I enjoyed last week’s big annual privacy conference in Brussels (#CPDP), as usual. It’s the best place to hear about the latest research and policy action, and to talk in person to many experts in the field.
The new venue is great — spacious and green. My fondness for the old one has been rather damaged by being assaulted near it yesterday, on the way for a lunchtime swim (which helps hugely with the at-times agonising spinal injury I’ve had for the last month) 
Anlässlich der jährlich in Brüssel stattfindenden CPDP-Konferenz zu Datenschutz und Privatsphäre kritisieren LobbyControl und Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) das Sponsoring der Veranstaltung durch Big-Tech-Konzerne wie Microsoft, Google und TikTok.
@noybeu
👉 Hey, are you really OK with the sponsors of #cpdp ?
I didn't get into #privacy advocacy to put finances first, and to be insouciant about creeping corruption and #privacywashing .
👋 I think CPDP would be a good place to start a conversation about the standards we uphold as a community of advocates.
Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection (CPDP) is a conference funded and organised by Google, Microsoft, and TikTok (platinum sponsors get to help organise panels and participate on the main stage).
#CPDP #CPDPConference #CPDP2025 #CPDPConference2025 #privacy #humanRights #privacyWashing
@C__CS Glad to see such an event sponsored by champions of privacy and data protection like Google, Microsoft, TikTok, and Uber.
Ian Brown 👨🏻💻
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Wendy M. Grossman
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