Child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse remain challenging issues for law enforcement and local authorities in the UK due to the hidden nature of these crimes. Risk assessments tools, which can be similar to questionnaires, enable the categorisation of cases as “low”, “moderate” or “high” risk and...
We invite you to submit your paper for the IEEE Smart World Congress Forum on Ethics and Human Rights in Smart Information Systems, co-organized by three EU projects engaged in ethics and human rights of AI: SIENNA, SHERPA and PANELFIT as well as the UK...
Research pilots play a critical role in the testing, validation, and evaluation of new technologies before they are pushed into the market. They act as a feasibility study showing technology developers, end-users, and evaluators what is and is not working so that modifications and/or additional...
The Council of Europe (CoE) in 2006 launched a Data Protection Day to be celebrated each year on 28th January, the date on which the CoE’s data protection convention, known as “Convention 108” was signed. The day, known as Data Protection Day in Europe, is...
To mark Data Protection Day, Trilateral has produced a special article that examines how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) changes the rules for research. The GDPR adopts a “broad” definition of research, encompassing the activities of public and private entities alike (Recital 159). Research occupies...
While emergency medical care has a critical role in assisting casualties after security incidents, there are a number of challenges that the Emergency Medical System (EMS) needs to address. These challenges include: A fragmented chain of actors responding to security-related incidents A lack of communication...
Last week, the UK government’s defeat at the House of Commons marked the pass to a new phase of Brexit, the process that will bring the United Kingdom outside the European Union. The UK parliament rejected the draft EU-UK withdrawal agreement, the agreement negotiated by the government...
For companies and individuals that work in the area of data privacy, it is fair to say that 2018 was the year of privacy. In May, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), the world's most stringent privacy law, came into effect. The...
We invite you to submit a chapter proposal for an edited book that is planned by Project Solebay. Project Solebay stems out of the realisation that not enough is being done by state and coalition forces to consider human trafficking in conflicts and peacebuilding missions. Whilst the...
During a major crisis that affects thousands of people in various areas, different organisations need to communicate with each other easily and make decisions quickly in order to save people’s lives. Currently, many civil protection operating systems are decentralised. Information exchange between organisations is limited as...
In this blog, Benjamin Falk, co-founder of Yo-Da, outlines the current market landscape for personal data and provides insights on how data protection law will drive enormous socioeconomic benefits, bringing Europe in the lead of the international race for artificial intelligence supremacy. I attended the GovTech Summit in...
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 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,...
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,...
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR or Regulation) is a complex and lengthy piece of legislation, which impacted all functions of organisations in the public and private sector like a bull in a china shop. Data Protection compliance specialists have spent the past two years redrafting, privacy...
One of the most serious corporate data breaches in history was the September 2017 breach involving Equifax Inc., the consumer credit reporting agency located in the United States of America. This breach followed a cyber-attack on their systems in May 2017, that exposed personal information...
Whereas much attention has been paid to the radical changes brought by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR) and its aim to enhance and uniform the data protection legislation across Member States, very few words have been spent on national derogations and...
EU Funded NO-FEAR project works towards bringing together a network of emergency medical care practitioners, suppliers, decision and policy makers so as to enhance the response to security-related incidents. Emergency medical care plays a critical role in assisting casualties after security incidents. The NO-FEAR project partners...
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