Matúš Mesarčík

• Ph.D.
• Professor (Assistant) at Comenius University Bratislava

The emergent metaverse presents novel challenges for online information integrity. Disinformation in immersive environments can be particularly pernicious, blurring the lines between reality and fiction. This study explores the multifaceted phenomenon of disinformation in metaverse, examining its potential forms, methods of propagation and the uniq...

The field of cybersecurity has changed dramatically since the Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade was presented by the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in December 2020. The Cybersecurity Strategy highlights the potential of AI as a new technology, but also the need for c...

The capabilities of recent large language models (LLMs) to generate high-quality content indistinguishable by humans from human-written texts rises many concerns regarding their misuse. Previous research has shown that LLMs can be effectively misused for generating disinformation news articles following predefined narratives. Their capabilities to...

Wearable devices with monitoring and recommendation functions are designed to provide personalised feedback and support to help individuals manage their health and well-being. One of the most widespread uses of these wearable devices is in the area of sleep monitoring. For users, this means they can make more informed decisions and the insight from...

The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), with a focus on transparency, fairness, and security in the processing of personal data. The authors examine the provisions of the GDPR, emphasizing the importance of lawful and transparent processing, purpose limitation, data accuracy, and security measur...

The article discusses the development of autonomous robotic transport systems for use in hospitals and medical facilities and presents a legal analysis with a particular focus on the development of related case-law and legislation in the past years. The new solutions are part of the evolutionary trends and hold the potential to determine the future...

Problematika automatizovaných vozidiel už nie je len predmetom vedecko-fantastickej literatúry, ale čoraz viac členských štátov prijíma regulácie predmetného fenoménu. Predkladaný článok sa venuje problematike úzko súvisiacej – vzdialeného vodičovi. Rola vodiča, ktorý ovláda automatizované vozidla na diaľku môže byť iná z pohľadu povinností v tradi...

The development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems naturally attract the attention of academics, practitioners, and lawmakers. Promises and threats of AI from the regulatory perspective continue to be discussed in specialized journals, book chapters, and monographs. The question is especially crucial for the European Union (EU)....

In recent years, academics and professionals witness the rise of the “ethification” of law, specifically in the area of ICT law. Ethification shall be understood as a proliferation of moral principles and moral values in the legal discourse within the areas of research, innovation governance, or directly enforceable rules in the industry. Although...

The dynamic development of digital and informational technologies raises the issue of proper and effective protection of human privacy, which, in turn, is gradually turning from a real fundamental right into a kind of illusion. Just a piece of information about an individual distributed on the Internet may leave its negative and often indelible mar...

New forms of public transportation services are constantly introduced in the context of automated mobility. However, these services do not only raise comfort, foster safety, and reduce costs, they also present new legal challenges within regulatory landscape especially concerning the issue of remote driving from the point of requirements on a remot...

New forms of public transportation services are constantly introduced in the context of automated mobility. However, these services do not only raise comfort, foster safety, and reduce costs, they also present new legal challenges within regulatory landscape especially concerning the issue of remote driving from the point of requirements on a remot...

This position paper contributes to the discussion on the utilisation of Assessment list for Trustworthy AI (ALTAI). Building on our own empirical experience stemming from cooperation with various AI teams and organisations, we suggest that ALTAI is suitable to be used as the core of the ethics-based assessment process. However, there are several ar...

This paper contributes to the discussion on effective regulation of facial recognition technologies (FRT) in public spaces. In response to the growing universalization of FRT in the United States and Europe as merely intrusive technology, we propose to distinguish scenarios in which the ethical and social risks of using FRT are unattainable from ot...

The article is focused on the issue of discrimination against Roma communities in the use of educational online platforms on account of failure to provide digital consent. The digital education model used during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Slovak Republic somehow forgot about Roma communities, thus preventing Roma students from accessing education...

Personal data are new assets in the digital economy. While personal data are protected by GDPR in the European Union, its economic value is not protected. Unless, the economic value of personal data is addressed in legal systems of Member states, the interests of people are not fully covered. The article aims to fill the vacuum by introducing new p...

We appreciate the value of the public debate on societal impact of artificial intel-ligence in general. Our aim is to contribute to the public debate and present ourideas on the proposed regulation of artificial intelligence, which was introducedby the European Commission on April 21, 2021. In this paper we present ourstance on specific areas of th...

This article focuses on the issue of data governance in connected vehicles. Firstly, basic notions of autonomous vehicles are analyzed, and a legal framework is introduced. The European Union aims to create cooperative, connected, and automated mobility based on the cooperation of different inter connected types of machinery. The essence of the sys...

The article focuses on the issue of data governance in connected vehicles through a novel analysis of current legal frameworks in the European Union. The analysis of relevant legislation, judicial decisions, and doctrines is supplemented by discussions relating to associated sustainability issues. Relevant notions of autonomous vehicles are analyze...

The article focuses on the intersections of the regulation of electronic identification as provided in the eIDAS Regulation and data protection rules in the European Union. The first part of the article is devoted to the explanation of the basic notions and framework related to the electronic identity in the European Union— the eIDAS Regulation. Th...

The presented paper focuses on the analysis of strategic documents at the level of the European Union (EU) concerning the regulation of artificial intelligence as one of the so-called disruptive technologies. In the first part of the article, we outline the basic terminology. Subsequently, we focus on the summarizing and systemizing of the key docu...

The article is focused on the analysis of the liability of public authorities in the data protection area. Public authorities stand outside the spotlight of academics and politics in terms of liability considering the processing of personal data. Nevertheless, public authorities are often controllers of a vast amount of personal data via eGovernmen...

A new era of data protection laws arises after the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. One of the newly adopted regulations of processing of personal data is Californian Consumer Privacy Act commonly referred to as CCPA. The article aims to fill the gap considering a deep analysis of the territorial scop...

The article focuses on the provision of services and selected legal aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). First of all, it is appropriate to distinguish between the provision of public administration services and the provision of services by private entities. Differences occur in particular when choosing the appropriate legal ba...

Digital surveillance in the form of dataveillance is one of the modern technological tools used for a variety of purposes. With the spread of coronavirus around the globe, digital measures were implemented to fight the pandemic. The article focuses on the right to privacy and the right to data protection as enshrined in the law of the European Unio...

Autori sa v článku zameriavajú na vybrané otázky toku údajov v kontexte autonómnych vozidiel. V prvých častiach príspevku sú postupne predstavené základné pojmy danej problematiky a načrtnutá právna úprava. Následne sú charakterizované prieniky s právnou úpravou kybernetickej bezpečnosti a ochrany osobných údajov. Osobitný dôraz je kladený na otázk...

Nové technológie a ich aplikácia v praxi zažívajú nevídaný rozmach. Naša spoločnosť sa od prvotnopospolného vývoja posunula od hospodárstva zameraného na zber, cez výrobu až po súčasnú masovú výrobu. Industrializácia zároveň znamenala posun spoločnosti ku tzv. knowledge society – spoločnosti, kde sú tovary a služby založené na informáciách. Infor...

The book Legal Aspects of Open Data deals with public sector information and open data and their subsequent use in private and public sectors. I co-authored chapters on the freedom of speech aspects, privacy and data protection and monetization of open data.

Článok sa zameriava na analýzu aplikačných problémov ochrany osobných údajov v kontexte nariadenia eIDAS.

First Slovak textbook on EU data protection law.

Acta Facultatis Iuridicae Universitatis Comenianae 2/2019 Predkladaná štúdia sa zaoberá prediktívnou analýzou pri práci policaj-ných zložiek-policajným profilovaním. Pri využití tejto metódy poli-cajné zložky môžu "predpovedať" budúcu kriminalitu a predchádzať tak protiprávnej činnosti. Prvá časť štúdie charakterizuje danú metódu a poskytuje prehľa...

The part of the GDPR Implementation Series concerning Slovakia.

The article examines contemporary issues of regulating artificial intelligence in the light of the data protection framework adopted in the European Union. The first part of the article focuses on legislative measures and documents aimed at regulating artificial intelligence on the European level. The second part presents basic issues and questions...

Leading book on General Data Protection Regulation in Slovakia. I co-authored chapters on Personal data in the context of Civil Law and Basic definitions of GDPR. I am the sole author of chapters on Basic principles of processing and Trans-national flow of personal data.

New technologies have irreversibly changed the nature of the traditional way of exercising the right to free access to information. In the current information society, the information available to public authorities is not just a tool for controlling the public administration and increasing its transparency. Information has become an asset that ind...

The article focuses on the basics of predictive policing as a modern method for preventing crimes in the light of new data protection rules in the European Union. The first part of the article focuses on theoretical aspects of predictive analytics and predictive policing. The second part of the article analyzes new Police Directive and highlights s...

Acta Facultatis Iuridicae Universitatis Comenianae 2/2017 Autor v príspevku predkladá svoje úvahy o technologickom determinizme v kontexte ochrany osobných údajov. Taktiež analyzuje súčasne platnú, ale aj platnú a zatiaľ neúčinnú legislatívu a na praktických príkladoch vysvetľuje vplyv vyššie uvedeného ideologického konceptu na jednotlivcov v súčas...

Report from the international scientific conference.