With the growing tension between the cross-border internet and the patchwork of national jurisdictions, it becomes crucial to keep track of key global trends that drive the debate on appropriate frameworks. Based on the 2012 monitoring work of the Internet & Jurisdiction Project, twelve high-level patterns can be identified. Paul Fehlinger of the I&J project reports.
News and Research articles on Privacy
Over the last few years, privacy has become a trending topic when it comes to the mobile internet. Mobile app developers and providers of app stores have increasingly been put under pressure by privacy advocates.
The multiplication of car-on-demand services points to a new trend: Mobility on-demand. These services attract customers and in turn, their user data lurs the industry.
Do users care about privacy? And if so: Will legal assurances help? Dr. Hanna Krasnova and Paula Kift summarize the findings of their quantitative study recently conducted among German students.