Maria Grazia Porcedda recently participated in the ICONS conference hosted by University College Dublin, contributing to two thought-provoking sessions as panel chair and book discussant.
Maria chaired the panel “Personal Data at the Enforcement Edge”, which explored issues at the intersection of privacy, data protection and cybercrime. Discussions examined the evolving relationship between public authority and private actors, including the monopoly on the use of force, private regulation, software opacity, and the global reach of legal and political responses across America, Asia and Europe.
The conference also marked the first time Maria presented her work “GDPR as Mid-Atlantic Regulation”, published earlier this year and available open access. The research examines the GDPR’s influence as a regulatory model positioned between different legal and political traditions.
The themes of data governance and technology regulation continued in the afternoon session, where Maria joined a discussion of Elaine Fahey’s new book Big Tech and EU Law. Alongside Marco Almada and Yuliya Kaspiarovich, Maria contributed to the discussion chaired by Emilia Korkea-aho, exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by the growing role of Big Tech within the European legal landscape.
The sessions highlighted the importance of continued dialogue on digital regulation, privacy, and the governance of emerging technologies across jurisdictions.
