23Dec
16Dec
Consent Management: Why It Matters More Than Ever
In the insurance industry, transparency and user consent are no longer optional—they are essential. For life insurance providers, accessing accurate health data can support better risk assessment, faster policy approvals, and more personalized coverage. But this must be balanced with the user's right to control...
09Dec
Who Controls Your Identity? The Battle Between Centralised and Decentralised Models
In the insurance industry, transparency and user consent are no longer optional—they are essential. For life insurance providers, accessing accurate health data can support better risk assessment, faster policy approvals, and more personalized coverage. But this must be balanced with the user's right to control...
04Dec
Newsletter December 2025 Issue No3
The CONSENTIS architecture at-a-glance. CONSENTIS innovates by using a Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) framework as a foundational layer to achieve GDPR-compliant consent management. At its core sits the SSI "Trust Triangle" clearly delineating roles and interactions among Issuers (CMP as an SSI Issuer Agent), SSI Holders (data...
29Aug
Newsletter August 2025 Issue No2
| Milestones Accomplished in CONSENTIS Since its kickstart in November 2024, CONSENTIS has been consistently advancing. As the completion of Work Package 3, titled “Requirements and Architecture specification” is approaching, significant progress has been made for the Project. During WP3, the consortium focused on the analysis of...
28Aug
Consent, Control, and Confidence: Why Empowering Users Over Their Data Matters in Life Insurance
In the insurance industry, transparency and user consent are no longer optional—they are essential. For life insurance providers, accessing accurate health data can support better risk assessment, faster policy approvals, and more personalized coverage. But this must be balanced with the user's right to control...
17Jun
The European Commission Strategy for Data: Paving the way towards a single market for data
by Giovana Lopes (Tilburg University) In 2020, the European Commission unveiled its comprehensive strategy for data[1], marking a significant shift in how the European Union approaches data governance, sharing, and utilisation. This strategy represents a crucial component of the EU’s broader digital transformation agenda<a href="#_ftn2" ...
10Apr
Citizen-Centered Health Data Control in the European Health Data Space
Blockchain technology is rapidly transforming industries across the globe, and for good reason. Beyond the hype, blockchain offers a revolutionary approach to data management combining security and transparency. Imagine a world where transactions are recorded on a shared, immutable ledger, accessible to all participants. A...
13Mar
Blockchain: A user-centric technology
Blockchain technology is rapidly transforming industries across the globe, and for good reason. Beyond the hype, blockchain offers a revolutionary approach to data management combining security and transparency. Imagine a world where transactions are recorded on a shared, immutable ledger, accessible to all participants. A...
28Feb