This article argues that the degradation of consumer data privacy in the digital environment causes objective detriment to consumers and undermines the competitive process, and should therefore be of critical concern to competition authorities. It is notorious that consumers are frequently...

The English law on computer surveillance at work and on the processing of personal data about workers has undergone enormous changes since 1998. Four significant pieces of legislation have been passed: the Data Protection Act 1998, which, in implementing the requirements of European Directive...