Valentina Pavel Burloiu is a legal adviser, specialised in national and European IT law. At ApTI – the Association for Technology and Internet (<http://www.apti.ro>), she is actively involved in advocacy and public policy activities on issues such as privacy, freedom of expression, open data and Internet governance. She also plays a key role in coordinating the first concentrated privacy awareness campaign in Romania, writing articles connected to data protection, monitoring the relevant legislative developments, supporting strategic litigation and creating a series of educational and informative materials on privacy.