About
I am a Professor of Law at the Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet). I have a PhD in law from the University of Oslo (2010) and was a postdoctoral research fellow there between 2010 and 2014. I also have a Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of Malta (1993) and an LLM from the University of Southampton, England (1994). I am qualified to practice law in both Norway and Malta.
I have been fascinated by the interplay of law and IT for over 20 years and have worked, thoughout this time, in both academia and private practice, seeking to draw upon the best of both worlds in my research, teaching and practice.
My research interests are privacy and data protection law, contract law, electronic commerce law, consumer protection in the online world, and legal questions linked to the use of Big Data and AI in both the private and public sector.
My teaching duties at OsloMet are primarily in privacy and data protection law, contract law and administrative law.
Field of study
Computers and Law Data protection Contract Law Consumer law
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Crossbow: Crossing and Managing Boundaries between Work and Non-Work – Co-creating Healthy Teleworking
In this project we aim to map, explore and understand the opportunities and challenges of telework, and to contribute to enhanced organizational preparedness for healthy, sustainable and productive teleworking.
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R-INSECURE: Responsible Internationalization, Inclusion, and National Security in Norwegian Research Organizations in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape
R-INSECURE addresses the evolving tensions between national security and internationalization and inclusion, in the Norwegian higher education and research sector.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Baste, Øystein Flø; Cyndecka, Malgorzata Agnieszka; Esayas, Samson Yoseph; Langford, Malcolm; Lison, Pierre;
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary
(2025).
Open Justice Data in Europe: A Patchwork.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
https://doi.org/https://download.ssrn.com/2025/5/3
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary
;
Schmidt, Rebecca
;
Praino, Diego
(2025).
Rettslig regulering av samarbeid mellom offentlige og private aktører – digital sikkerhet i helsesektoren.
Bay, Ann-Helén; Røiseland, Asbjørn (Ed.).
Offentlige eller private velferdstjenester? Politiske spenninger og faglige nyanser.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.243.ch5
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary
;
Egeland, Cathrine
(2025).
Blurred spaces and erosions of privacy: Examining working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic in Norway through the lens of the legal notion of privacy.
International Journal of Law in Context.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744552325000059
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary (2023). User empowerment in the age of algorithms: two steps forward, one step back?. Savin, Andrej; Trzaskowski, Jan (Ed.). Research Handbook in EU Internet Law. p. 389-411. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary
; Lison, Pierre; Cyndecka, Malgorzata Agnieszka; Langford, Malcolm
(2022).
The GDPR and Unstructured Data: Is Anonymisation Possible?.
International Data Privacy Law (IDPL).
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipac008
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary (2021). The EU legal-regulatory framework for digital entrepreneurs in the sharing economy. Vinogradov, Evgueni; Leick, Birgit; Assadi, Djamchid (Ed.). Digital Entrepreneurship and the Sharing Economy. Routledge.
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary
(2021).
Simplification of Administrative Procedures through Fully Automated Decision-Making: The Case of Norway.
Administrative Sciences.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11040149
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary
; Vinden, Lars
(2020).
Sikkerhets- og varslingskravene i utkast til lov om sikkerhet i nettverk og informasjonssystemer - en sammenligning med lignende krav i sikkerhetsloven og personopplysningsloven.
Magma forskning og viten.
https://www.magma.no/sikkerhets-og-varslingskraven
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary ; Riisnæs, Rolf (2018). European National News - Report from Norway: New Personal Data Act enters into effect. Computer Law and Security Review. Vol. 34.
Weitzenboeck, Emily Mary ; Riisnæs, Rolf (2018). European National News - Report from Norway: Fintech and Privacy. Computer Law and Security Review. Vol. 34.
