A successful global deployment of Libra could shift monetary sovereignty from nation states and confederations to corporations and turn them into even more state-like institutions. This would clearly lead to a wide range of economic and social implications and raise serious questions on privacy and data protection.
The goal of this panel is to shed light on the technical and economic properties of Libra, to point out data protection and privacy issues, and to draw possible utopian and dystopian visions of a future society and economy building on corporate (crypto)currencies.
Moderation:
- Mag. Nikolaus Jilch (Business Journalist)
Panelists:
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Böhme (University of Innsbruck, Department of Computer Science)
- Eric Demuth (Bitpanda)
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Iris Eisenberger, M.Sc. (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Institute of Law)
- Dr. Beat Weber (OenB - Austrian Central Bank)
Organizers:
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó, University of Vienna, Faculty of Law, Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law
- Dr. Bernhard Haslhofer, Austrian Institute of Technology, Center of Digital Safety & Security
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Reichl, University of Vienna, Faculty of Computer Science, Research Group Cooperative Systems
The event is free of charge and open to public.
Please register via this link.
