In this paper, we explain what more is needed to square the circle of Internet regulation in the broader public interest, for all Internet users, not the fortunate few or the even more fortunate and fewer dominant corporations. We argue for ‘prosumer law’ and give an example of our proposed...

Google and Apple’s smartphone and tablet ‘app’ stores are facing significant antitrust scrutiny in Europe, culminating in enforcement action by the European Commission and specific obligations in the new EU Digital Markets Act. In a field previously dominated by US law and jurisprudence,...

The study compares what systems are present in the United States and a number of advanced Asian countries to protect privacy and enhance trust in the realm of electronic communications. Additionally, the study reports on the effectiveness of these arrangements and the perceptions of various...

Mobile is a rapidly growing and potentially major element of the future Internet, and its environment cannot be sensibly considered in isolation from fixed networks. A note on terminology: Europe uses the term Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) while the United States uses ‘wireless’ Internet...

This article analyses the feasibility of the adoption of specific, international human rights law-compliant, transatlantic standards on foreign surveillance, in the context of Edward Snowden's revelations of large-scale surveillance programs operated by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and...

The purpose of the study was to identify the challenges for the protection of personal data produced by current social and technical phenomena such as: the internet; globalisation; the increasing ubiquity of personal data and personal data collection; the increasing power and capacity of...

Governments have recently been looking to deputise ISPs so as to regulate cyberspace more firmly. In particular, they have encouraged ISPs to take actions to address online copyright infringement, the online exchange of images of child abuse and the use of the Internet to promote terrorism....

A stronger legal and regulatory environment, high profile privacy failures, and increasing public concerns build the case for enterprises to take privacy seriously. For those new to the subject, this paper describes the harms that privacy failures can lead to, and the reasons why privacy issues...