Although the GDPR paves the way for a coordinated EU-wide legal action against data protection infringements, only a reform of private international law rules can enhance the opportunities of data subjects to enforce their rights.
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Ad archives are a novel tool in online advertising governance. They promise significant benefits, but only if their operators address key criticisms.
Standard form consumer contracts (SFCCs), including Terms of Service agreements, are drafted by businesses and presented to consumers on a non-negotiable basis. Since these contracts present an asymmetric imbalance of information and resources between parties, they have been of concern for consumer rights in recent years. While some have characterized these issues as a ‘duty to read’ for consumers or as egregious terms and weak disclosures by drafters,’ this project suggests at least part of the issues exist from a lack of consideration of the document itself (i.e., medium, format, authenticy, reliability, stability) and the processes that deem it ‘standard.’
People are increasingly concerned that data collectors can use information about them to subtly influence their decision-making—what is often called “online manipulation”. To further efforts at combating such strategies, this paper defines “online manipulation” and explores the harms it threatens.
What are the informal arrangements governing online content on platforms in Europe, and what are the factors that make them more or less successful?
Net neutrality consultations that tap into networked publics rest on a thin version of participation that maintains existing inequality.
Stefania Milan and Claudio Agosti present the Algorithms Exposed (ALEX) project as well as the browser extension fbtrex.