On March 11, we invite you to a special bilingual Privacy Café at a unique location in Brussels: the Finance Tower on Kruidtuinlaan (Botanique).
This Privacy Café is linked to the NICC’s Study Day on DNA and explores a fascinating theme: DNA and the search for your roots.
Ankie Vandekerckhove will open the evening with an inspiring talk on ancestry rights and privacy, addressing the delicate balance between the right to know your origins and the right to privacy.
Next, Pascal Borry will speak on a current and controversial topic: the use of commercial DNA databases in criminal investigations.
Register for the Privacy Café Event on Tuesday, March 11!
Program
Topics:
17.30: Welcome
18.00: Introduction
18.15: Finding the balance between ancestry rights and privacy
19.15: Break
19.45: Ethical implications of consumer generic data in solving crimes
20.30-22:30: The bar is open
Location & date
Where: Finance Tower, Brussels
Date: Tuesday 11 March
Time: 17.30-22.30
Speakers
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Ankie Vandekerckhove - Coordinator Afstammingscentrum
Ankie Vandekerckhove, coordinator of the Afstammingscentrum and former Children’s Rights Commissioner, takes you into the world where the right of access to ancestry information and the right to privacy intersect. With her extensive experience, Ankie will share practical examples and dilemmas regarding citizens in the search for biological relatives
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Pascal Borry - Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law
Pascal Borry is professor of bioethics at K.U. Leuven. He will give a lecture on how genetic data from platforms such as 23AndMe, AncestryDna and GEDmatch are used in criminal investigations. Themes such as consent, privacy, data security and the risks of abuse or discrimination are critically analyzed.