Chirita, Anca Daniela (2018) 'The rise of big data and the loss of privacy.', in Personal data in competition, consumer protection and intellectual property law : towards a holistic approach? Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 153-189. MPI studies on intellectual property and competition law. (28).
Abstract
This chapter offers a classification of personal data based on the study of privacy policies of Google, Microsoft Windows, Facebook, Instagram, Linked-In, and Whisper. It argues that online price discrimination contributes to higher corporate profits and economic inequality. Competition policy intervention is therefore needed to curb this inequality that generates a false impression that a few digital giants are competing on the merit of their ‘highly innovative’ data-driven products and performance. The chapter argues that knowing a consumer’s usage, frequency, preferences, and choices disempowers online consumers.
| Item Type: | Book chapter |
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| Full text: | Publisher-imposed embargo (AM) Accepted Manuscript File format - PDF (Conference presentation) (607Kb) |
| Full text: | (AM) Accepted Manuscript Download PDF (598Kb) |
| Status: | Peer-reviewed |
| Publisher Web site: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-57646-5_7 |
| Date accepted: | No date available |
| Date deposited: | 21 September 2016 |
| Date of first online publication: | 03 November 2018 |
| Date first made open access: | 03 November 2020 |
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