The digital economy challenges many of the basic assumptions of competition law. With the rise of big data and big data analytics, one question has become particularly pressing: to what extent should privacy considerations and data protection laws filter into competition law assessments? The...

The cost of storing and processing vast quantities of digital data has dropped significantly in recent years. Cloud computing services, such as those provided by Amazon, have commodified data processing so that applications that once required supercomputers are now available to anyone with an...

The current data revolution is changing the conduct of social science research as increasing amounts of digital and administrative data become accessible for use. This new data landscape has created significant tension around data privacy and confidentiality. The risk–utility theory and models...

Chapter 1. Data Sovereignty -- Chapter 2. Digital Governance -- Chapter 3. Conflicts of Law -- Chapter 4. Technical Complexities -- Chapter 5. Comparative Legal Strategies -- Chapter 6. Emerging Topics in Data Sovereignty and Digital Governance.

The advent of the Internet of Things will entail a new Internet revolution and bring about profound changes that will rival the first wave of Internet innovation. This paper explores the competition law implications raised by this upcoming revolution. Starting by discussing the merits of open...