This study, conducted in 2016, analyses how four major internet-related data processing companies – Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple – frame privacy in their privacy policies, and how their framing of privacy is related to their particular business models. Using a security engineering...

Within the realm of electronic publishing, journals are plenty and their publishing models vary greatly. A segment most in line with fair and transparent open access principles are journals that were born open access, are scholar-led, and do not levy any fees on authors or readers. But while...

Over the last 25 years, scholars around the world have used electronic publishing to open up their work, share it with interested publics instantly or even become publishers themselves. This white paper explores in what ways advances in publication technology in the journal sector (e.g. the...

The article discusses a selection of theoretical inputs underlying discussions on the regulation of Internet-based services. Since the Internet's expansion into civilian use in the 1990s, the debate on regulation of specific digital markets (e.g. audiovisual services, social networks or...

German Abstract: Die Kluft zwischen Regierten und Regierung scheint sich auszudehnen. Trotz Internet und sozialen Netzwerken fühlen Bürgerinnen und Bürger abgehängt, von der Politik entfremdet. Europäisierung und Globalisierung tun das Ihrige dazu, dass die Menschen das Gefühl bekommen, in...

German Aabstract: Die Studie „Smart Energy in Deutschland: Wie Nutzerinnovationen die Energiewende voranbringen“, durchgeführt vom Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft und co2online, beschreibt quantitativ die Nutzung und Akzeptanz von Smart-Energy-Technologien in...

With the progressive digitisation and use, in particular, of the internet of things and artificial intelligence by industries, commerce, financial services, science and education, the public administration, health services as well as individuals, our society and daily life gets more and more...

There is a consensus that cognition impacts how ventures innovate their business models. However, little is known about which cognitive capabilities facilitate the venture's business model innovation (BMI). To investigate this phenomenon, this article reviews current concepts and literature on...

There is no central feature of the internet that has been subject to as little formal regulation as internet interconnection. However, local public regulation is starting to emerge – be it through disclosure regulations, mandatory peering or licensing terms. Due to the networked nature of the...

States and societies are globally interconnected and interdependent. External effects of national policies challenge democratic self-determination in other states. An increasing density of relations among people worldwide through communication, migration, traveling as well as through global...