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Konrad Kollnig

Maastricht University

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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“  Konrad Kollnig is a technologist, exploring how to design digital technologies for social good in his academic capacity as a law professor. He particularly focuses on the future of AI regulation (in leading the RegTech4AI project), the impact of online platforms on society (in the co-leading the CoCoDa project across the UK, Switzerland and the EU), and competition and resilience in digital infrastructure (in his latest book).  ”

Scholarly Papers (15)

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1.

Google's Chrome Antitrust Paradox

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, Vol. 27
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 17 May 2024 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2025
Shaoor Munir, Konrad Kollnig, Anastasia Shuba and Zubair Shafiq
University of California, Davis, Maastricht University, Independent and University of California, Davis
Downloads 2,297 (16,207)

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Antitrust, Chrome, Google, Privacy

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How Decisions by Apple and Google obstruct App Privacy

Technology and Regulation (TechReg)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 31 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2023
Konrad Kollnig and Nigel Shadbolt
Maastricht University and University of Oxford - Computing Laboratory
Downloads 688 (94,912)
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app stores, Digital Services Act, privacy, data protection, online platforms, Apple, Google, iOS, Android, apps

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Privacy of Personal Data in the Generative AI Data Lifecycle

Maastricht Faculty of Law Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 24 Jul 2024
Mindy Duffourc, Sara Gerke and Konrad Kollnig
Maastricht University, University of Illinois College of Law and Maastricht University
Downloads 527 (155,435)
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Systemic Risks of Dominant Online Platforms: A Scoping Review

Maastricht Faculty of Law Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Jan 2025
Alice Palmieri, Konrad Kollnig and Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux
Maastricht University - Faculty of Law, Maastricht University and University of Lausanne
Downloads 525 (136,610)

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Platforms, Systemic Risk, Digital Services, Digital Services Act (DSA), Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), Very Large Search Engines (VLOSEs), Disinformation, Illegal content, Fundamental rights, Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)

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Are Companies Taking AI Risks Seriously? A Systematic Analysis of Companies' AI Risk Disclosures in SEC 10-K Forms

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Aug 2025 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2025
Lucas Giovanni Uberti-Bona Marin, Bram Rijsbosch, Gerasimos Spanakis and Konrad Kollnig
Maastricht University - Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Maastricht University and Maastricht University
Downloads 323 (267,252)

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Sec, 10-K, Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Risks, Company Disclosures

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Regulating pressing systemic risks – but not too soon? Comparative Analysis of the Implementation of Data Access Requests to Platform Data under Article 40(4) of the EU Digital Services Act

Maastricht Faculty of Law Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Oct 2024
Defne Halil, Konrad Kollnig and Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux
Maastricht University - Faculty of Law, Maastricht University and University of Lausanne
Downloads 291 (263,338)
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DSA, Data Access Requests, Data Service Coordinators

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Big is Not Bad, but Big AI Might Be: EU Merger Law and the Future of AI Competition

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 22 Dec 2025
Defne Halil and Konrad Kollnig
Maastricht University - Faculty of Law and Maastricht University
Downloads 206 (415,884)

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Artificial Intelligence, Competition Law, European Union, Digital Markets Act, Merger Regulation

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Mind the Competitiveness Gap: Measuring the AI Act's Extraterritorial Reach

Computer Law & Security Review, volume 62, 2026[10.1016/j.clsr.2026.106357]
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 18 Dec 2025 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2026
Kamil Szostak, Gijs van Dijck and Konrad Kollnig
Maastricht University, Maastricht University - Faculty of Law and Maastricht University
Downloads 123 (635,507)

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Extraterritoriality, AI Act, prohibited AI practices, terms of service, compliance

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Privacy in Chinese iOS Apps and Impact of the Personal Information Protection Law

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2025
Konrad Kollnig, Lu Zhang, Jun Zhao and Nigel Shadbolt
Maastricht University, China University of Political Science and Law, University of Oxford - Computing Laboratory and University of Oxford - Computing Laboratory
Downloads 122 (596,393)

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Apple, China, Data Protection, iOS, mobile apps, Privacy

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Priorities for More Effective Tech Regulation

Ad Legendum, 2023(2)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 03 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 23 May 2023
Konrad Kollnig
Maastricht University
Downloads 118 (608,822)

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privacy, regulation, GDPR, mobile apps, web, tracking, technology

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Data Portability Strategies in the EU: Moving Beyond Individual Rights

Computer Law & Security Review, volume 57, 2025[10.1016/j.clsr.2025.106135]
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 04 Sep 2025
Yongle Chao, Meihe Xu, Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux and Konrad Kollnig
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Maastricht University, University of Lausanne and Maastricht University
Downloads 99 (736,406)
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Data Access, Data Governance, Interoperability, Collective Good, Data Literacy

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Before and After GDPR: Tracking in Mobile Apps

Internet Policy Review, 10(4), 2021
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 05 May 2023 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2023
Konrad Kollnig, Reuben Binns, Max Van Kleek, Jun Zhao, Ulrik Lyngs, Claudine Tinsman and Nigel Shadbolt
Maastricht University, University of Oxford, University of Oxford - Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford - Computing Laboratory, University of Oxford - Computing Laboratory, Independent and University of Oxford - Computing Laboratory
Downloads 76 (860,052)
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Personal data, Personal data protection, Mobile apps, Privacy, GDPR, Competition

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Building AI (In)dependence through EU's AI Factories

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 12 May 2026
Defne Halil, Bram Rijsbosch and Konrad Kollnig
Maastricht University - Faculty of Law, Maastricht University and Maastricht University
Downloads 38 (1,385,945)

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AI Factories, Startups, Big AI, EU, Cloud Computing, Eurohpc, Expert Interviews

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Can The GPC Standard Eliminate Consent Banners In The EU?

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Jan 2026
Sebastian Zimmeck, Harshvardhan Pandit, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, Cristiana Santos, Konrad Kollnig and Robin Berjon
Wesleyan University, AI Accountability Lab, Trinity College Dublin, iHub, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Utrecht University, Maastricht University and Supramundane Agency
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Privacy, GDPR, Eprivacy Directive, Digital Omnibus, California Consumer Privacy Act, Consent, Standards

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The Cost of the GDPR for Apps? Nearly Impossible to Study without Platform Data

Posted: 05 May 2023
Konrad Kollnig and Reuben Binns
Maastricht University and University of Oxford

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GDPR, apps