Privacy on the Internet. Rights and Responsibilities, What Future?

To stimulate reflection and national debate, at a multisectoral level, on the future of Internet Governance, a workshop entitled "Privacy on the Internet | Rights and Responsibilities, What Future?" will be held on October 28 at the Picoas Forum in Lisbon. The event is organized by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in collaboration with the PT Foundation, within the scope of the Forum for the Information Society – Internet Governance (FSI – GI).

The focus will be on Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, on the "conditions applicable to the consent of children in relation to information society services," which defines as lawful the processing of personal data arising from the direct offer of information society services to children aged 16 and over, with parental consent required for children under that age.

This interactive session, open to civil society, aims to address and discuss a set of ideas that will support political decision-making, as well as initiatives and tools for disseminating and raising awareness of good practices for data protection and the safe and informed use of the internet. Representatives from various sectors, organizations, and communities will be present to discuss these topics. João Pedro Damas (Youth Ambassador for Children's Internet Safety), Rita Cameira Brito (Youth Network for Equality), Sandra Ferreira (Microsoft), João Marques (National Data Protection Commission), Pedro Gonçalves (PT Foundation), Helena Marujo, (ISCSP – Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences), Fernanda Santos (DECO), Maria José Castello Branco (National Commission for the Promotion of the Rights and Protection of Children and Young People), Manuel Silva Pereira, (Cyberspace Legal Research Center), and Hugo Séneca (Exame Informática) are the names of the experts invited to this Round Table.

The program and registration are available here, on the Internet Segura website and on Facebook. Those interested should register online (free of charge).

In December, the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, will host the Internet Governance Forum (IGF2016). Under the theme "Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth," governments, technical and academic communities, civil society (including non-governmental organizations), and businesses will meet to discuss public policies for the use and evolution of the Internet.

Portugal will be present at the World Forum, at the workshop on privacy and data protection entitled "Is children's data THEIRS, MINE or there to be MINED?". The Lisbon session aims to bring together the ideas of Portuguese experts to support Portugal's participation in IGF 2016.