Research articles on PRIVACY & SECURITY

Foreign clouds in the European sky: how US laws affect the privacy of Europeans

Primavera De Filippi, Research and Studies Center of Administrative Science (CERSA/CNRS), Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas)
PUBLISHED ON: 19 Mar 2013 DOI: 10.14763/2013.1.113

Cloud computing provides a large number of advantages to many internet users. Most of the perceived benefits are related to the concept of ubiquity, or the ability to access data from anywhere at any time, regardless of the device used. Yet, these benefits come at a cost. The widespread deployment of cloud computing services is source of growing concern as regards the fundamental rights of EU citizens.

Consent under pressure and the Right to Informational Self-Determination

Julian Staben, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG)
PUBLISHED ON: 17 Dec 2012 DOI: 10.14763/2012.4.265

Name, address, location: In order to use internet services one easily agrees to the processing of personal data. But what is the future value of a quickly checked box?