Side Events

SECURITY AND PRIVACY IN CLOUD COMPUTING

11.20 First Session

12.45 Lunch

14.00 Second Session

The workshop will consist of keynote lectures on security and privacy in cloud computing as well as presentations of submitted papers.

An increasing amount of data is stored and processed outside the control of the owner. Outsourcing, software-as-a-service, infrastructure renting and social networking sites change the way we think about information handling. Instead of managing our own information, we leave it somewhere ‘out there’.

This development, where information technology is provided ‘as a service’ through the Internet, is often referred to as cloud computing. When the information being processed is sensitive, security and privacy concerns are inevitable. How can we protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information that is processed outside our control? In the SPCC workshop, we seek technical and organisational solutions for protecting security and privacy in cloud computing environments.

Session organised by SPCC & CPDP

Organising committee Wolter Pieters, University of Twente (NL); Pieter Hartel, University of Twente (NL); Roel Wieringa, University of Twente (NL); Sandro Etalle, Eindhoven University of Technology (NL); Bart Jacobs, Radboud University Nijmegen (NL); Sjouke Mauw, University of Luxembourg (LUX)

Keynote speaker Jean-Pierre Seifert, TU Berlin & Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin (DE)

Full. It is no longer possible to join this side event.

draft programme

11:20 introduction by the organisers

11:45 first paper session

Gurpreet Dhillon and Ella Kolkowska. Can a Cloud be Really Secure?- A Socratic Dialogue

Joep Ruiter and Martijn Warnier. Privacy Regulations for Cloud Computing, Compliance and Implementation in Theory and Practice

12:45 lunch

14:00 keynote lecture: Jean-Pierre Seifert, TU Berlin and Deutsche Telekom Laboratories: Security and Cloud Computing - is it possible?

15:00 break

15:30 second paper session

Fosca Giannotti, Laks V.S. Lakshmanan, Anna Monreale, Dino Pedreschi and Hui (Wendy) Wang. Privacy-preserving Mining of Association Rules from Outsourced Transaction Databases

Massimiliano Rak, Valentina Casola, Umberto Villano and Raffaele Lettiero. Access Control in Cloud-on-GRID systems: the PerfCloud Case Study

16:30 panel

short presentations by Filip Schepers, IBM and Paolo Balboni, European Privacy Association

discussion with speakers and the audience

17:30 drinks

DATA PROTECTION JUSTICE & HOME AFFAIRS SEMINAR

The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice is a key priority in the European Union agenda and therefore one of the most dynamic fields in terms of policy making. Currently, it is undergoing a number of significant changes that affect the balance between human rights and security. In this area, it is crucial that attention be paid to the impact on freedom of measures taken in the name of security and justice at all the levels of governance in the EU. CPDP will therefore schedule a regular panel in the years to come with a selection of issues.

Session organised by CPDP and ERA

Hosted by Cornelia RIEHLE, ERA (DE) & Diana ALONSO BLAS, Eurojust (EU)

9.45 Panel discussion

Strengthening EU key players for police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and also strengthening their data protection? Latest developments

Key players in the field of European criminal justice like Europol and Eurojust today are asked to more and more enhance their exchange of information with themselves, EU-Member States and third states. But can this be done while guaranteeing data subjects' rights?

Moderated by Cornelia RIELHE, ERA (DE)

Short state of play comments by Marie-Hélène Boulanger, EC-DG JLS (EU) and Cecilia Verkleij, EC-DG JAI (EU); Peter Michael, Council of the EU (EU); Diana Alonso Blas, Eurojust (EU); Daniel Drewer, Europol (EU)

10.30 Coffee break

10.45 Panel discussion

One for all or one each? Regulating data protection for police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. Which way to go?

The recent communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on ‘An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen’ (COM (2009) 262 final, Brussels, 10.6.2009 (Stockholm programme), while giving data protection a prominent role in this context, does not define any clear direction for the development of this area in the following years. It refers on one hand to the fact that the Union must secure a new comprehensive strategy to protect citizens’ data within the EU and in its relations with other countries, suggesting therefore a contrario a change from the existing division first-third pillar. On the other hand, the communication refers to the high level of protection offered by the current legal framework, which should be maintained.

Moderated by Emilio DE CAPITANI, EP, LIBE committee (EU)

Panel Marie-Hélène Boulanger, EC-DG JLS (EU) and Cecilia Verkleij, EC-DG JAI (EU); Hielke Hijmans, EDPS; Diana Alonso BLAS, Eurojust (EU); Daniel Drewer, Europol (EU)

PRIVACY REGULATION IN A WORLD OF AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE

14.00 First session

15.10 Coffee break

15.30 Second session

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) will drastically change our use of computers and the meaning of the notion of privacy. Computers will become faster and more powerful.
They will also become much smaller and be integrated in all objects in our environment. Nearly everything around us and in us will have computer power. Moreover, all intelligent objects will communicate, exchange information and together become the ‘internet of things’ instead of a mere internet of computers.

Session organized by ICTethics consortium

Partners and researchers in charge Guido van Steendam, The IFB (BE); Juliet Lodge, University of Leeds (UK); Ruth ChadwicK & Paul McCarty, University of Lancaster, Cesagen (UK); Stefano Rodotà & Gabriella Bonacchi, Fondazione Basso (IT)

Registration mandatory

Session organized as a series of short lectures (before the break), panel discussions and open discussions (after the break).

The discussion will be triggered by introductions on the following topics:

The focus will be on identifying the challenges posed by a world characterized by Ambient Intelligence where existing privacy legislation and directives are obsolete and unable to keep pace with the changing implications of fast-moving ambient intelligence applications to everyday lives.

The focus will be on exploring the weakness of the notion of privacy, even in a world without Ambient Intelligence and without computers. The notion as it is often defended today may have been operational in the context where it was launched, but has since then increasingly been denuded of meaning. If privacy is to be meaningful, it must be revisited and reinterpreted, otherwise it will become irrelevant, impossible to implement as a core European value, and devoid of effectiveness for the protection of individual and collective privacy and security.

The focus will be on analyzing case studies of existing regulation, addressing the issues of privacy. Some examples will illustrate the problems linked to the weakness of the notion of privacy. Other examples will identify new legal structures and approaches that may show us the way to keep privacy regulations operational.

The focus will be on the question of how ICTs using biometric techniques alter not just our understanding of identity but privatise accountability, alter and compromise our ability to maintain public responsibility and accountability, and demand that we critically assess the kind of society and values inherent in it that we are creating.

What are the implications for our understanding of the duty of government vis-à-vis citizens in sustaining individual and collective privacy and security?

What kind of a society are we creating? What values are challenged by ICTs?

A series of linked privacy events will be organised on Thursday 28th of January 2010 throughout Brussels, with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel as a main or a co-organiser together with other civil society actors.

14.30 EVENT • THINK PRIVACY! (EU Parliament)

THINK PRIVACY KIDS COMPETITION (EU Parliament)

THINK PRIVACY KIDS PARLIAMENT AND POLITICAL DEBATE (EU Parliament)

What? Think Privacy events are part of a campaign to celebrate data protection day and promote privacy amongst young citizens.

Who? European Schoolnet, COFAS, Microsoft & Vrije Universiteit Brussel LSTS

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Ojglaly9w and http://dpd.eun.org

20.20 EVENT • Pecha Kucha NIGHT BRUSSELS (Kaaitheater) till 22.20

What? Pecha Kucha was conceived in 2003 by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham for their nightclub Superdeluxe in Tokio as a platform for young designers.
Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the opportunity to present their work or project. The Brussels format was launched by Alok Nandi (Archtempo) and VUB CROSSTALKS and is extended to scientific researchers, fashion designers, photo-graphers, musicians and creative entrepreneurs. Speakers on January 28th will range from graphic design and photography to biotech, music, robots, coding and philosophy. Full list of speakers will be available soon.

Who? Vrije Universiteit Brussel LSTS & Crosstalks with the support of Microsoft and Google

Registration manditory http://pechakucha.architempo.net

AWARD CEREMONY • EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY DATA PROTECTION PRIZE (Kaaitheater)

What? During the break of the Pecha Kucha event a prize will be awarded to a European NGO having contributed in an original way to European civil society resistance to wrong data protection policies or to strengthening the European climate of respect for privacy values. From January 15th on the selected NGOs will be presented at http://deburen.eu/nl/thinking-europe

Who? Association Européenne pour la défense des Droits de l’Homme (AEDH), European Digital Rights (EDRI) with the support of Vrije Universiteit Brussel LSTS & de Buren

22.30 Privacy Party • IDENTITY STILL UNDER CONTROL? (Botanique)

What? This unique event will pay attention to the many possibilities, benefits, and risks of security measures and ‘big brother’ issues that may be present and may or may not be evident to the public eye. An audiovisual team and several camera’s and computer-based tracking will make the party into a bold concept where members may be tracked and traced, and projected on-screen or otherwise come under scrutiny. This event will have a deeper look into privacy implications of modern technologies and present an original dubstep view of the Brussels nightlife experience.

54kolaktiv, Je m'en fish & Crewstacé present

Gravious (UK, Live, Hotflush)

Headhunter (UK, Tempa)

Appleblim (UK, Applepips, Skull disco)

Mezzdub B2B Phonetics (BE, 54kolaktiv)

Shineone B2B Skar B2B Slim-T (BE, Crewstacé)

Interactive audiovisual installation about privacy & confidentiality of information at the bar area + ...

Who? Liga der mensenrechten / ligue des droits de l'homme, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, supported by Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie & de Vlaamse Overheid

Vrije Universiteit Brussel LSTS & Je M’en Fish http://www.jemenfish.be