Protection of Private Life — A Challenging Exercise • Sten Schaumburg Müller • GOTO 2015

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2015. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph http://gotocph.com Sten Schaumburg-Müller - Professor at University of Aarhus Law School ABSTRACT Coming from law and philosophy I attempt to give some considerations on contemporary information technology and the notion of private life. IT seems to make it possible to track, record, and use minute details of our actions and whereabouts (virtually and physically), and users especially of social media appear inclined to share all sorts of intimate details of their life. What does this imply for the private life? In answering this, my point of departure is Jürgen Habermas’ analysis of the structural transformation of the public sphere: We need private life – as well as the public sphere – in order to develop our personality; and total transparency is unacceptable as it generates conformity and curbs inventiveness and creativity. However, the fact that private life is challenged is not new, and besides what is perceived to be private is undergoing changes. I therefore argue that rather than setting up legal firewalls, we have to engage in the complicated processes of balancing the interests. [...] Download slides and read the full abstract here: http://gotocon.com/cph-2015/presentation/Protection%20of%20private%20life%20%E2%80%93%20a%20challenging%20exercise https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Privacy #Security #Cybersecurity CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1