News and Research articles on Competition

Volume 10, Issue 4

Before and after GDPR: tracking in mobile apps

Konrad Kollnig, University of Oxford
Reuben Binns, University of Oxford
Max Van Kleek, University of Oxford
Jun Zhao, University of Oxford
Ulrik Lyngs, University of Oxford
Claudine Tinsman, University of Oxford
Nigel Shadbolt, University of Oxford
PUBLISHED ON: 21 Dec 2021 DOI: 10.14763/2021.4.1611

Has the GDPR changed privacy in apps? We study how third-party tracking—a common privacy threat—has changed since the GDPR was introduced.

KEYWORDS: Personal data, Personal data protection, Mobile apps, Privacy, GDPR, Competition

TikTok is at the centre of a geopolitical contest between the US and China. What can this platform controversy tell us about the future distribution of power in the digital environment?

KEYWORDS: TikTok, Platforms, Competition, China, Geopolitics

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