International symposium

"Consumer and data privacy: the digital revolution of legal, social and economic interaction"

On Friday 24 January 2020, the Faculty of Law at the Maastricht University will host the International Symposium "Consumer and data privacy: the digital revolution of legal, social and economic interaction", with the support of the Limburg University Fund/SWOL, the Faculty of Law at the Maastricht University, and the Maastricht, Working on Europe Research Agenda. 

The overarching theme of the Symposium will be about identifying the boundaries for the ethical and legal integration and application of technology in society and, more particularly, about how to ensure consumer protection and data privacy in a hyper-connected world. Here you may find the website of the Symposium, which includes the provisional programme, the registration page, as well as the call for posters, for which you are welcome to apply. 

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