Niovi Vavoula

Dr. Niovi Vavoula is Lecturer in Migration and Security at the School of Law of Queen Mary University of London and Associate Editor of the New Journal of European Criminal Law.

Travel authorization in the EU: automated processing and profiling

The ETIAS system will include automated tools even though the personal data in its information systems may be inaccurate, in a classic case of garbage in and garbage out.

By Elspeth Guild and Niovi Vavoula

/ 12 Oct 2020

Travel authorization in the EU: automated processing and profiling

The latest personal data grab: is the EU a global leader in personal data protection?

The EU’s claim to data protection leadership has been badly let down by ETIAS – an unnecessary and disproportionate personal data grab.

By Elspeth Guild and Niovi Vavoula

/ 28 Sep 2020

The latest personal data grab: is the EU a global leader in personal data protection?

Transatlantic data transfers and privacy protection: an ongoing battle

A meaningful legal response would be the establishment of global privacy standards – a ‘new universal law on surveillance’. Undoubtedly, EU law and case law could provide a guiding light.

By Valsamis Mitsilegas and Niovi Vavoula

/ 23 Apr 2017

Back from the dead and standing on Travellers’ Doorstep – the case of the EU PNR Directive

This framework places the movement of travellers, including EU citizens, under constant monitoring, irrespective of the fact that they are a priori innocent and unsuspected of any criminal offence.

By Niovi Vavoula

/ 9 Feb 2016

Back from the dead and standing on Travellers’ Doorstep – the case of the EU PNR Directive

This framework places the movement of travellers, including EU citizens, under constant monitoring, irrespective of the fact that they are a priori innocent and unsuspected of any criminal offence.

By Niovi Vavoula

/ 9 Feb 2016