DATA & PRIVACY
Data and Privacy
Examining the balance of rights and incentives between personal information protection and data utilization.
Perspective of This Topic
Data undergo various organizational and technological processes from the moment of collection. When analyzing privacy, we must examine not only the data subject’s choices but also data flows, retention periods, re-identification risks, and organizational management capacities. This agenda goes beyond abstract comparisons of protection and utilization by reviewing concrete institutional choices according to specific purposes and processing stages.
Three Axes of Analysis
- Data lifecycle: Tracing conditions of collection purposes, storage, reuse, and deletion.
- Authority and bargaining power: Investigating the actual impact of access, movement, and refusal rights on choices.
- Combination of technology and organization: Distinguishing roles of pseudonymization, security measures, and accountable management frameworks.
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Is Consent to Personal Information Sufficient?
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