Data Protection in the Age of Information Technology
  • From Transparency to Digital Fairness

Objective

This seminar will investigate how manipulative design practices, often referred to as dark patterns, threaten core principles of data protection law: transparency, consent, fairness, and autonomy. The seminar will tackle recent technological and legislative developments and practices aimed at increasing GPDR compliance, such as automation, AI auditing. 

Key topics

  • Technology as an enabler of GDPR and AI Act compliance
  • Practical use cases of PETs, automation and AI tools
  • Regulatory expectations and AI auditing approaches
  • Bridging law and practice through innovation

Who should attend?

Lawyers in private practice, data protection and IT lawyers, in-house counsel, EU and national civil servants, DPOs and compliance officers, regulators and policy advisors, academics and researchers.

Interactive Online Seminar

✔ Interact instantly and directly with our top-class speakers. 
✔ Experience our speakers live as if it were in-person.
✔ Raise your points with attendees from other countries and professions.
✔ Receive a link to all the necessary seminar materials you need before the course.
✔ Get technical support during the course.
✔ No travel, no accommodation – saving you time and money.


Fees in €
Standard
EU and ERA patrons
Young lawyers and other groups
Discount Voucher Code
Registration by 03 August 2026
531.00
424.80
424.80
424.80
Registration after 03 August 2026
590.00
472.00
472.00
472.00
Early registration discount
  • 10 % before 03.08.2026
Discounts available
  • EU and ERA Patrons
    Staff of European Union institutions and agencies; Staff of ERA’s patrons: all EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, United Kingdom, Scotland, Serbia, the German states and the City of Trier.
  • Young lawyers and other groups
    Young lawyers up to and including 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on request); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions.
  • Discount Voucher Code
    If you have a discount voucher code, please enter the code in the Voucher Field when you register.
  • Simultaneous registration of a minimum of three employees from the same organisation qualifies for discounted rate.
  • Organisations wishing to nominate groups or discuss preferential conditions for regular participation are encouraged to get in touch at info@era.int.
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