The European Union has issued its first fine, cracking down on companies that misuse users’ personal data. Why hasn’t the US taken a similarly strong approach?
On May 25, 2018, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. Four months later, how has the law changed people’s perceptions and behaviour?
The Achilles’ heel of law technologies: training. Only 10% of such initiatives are aimed at law students, so how should this issue be managed to win the AI race?
Gola Romain, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
Large-scale data collection and analysis can target consumer behaviour. Faced with the risk of drifts, transparency and ethics of algorithms become paramount.
A man looks at sports publications at a Barcelona newsstand in 2017. The European Union is considering new regulations for the online use of news content.
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A proposed EU copyright directive aims to make Google, Facebook and other online platforms pay to display snippets of news. But will it work, and what will be the costs?
Does the Internet bring people together or isolate them?
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Privacy rules enacted in Europe are affecting companies – and their customers and users – all around the world.
We need a simple system for categorising data privacy settings, similar to the way Creative Commons specifies how work can be legally shared.
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Imagine if we could specify our general privacy preferences in our devices, have them check privacy policies when we sign up for apps, and warn us if the agreements overstep.
By choosing to deal with companies with better data protection policies, Australian consumers can create pressure for change in how personal data is handled across the board.
The way charities use and hold data on behalf of their clients and donors creates problems under GDPR.
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Michael Wade, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Organisations are on the losing side, especially those that rely on leveraging personal data to compete. But there will be a net benefit to consumers – and that’s a good thing.
Close your eyes and count to 10: GDPR is coming.
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The routine gathering and monetisation of vast amounts of personal data has been normalised.
A cell phone user thumbs through the privacy settings on a Facebook account in Ottawa in March 2018. Canadians need to start making companies accountable for mining and using their personal data without their consent.
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Canadians — and consumers around the world — have the power to hold industries accountable for misuse or unauthorized use of our data. It’s time to use it.
Professeur de Droit. co-Director of the MSc in Health Management & Data Intelligence. Droit international des affaires, Business and Compliance. Health management, EM Lyon Business School