Current privacy and data protection challenges for the defense of freedom of expression in Bosnia-Herzegovina

On 8-9 June 2012, NGO Internews, with the support of the Annenberg School for Communication of Pennsylvania University and USAID, organised a “Conference on Internet Governance, Policy and Regulation” in Sarajevo.

Cedric Laurant, Ulys’ new associate, presented some of the current challenges that privacy and data protection present for the defense of freedom of expression in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Several representatives from the Bosniak Minister of Communications, Communications Regulatory Authority, USAID and the Council of Europe assisted to the event, as well as from Bosniak NGOs working on freedom of expression issues and media organisations, together with international Internet governance, free speech and privacy experts from Europe and the United States.

Panels covered the issues of privacy, data protection and free speech in the digital age, online security, and Internet governance, policy and regulatory aspects.

Presentation: “Retention and Online Search: How Current Challenges for Privacy Become New Threats for Freedom of expression” (pdf, 3,1 MB)