Mw. Esther Keymolen

Biography

Esther Keymolen is Assistant Professor in Ethics, Law, and Policy of new Data Technologies at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (Tilburg University). Esther has a background in philosophy of technology and postphenomenology. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in pop music. Her research focuses on the role of trust and privacy in networked and smart environments. In her book Trust on The Line, she develops a conceptual trust model, which she applies to analyse different topical cases, such as: Airbnb, smartphones used as hotel keys, and personalized online advertisement. Esther’s work has appeared in several newspapers, documentaries, and on Dutch television.

Publications

Trust in the networked era: When phones become hotel keys Keymolen, E., 2018, In : Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology. 22, 1, p. 51-75 25 p.
Regulating security on the internet: Control versus trust Keymolen, E. & van den Berg, B., 2017, In : International Review of Law, Computers & Technology. 31, 2, p. 188-205 18 p.
Keymolen, E. (2016). Trust on the line. A philosophical exploration of trust in the networked era. Amsterdam, Wolf Legal Publisher.
Keymolen, E. and D. Broeders (2013). "Innocence Lost: Care and control in dutch digital youth care." British Journal of Social Work 43(1): 41-63.
Keymolen, E. L. O., Prins, J.E.J, Raab, C. (2012). Trust and ICT: New Challenges for Public Administration The Coming of Age of ICT in Public Administration v. d. Donk, W., Thaens, M. Amsterdam, IOS Press: 21-35