The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 2018 introduced stringent transparency rules compelling firms to disclose, in accessible language, details of their data collection, processing, and use. The specifics of the disclosure requirement are objective, and its compliance is easily...

Two seemingly contradictory trends have accompanied the rise of digital transformation: a demand for better and more customized services, which require the use of personal data, and a concern for data protection. How do we reconcile these divergent trends? The answer to this question may...

Tracking online user behavior is essential for targeted advertising and is at the heart of the business model of major online platforms. We analyze tracker-specific web browsing data to show how the prediction quality of consumer profiles varies with data size and scope. We find decreasing...

The adoption of a Global Digital Compact (GDC) as one of the outcomes of the Summit of the Future opens up the opportunity to address in a systematic manner issues that are of critical importance for the digital global governance. It also poses a challenge to developing countries, as most of...

Information unraveling is an elegant theoretical argument suggesting that private information may be fully and voluntarily surrendered. The experimental literature has, however, failed to provide evidence of complete unraveling and has suggested senders' limited depth of reasoning as one...

Purpose - This study tries to explain the customer adoption of smartwatches by considering the perceived benefits and perceived costs. Through this study, the authors aim to determine the factors affecting behavioural intentions towards smartwatches. Design/methodology/approach - The authors...

This text aims to address the following question: What are the main debates related to data when considering public action in the Brazilian literature? To answer this question, a narrative literature review was conducted, focusing on studies that examine the relationship between data and...

This text aims to address the following question: What are the main debates related to data when considering public action in the Brazilian literature? To answer this question, a narrative literature review was conducted, focusing on studies that examine the relationship between data and...

The rapid development of new technologies, particularly Big Data and artificial intelligence, brings numerous advantages and benefits but also presents specific risks. Expanding technological capabilities to record, archive, and process vast amounts of data can lead to unethical uses, especially...

We examine the trade-off between functionality and data privacy inherent in many AI products by conducting a randomized survey experiment with 1,734 participants from the US and several European countries. Participants' willingness to adopt a hypothetical, AI-enhanced app is measured under three...

This study investigates the intersection of European Privacy Law (PL) and Collaborative Platforms (CP) in the context of mental health, examining their global impact on psychiatric care and the facilitation of work reintegration for individuals with mental health conditions. The research...

The emergence of mobile applications (apps) that utilize sharing economy concepts has revolutionized multiple industries, including transportation, accommodation, healthcare, and other sectors. With the nature of massive data collection and sharing policies, these platforms create serious...

We examine the trade-off between functionality and data privacy inherent in many AI products by conducting a randomized survey experiment with 1,734 participants from the US and several European countries. Participants' willingness to adopt a hypothetical, AI-enhanced app is measured under three...

Privacy regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation aim to empower consumers with greater transparency and control over their personal data. In response, firms may exercise price discrimination in the form of versioning. This paper studies how these two aspects of privacy regulation...

Digital analytics literature has received increasing research attention regarding website cookies owing to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its role in online privacy decisions and data collection. However, there is still a gap in the literature about...

As regulators seek to balance user privacy with publisher sustainability, Google's Privacy Sandbox offers a potential replacement for third-party cookies. This paper presents the first independent estimates of the publisher-side economic effects of Privacy Sandbox, a suite of privacy-enhancing...

Ensuring that users and society-at-large derive the maximum benefit from digital technology requires active and open participation in the digital economy. However, such participation is not without risks and users may withhold or withdraw their active participation in response to such factors....

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) refers to machines that can create new ideas and generate outputs similar to human cognition. This technology has ushered in a new era, offering remarkable learning capabilities and producing unique results. In this paper, we explore the role of GenAI...

Information unraveling is an elegant theoretical argument suggesting that private information may be fully and voluntarily surrendered. The experimental literature has, however, failed to provide evidence of complete unraveling and has suggested senders' limited depth of reasoning as one...

Information unraveling is an elegant theoretical argument suggesting that private information may be fully and voluntarily surrendered. The experimental literature has, however, failed to provide evidence of complete unraveling and has suggested senders' limited depth of reasoning as one...

A legislative process is currently ongoing in the European Union to supplement the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation regarding ePrivacy regulation. The supplement is intended to complete the European data protection policy in significant areas. One addition would be for service providers...

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 2018 introduced stringent transparency rules compelling firms to disclose, in accessible language, details of their data collection, processing, and use. The specifics of the disclosure requirement are objective, and its compliance is easily...

Die Forschungsdatenzentren der Statistischen Ämter des Bundes und der Länder führen für ausgewählte Statistiken die Cell-Key-Methode als neues Verfahren zur Ergebnisgeheimhaltung ein. Dieses Verfahren schützt die Befragten vor der Reidentifikation, indem es durch die Überlagerung der...

Mit dem sogenannten Volkszählungsurteil von 1983 wurde in Deutschland das Grund recht auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung eingeführt. Dieses hat das Datenschutz recht in Deutschland auf neue Grundlagen gestellt sowie den Rechtsrahmen für die Bundesstatistik und deren Selbstverständnis...

Two seemingly contradictory trends have accompanied the rise of digital transformation: a demand for better and more customized services, which require the use of personal data, and a concern for data protection. How do we reconcile these divergent trends? The answer to this question may...

Tracking online user behavior is essential for targeted advertising and is at the heart of the business model of major online platforms. We analyze tracker-specific web browsing data to show how the prediction quality of consumer profiles varies with data size and scope. We find decreasing...

Tracking online user behavior is essential for targeted advertising and is at the heart of the business model of major online platforms. We analyze tracker-specific web browsing data to show how the prediction quality of consumer profiles varies with data size and scope. We find decreasing...