On 17 September 2024, HCSS strategic analyst Laura Jasper participated in a panel on “Unveiling the Disinformation Paradox” at the 13th EDEN Europol Conference in Europol’s headquarters in The Hague.
The theme of this year’s EDEN event, ‘Data Protection & Cyber Security as Law Enforcement Core Business’, highlighted the opportunity for law enforcement to leverage advancing technologies while maintaining ethical standards and meeting legal requirements. The conference explored topics such as the impact of quantum computing, AI in policing, and strategies to combat disinformation, alongside discussions on balancing security concerns and individual rights.
Laura’s contribution to the panel centered around adopting a strategic approach to the question of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference. She addressed the link between existing fractures within society, foreign interference and the blurring boundary between state and non-state actors, in particular organized crime groups, and how this threatens national security.
In doing so Laura elaborated on previous research done for the HCSS programmes on Influencing Human Behaviour and Transnational Organised Crime, specifically the need for effect measurement, a common terminology and shared understanding.
She asked the audience to think along on the basis of the following questions:
- Must: What should we be able to do?
- Want: What do we want to be able to do?
- May: What are we allowed to do?
- Can: What are we capable of doing?
The panel on “Unveiling the Disinformation Paradox” included Laura Jasper, Camille Antunes (Europol), and Yevhenii Panchenko (Cyberpolice Department of National Police Ukraine), and was moderated by Nora NiLoideain (University of London).
The Europol Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN) conference is Europe’s most exciting event on data protection in law enforcement, and is co-organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA).
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