Project for the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
New ConPolicy report on Innovative Privacy Consent Management
On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection ConPolicy investigated the possibilities of privacy consent management. Aim of the study was to analyze already existing models of consent management and develop new solutions for legally compliant and user-friendly consent. The results of the study were summarized in eleven requirements and a best-practice model.
More information on the project may be found here.
Event as part of a project for the Federal Ministry of Justice and for consumer protection
Virtual Workshop on Consumer Protection Technologies
If everything becomes digital, doesn’t that mean that consumer protection and enablement need to be rethought in digital terms? What potential is there for business initiatives for digital consumer protection? How can consumer organizations employ digital tools in their activities for consumer information and legal enforcement? What should an innovation process look like to promote digital technology for purposes of consumer protection?
These questions were in the focus of a virtual workshop held on September 29, 2020, with 50 participants from business, consumer ministries, consumer associations, science and administration. The workshop took place as part of the research project ConProTec_ted, which ConPolicy is implementing together with Fraunhofer IUK-Technology. The project is financed by the Federal Ministry of Justice and for Consumer Protection. The final event of the project is scheduled for February 2021.
Event attracts great response
Consumer Research Forum 2020: Algorithms and consumers – Focus LegalTech
How can LegalTech contribute to better individual and collective legal advice and enforcement? What are the risks associated with using LegalTech? What (legal) prerequisites should be created to use LegalTech more effectively in the future?
These are the questions the Consumer Research Forum 2020 addressed today. Over seventy participants discussed with experts from politics, consumer policy, providers of LegalTech applications, consumer organizations and the legal profession in this virtual event.
It was organized by the Consumer, Market and Policy Research Center CCMP at Zeppelin University in cooperation with the ConPolicy Institute for Consumer Policy Berlin, the Center for Consumer Research and Sustainable Consumption (vunk) at Pforzheim University and the European University Institute (EUI) Florence. Prof. Dr. Christian Thorun, Managing Director of the ConPolicy-Institute, moderated the panel discussions.
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