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We study the role of privacy in the market for mobile applications. For such programs used with smartphones and tablet PCs a very important market has emerged. Yet, neither the role of privacy on that market is well understood, nor do we have empirical evidence regarding its role therein. We...
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Die Europäische Kommission unterstützt die Entwicklung und Nutzung von Datenschutz-Gütesiegeln. Diese sollen die … erleichtern. In Deutschland plant die Bundesregierung eine Stiftung Datenschutz, die Produkte und Dienstleistungen auf … Datenschutzfreundlichkeit prüfen soll. Fraglich ist allerdings, ob Gütesiegel tatsächlich einen Anreizmechanismus für einen erhöhten Datenschutz …
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Google's new “Interest Based Advertising” (IBA) program represents the company's first foray into what is generally called “Online Behavioral Advertising”: In order to deliver more relevant advertising, Google will begin tailoring ads delivered through AdSense on the Google Content...
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This paper analyzes how data-driven vertical integration between a platform and one downstream seller affects market outcomes in a two-sided market where sellers with asymmetric targeting skills target advertisements to individuals who have varying privacy concerns. I show that data-driven...
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A website monetizes information it collects about its customers by charging third parties for targeted access to them. Allowing for third parties who are well-intentioned, a nuisance, or even malicious, the resulting consumer experiences might be good, bad, or neutral. As consumers learn from...
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We analyze how a privacy regulation taking the form of a cap on information disclosure affects quality-enhancing innovation incentives by a monopolist—who derives revenues solely from disclosing user data to third parties—and consumer surplus. If the share of privacy-concerned users is...
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We analyze how a privacy regulation taking the form of a cap on information disclosure affects quality-enhancing innovation incentives by a monopolist-who derives revenues solely from disclosing user data to third parties-and consumer surplus. If the share of privacy-concerned users is...
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Policy makers are increasingly concerned about the combination of market power and massive data collection in digital markets. This concern is fueled by the theoretical prediction that more market power causes firms to collect ever more data from their users. We investigate the relationship...
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Privacy is a common concern in markets. We study dynamic markets based on the uniform-price double auction with I heterogeneous traders who have private information. Traders' demand schedules can condition on the statistics of past and current outcomes. Equilibrium strategies depend on the...
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