This article aims to present a critical view on the use of personal data in the current scenario of hyper-connectivity, bringing to the fore, as an alternative, the possibility of self-managing data, based on a concrete project. We will first present a panorama of privacy in the twenty-first...

As businesses and other entities have sought to collect more personal data on individuals, the public has pushed back, and lawmakers throughout the United States and elsewhere have responded by passing data protection laws. Recent data protection laws passed by the European Union and by several...

Trust is a key requirement for all electronic information and transactions, and information security is the means used establish a level of trust appropriate to the situation. Through the implementation of appropriate information security measures, businesses seek to ensure a reasonable level of...

This chapter tackles a somewhat neglected realm of the information privacy discourse, by directly examining the specific detriments arising from the systematic uses of personal information collected online. The chapter begins by drawing out the flow of personal information in today's digital...

Technology promises to overcome traditional barriers to financial inclusion, in particular by harnessing insights from consumers' personal data. However, use of personal data creates new risks for consumers. Service providers must build consumers' trust, a necessary precondition to increased...

The advent of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) could reshape the US payments system. A retail CBDC would be a digital representation of the US dollar in the form of an account or token that is widely accessible to the general public. It would be a third form of US fiat money that is...

This article analyses, defines, and refines the concepts of ownership and personal data. It critically examines the traditional dividing line between personal and non-personal data and argues for a strict conceptual separation of personal data from personal information. The article also...

Radio Frequency Identification ("RFID"), like many other technologies, is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, this automatic identification technology would enable entirely unobstructed visibility into the supply chain, and would dramatically cut down on industry's costs. On the other hand, RFID...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), like many other technologies, is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, this automatic identification technology would enable entirely unobstructed visibility into the supply chain, and would dramatically cut down on industry's costs. On the other hand, RFID...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), like many other technologies, is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, this automatic identification technology would enable entirely unobstructed visibility into the supply chain, and would dramatically cut down on industry's costs. On the other hand, RFID...