. The aim of the project is to build a software tool that will help employees plan their career development and get feedback on their competencies and skills,...
