Oskar Josef Gstrein

University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân

Assistant Professor Governance and Innovation

P.O. Box 800

9700 AH Groningen, Groningen 9700 AV

Netherlands

http://www.rug.nl/staff/o.j.gstrein/

Europa-Institut, Saarland University

Lecturer

Campus, Gebäude B2.1

Saarbrücken, 66123

Germany

http://europainstitut.de

  • University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân

  • Europa-Institut, Saarland University

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“  My overall research theme is ‘Human Dignity in the Digital Age’ . I use my background in law and philosophy to carry out interdisciplinary work covering Human Rights in the Digital Age, Internet Governance, the governance of emerging technologies (incl. AI, Distributed Ledger Technologies), privacy, (cyber-)security, surveillance in the context of democracy and the rule of law, as well as digital identity.  ”

  • University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân

  • Europa-Institut, Saarland University

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1.

Ethical, Legal and Social Challenges of Predictive Policing

Católica Law Review, Direito Penal, 2019, Volume 3 - N 3, p. 77-98
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2020
Oskar Josef Gstrein, Anno Bunnik and Andrej Zwitter
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân, Data Research Centre, Campus Fryslân and Campus Fryslân
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Predictive Policing, Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance, Ethics, Human Dignity

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A Terrible Great Idea? COVID-19 ‘Vaccination Passports’ in the Spotlight

Working Paper No. 153 The Centre on Migration, Policy & Society University of Oxford (2021)
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 11 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2021
Oskar Josef Gstrein, Dimitry Kochenov, Dimitry Kochenov and Andrej Zwitter
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân, CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest and Campus Fryslân
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COVID-19, Vaccination, Vaccine Passports, Digital Green Certificate, EU, Discrimination, Privacy, Governance

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Digital Identity and the Blockchain: Universal Identity Management and the Concept of the ‘Self-Sovereign’ Individual

Front. Blockchain, 28 May 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fbloc.2020.00026
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 28 May 2020
Andrej Zwitter, Oskar Josef Gstrein and Evan Yap
Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and Tykn
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Blockchain, Digital Identity, Self-Sovereign Identity, Governance, Innovation, Human Dignity

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Right to be Forgotten: EU-ropean Data Imperialism, National Privilege, or Universal Human Right?

Review of European Administrative Law (2020/1) pp. 125-152 / https://doi.org/10.7590/187479820X15881424928426
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2020
Oskar Josef Gstrein
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân
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Right to be Forgotten, RTBF, GDPR, Data Protection, Privacy, Freedom of Expression, Human Dignity, Intermediary Liability

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The EU Digital COVID Certificate: A Preliminary Data Protection Impact Assessment

European Journal of Risk Regulation, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1017/err.2021.29
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 03 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2021
Oskar Josef Gstrein
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân
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COVID-19, EU Digital COVIDCertificate, Vaccine Passport, Health Certificates, Privacy, Data Protection, Surveillance, Human Rights

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The Council of Europe as an Actor in the Digital Age: Past Achievements, Future Perspectives

Festschrift der Mitarbeiter*Innen und Doktorand*Innen zum 60. Geburtstag von Univ. - Prof. Dr. Thomas Giegerich
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 Apr 2019
Oskar Josef Gstrein
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân
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Internet Governance, Council of Europe, Human Rights, Digital Age, Convention 108, Cybercrime, Cyberpeace

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Digital Identity and Distributed Ledger Technology: Paving the Way to a Neo-Feudal Brave New World?

Front. Blockchain, Vol. 3, March 2020, Art. 10, pp. 1-8, Doi.org/10.3389/fbloc.2020.00010
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 10 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2020
Oskar Josef Gstrein, Dimitry Kochenov and Dimitry Kochenov
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest
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citizenship, block chain, digital identity, e-residence, equality

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Blockchain and Citizenship: Uneasy Bedfellows

Forthcoming in Oreste Pollicino and Giovanni De Gregorio (eds), Blockchain and Public Law, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2021.
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Dec 2020
Oskar Josef Gstrein, Dimitry Kochenov and Dimitry Kochenov
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest
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Blockchain, Citizenship, Privacy, Discrimination, Digital Identity, Self-Sovereign Identity

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Mobile Devices as Stigmatizing Security Sensors: The GDPR and a Future of Crowdsourced 'Broken Windows'

International Data Privacy Law, Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 69–85, doi: 10.1093/idpl/ipx024, University of Groningen Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 13/2018
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2019
Oskar Josef Gstrein and Gerard Jan Ritsema van Eck
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and University of Groningen, Faculty of Law
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Apps, Crowdsourcing, GDPR, Privacy, Public Space, Security

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Exploring the Governance and Implementation of Sustainable Development Initiatives through Blockchain Technology

Forthcoming in Futures (2020)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 05 Sep 2020
Karsten Schulz, Oskar Josef Gstrein and Andrej Zwitter
University of Groningen, Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and Campus Fryslân
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blockchain, distributed ledger technology, anticipatory governance, SDGs, digitalization, innovation

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The Naturalization–Privacy Interface: Publication of Personal Data of New European Union Citizens versus European Privacy Standards

42(2) Houston Journal of International Law 2020, pp. 237-282, University of Groningen Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 39/2020
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2021
Dimitry Kochenov, Dimitry Kochenov, Oskar Josef Gstrein and Jacquelyn D Veraldi
CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest, University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and Trinity College, University of Cambridge
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GDPR, Privacy, Citizenship, EU Law, Naturalization, European Citizenship

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The Naturalisation–Privacy Interface: Publication of Personal Data of New Citizens vs European Privacy Standards

Jean Monnet Working Paper (NYU Law School) No. 08, 2018, University of Groningen Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 23/2019
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 May 2019 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2019
Dimitry Kochenov, Dimitry Kochenov, Oskar Josef Gstrein and Jacquelyn D Veraldi
CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest, University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and Trinity College, University of Cambridge
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GDPR, Data protection, citizenship, naturalisation, Privacy, EU law

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Extraterritorial Application of the GDPR: Promoting European Values or Power?

Internet Policy Review 2021, Volume 10 Issue 3, DOI: 10.14763/2021.3.1576
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Dec 2021
Oskar Josef Gstrein and Andrej Zwitter
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and Campus Fryslân
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European values, GDPR, data protection, Privacy, Extraterritoriality

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Big Data, Privacy and COVID-19 – Learning from Humanitarian Expertise in Data Protection

Int J Humanitarian Action 5, 4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-020-00072-6
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 18 Aug 2021
Andrej Zwitter and Oskar Josef Gstrein
Campus Fryslân and University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân
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COVID-19, Big Data, Privacy, Data Protection, Autonomy, Digital Contact Tracing

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Mapping Power and Jurisdiction on the Internet Through the Lens of Government-Led Surveillance

Internet Policy Review, 9(3), 2020, DOI: 10.14763/2020.3.1497
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Nov 2020
Oskar Josef Gstrein
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân
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Internet Governance, Surveillance, Jurisdiction, Human Rights, Privacy, Data Protection

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Identity and Privacy Governance

Frontiers in Blockchain - Identity and Privacy Governance - DOI 10.3389/978-2-88971-413-1
Number of pages: 123 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Oskar Josef Gstrein and Andrej Zwitter
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and Campus Fryslân
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Blockchain, Identity, Privacy, Governance, self-sovereign identity

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Governing the ‘Datafied’ School: Bridging the Divergence between Universal Education and Student Autonomy

Forthcoming in 'Handbook on the Politics and Governance of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence - Elgar Handbooks in Political Science series - edited by Andrej Zwitter & Oskar J. Gstrein, 2023.’
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Jul 2022
Theresa Henne and Oskar Josef Gstrein
Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law and University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân
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GDPR, EdTech, Informational self-determination, Human Dignity, School, COVID-19

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How to protect privacy in a datafied society? A presentation of multiple legal and conceptual approaches.

Philosophy & Technology (2022), accepted, DOI : 10.1007/s13347-022-00497-4
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Jan 2022
Oskar Josef Gstrein and Anne Beaulieu
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and University of Groningen
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Privacy, Datafication, Data Protection, Human Dignity, Technology

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Editorial: Identity and Privacy Governance

Frontiers in Blockchain 2021
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 17 Sep 2021
Andrej Zwitter and Oskar Josef Gstrein
Campus Fryslân and University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân
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Digital Identity, Governance, Data Protection, Privacy, Human Dignity, Blockchain for God

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Data-Driven Measures to Mitigate the Impact of Covid-19 in South America: How Do Regional Programmes Compare to Best Practice?

Taís Fernanda Blauth, Oskar Josef Gstrein, Data-driven measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in South America: how do regional programmes compare to best practice?, International Data Privacy Law, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipab002
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 03 Mar 2021
Taís Fernanda Blauth and Oskar Josef Gstrein
University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân and University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân
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Big Data, COVID-19, Ethics, Governance, Privacy, Surveillance