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Data Protection: GDPR, Sciebo, and Encryption

Workshop 32 - Winter Semester 2026-27

Field Details
Date 6 January 2027
Time 14:00 - 15:30
Location House of Prominence, Attic (Top floor), Luxemburger Str. 299, Cologne
Speaker Job Schepens
Prerequisites None
Materials status Upcoming workshop — materials will be added before the session.
Slides / recording Slides and reference guides will be linked here once available.

Overview

Handling sensitive data with GDPR-aligned workflows, secure sharing via Sciebo, and encryption basics.

Linguistic and behavioral research often involves personally identifiable information (audio/video recordings, participant names, demographics, eye-tracking data). This workshop provides practical, actionable protocols for complying with GDPR and university data protection requirements without hindering your collaborative research workflow.

Topics Covered

  • GDPR Fundamentals for Researchers: Personal data, sensitive categories, legal bases for processing, and participant rights
  • Informed Consent & Data Processing Agreements: Crafting compliant consent forms and understanding data handling responsibilities
  • Secure Storage & Sharing with Sciebo: Working with university-approved cloud storage, link expiration, password protection, and access permissions
  • Encryption in Practice: File-level and container-level encryption using open-source tools (7-Zip AES-256, VeraCrypt, GnuPG)
  • Anonymization & Pseudonymization: Practical techniques for de-identifying transcripts, corpora, and experiment outputs before sharing or archiving
  • Incident Response: What to do in the event of accidental data exposure or lost devices

Session Details

  • Date: 6 January 2027
  • Time: 14:00 - 15:30
  • Location: House of Prominence, Attic (Top floor), Luxemburger Str. 299, Cologne
  • Speaker: Job Schepens

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