Die nachfolgende Arbeit beschreibt in drei Teilen die Einführung der Datenschutz- Grundverordnung (DS-GVO). Dabei wird eine Variante zur Umsetzung der Vorgaben der am 25.05.2018 eingeführten Datenschutz-Grundverordnung ebenfalls aufgezeigt. Im ersten Teil werden die relevanten Artikel der...

This article analyzes how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has affected the privacy practices of FinTech firms. We study the content of 308 privacy statements respectively before and after the GDPR became binding. Using textual analysis methods, we find that the readability of the...

In May 2018, a new regulation by the European Commission on data protection came into force, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It requires many firms to update their data protection strategy. It may also complicate different types of data usage, particularly related to data on...

This explorative study examines how Facebook's News Feed, fear of missing out (FOMO), news literacy, experience of fake news, disappointment at local election results, trust in the News Feed, and perceptions of algorithms affect users' attitude toward Facebook as a political news source and fake...

Equal access to reliable information is essential for democracy and social cohesion. The rise of information pollution, particularly in digital spaces, poses significant challenges to democratic societies worldwide. While extensive research has focused on its impact in developed,...