Citizen Scientists Investigating Cookies and App GDPR compliance

Project description

Citizen scientists protecting your privacy

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law that requires organisations to safeguard personal data and uphold the privacy rights of anyone in EU territory. Citizen scientists can play a valuable role in ensuring privacy and providing a better understanding of what information is tracked online. The EU-funded CSI-COP project will mobilise citizen scientists from across Europe and beyond to investigate the different types of trackers in cookies and apps. Moreover, it will develop methods to preserve privacy in the collection of data. The project will offer training material to informally instruct citizen scientists on the GDPR, aiming to produce a taxonomy of trackers that will subsequently be used to create an open-access repository.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › computer security › data protection

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.5.c. - Integrate society in science and innovation issues, policies and activities in order to integrate citizens' interests and values and to increase the quality, relevance, social acceptability and sustainability of research and innovation outcomes in various fields of activity from social innovation to areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology

Topic(s)

• SwafS-15-2018-2019 - Exploring and supporting citizen science

Call for proposal

H2020-SwafS-2019-1
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

Address

Priory Street
CV1 5FB Coventry
United Kingdom

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 484 375

Participants (10)

PANEPISTIMIO PATRON

Greece

EU contribution

€ 159 500

Address

University Campus Rio Patras
265 04 Rio Patras

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

NOK A TUDOMANYBAN EGYESULET

Hungary

EU contribution

€ 77 312,50

Address

Konkoly-thege Miklos Ut 29-33
1121 Budapest

Activity type

Research Organisations

STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT BRABANT

Participation ended

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 310 000

Address

Warandelaan 2
5037 AB Tilburg

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

OULUN YLIOPISTO

Finland

EU contribution

€ 206 000

Address

Pentti Kaiteran Katu 1
90014 Oulu

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY

Israel

EU contribution

€ 94 600

Address

Bar Ilan University Campus
52900 Ramat Gan

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

TRUST IN DIGITAL LIFE

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 143 000

Address

Noorderlaan 76
8790 Waregem

Activity type

Other

CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE

Czechia

EU contribution

€ 134 625

Address

Jugoslavskych Partyzanu 1580/3
160 00 Praha

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

STELAR SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LAW RESEARCH UG (HAFTUNGSBESCHRANKT) GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 131 825

Address

Versmannstr. 4 C/o Finhaven
20457 Hamburg

Activity type

Research Organisations

IMMER BESSER GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 115 781,25

Address

Marschnerstr 8
81245 Munchen

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 142 125

Address

Calle Campus Universitario Sn Cerdanyola V
08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments