As part of the implementation of the Jean Monnet Module project ERASMUS-JMO-2023-MODULE – ERASMUS2027 – 101125350 “EUEPPDC: EU Experience in Personal Data Protection in Cyberspace”, a legal awareness and educational event was organized for students enrolled in the Law, International Law, and Law Enforcement degree programmes.
The event was held in the format of an interactive lecture and discussion entitled:
“Where Is the Boundary Between Ensuring Cybersecurity and Interfering with the Right to Privacy?”
During the event, participants examined contemporary challenges related to balancing the state’s legitimate public interests in ensuring cybersecurity with the protection of fundamental human rights, particularly the right to privacy and the right to personal data protection. Special attention was devoted to European standards of personal data protection, the practical implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the European Union’s approaches to assessing the legitimacy, proportionality, and necessity of state intervention in digital privacy under conditions of evolving cyber threats.
Through an open discussion format, students were encouraged to express their views on the acceptable limits of state oversight in cyberspace, explore challenges associated with large-scale data collection, digital surveillance, the use of artificial intelligence technologies and cyber intelligence tools, and critically assess the potential risks of misuse and excessive interference with individual rights.
The event contributed to enhancing students’ legal awareness, fostering critical thinking regarding the balance between security and human rights, and deepening their understanding of European approaches to cyberspace regulation. These issues are of particular relevance to future legal professionals, international law specialists, and law enforcement practitioners operating in an increasingly digitalized environment.
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