Konrad Kollnig is a technologist concerned about the power and wealth held by a few in the tech industry, and exploring how to build a more just and equitable digital economy in his academic capacity as a law professor. He particularly focuses on the future of AI regulation (in leading the RegTech4AI project with 5 researchers), holding online platforms to account (in the co-leading the CoCoDa project across the UK, Switzerland and the EU) and building a more resilient digital infrastructure (in his latest book).
He is assistant professor at the Law & Tech Lab of Maastricht University’s Law Faculty, a leading university for EU law. He holds a PhD and MSc (Distinction) in Computer Science from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Distinction) in Computer Science and Mathematics from RWTH Aachen. His PhD thesis pioneered the large-scale analysis of privacy law compliance and received the Stefano Rodotà Award 2024 of the Council of Europe — the most prestigious award in his field of research, awarded to one PhD thesis annually.
His work has been published in leading academic venues, like PETS, FAccT, SOUPS, and the Internet Policy Review. His research has been covered by Forbes, Wired, Vox, Der Standard, New Scientist, La Stampa, Le Temps, TechCrunch, and other international media. He’s been selected for the award of the Future of Privacy Forum for the Best Student Privacy Paper for Policymakers 2022, and for the Best Paper Award of ConPro’23. Konrad led the winning team in the United Nations Privacy Competition 2022, ahead of 195 other teams worldwide, including from Harvard, ETH Zurich, and U Toronto. His work has been cited in various policy documents, including those by the European Union, the OECD, the Nordic Council, the US Federal Trade Commission, the Bundeskartellamt, and the UK Competition and Markets Authority.
Konrad is the creator of TrackerControl, which is an Android privacy app with 200,000+ downloads. The app exposes hidden data flows from apps to companies. It is available in 23 languages thanks to the help of the TrackerControl community.
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