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Smartphone platforms as privacy regulators external link

Computer Law & Security Review, vol. 41, 2021

Abstract

A series of recent developments highlight the increasingly important role of online platforms in impacting data privacy in today's digital economy. Revelations and parliamentary hearings about privacy violations in Facebook's app and service partner ecosystem, EU Court of Justice judgments on joint responsibility of platforms and platform users, and the rise of smartphone app ecosystems where app behaviour is governed by app distribution platforms and operating systems, all show that platform policies can make or break the enjoyment of privacy by users. In this article, we examine these developments and explore the question of what can and should be the role of platforms in protecting data privacy of their users.

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frontpage, Privacy, Regulering, smartphones

Bibtex

Article{vanHoboken2021b,
	title = {Smartphone platforms as privacy regulators},
	author = {van Hoboken, J. and Fahy, R.},
	url = {https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/Smartphone-platforms-as-privacy-regulators.pdf},
	doi = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2021.105557},
	year = {0610},
	date = {2021-06-10},
	journal = {Computer Law & Security Review},
	volume = {41},
	pages = {},
	abstract = {A series of recent developments highlight the increasingly important role of online platforms in impacting data privacy in today\'s digital economy. Revelations and parliamentary hearings about privacy violations in Facebook\'s app and service partner ecosystem, EU Court of Justice judgments on joint responsibility of platforms and platform users, and the rise of smartphone app ecosystems where app behaviour is governed by app distribution platforms and operating systems, all show that platform policies can make or break the enjoyment of privacy by users. In this article, we examine these developments and explore the question of what can and should be the role of platforms in protecting data privacy of their users.},
	keywords = {frontpage, Privacy, Regulering, smartphones},
}

European Regulation of Smartphone Ecosystems external link

Fahy, R. & van Hoboken, J.

European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL), vol. 5, num: 4, pp: 476-491, 2019

Abstract

For the first time, two pieces of EU legislation will specifically target smartphone ecosystems in relation to smartphone and mobile software (eg, iOS and Android) privacy, and use and monetisation of data. And yet, both pieces of legislation approach data use and data monetisation from radically contrasting perspectives. The first is the proposed ePrivacy Regulation, which seeks to provide enhanced protection against user data monitoring and tracking in smartphones, and safeguard privacy in electronic communications. On the other hand, the recently enacted Platform-to-Business Regulation 2019, seeks to bring fairness to platform-business user relations (including app stores and app developers), and is crucially built upon the premise that the ability to access and use data, including personal data, can enable important value creation in the online platform economy. This article discusses how these two Regulations will apply to smartphone ecosystems, especially relating to user and device privacy. The article analyses the potential tension points between the two sets of rules, which result from the underlying policy objectives of safeguarding privacy in electronic communications and the functioning of the digital economy in the emerging era of platform governance. The article concludes with a discussion on how to address these issues, at the intersection of privacy and competition in the digital platform economy.

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frontpage, governance, Platforms, Privacy, Regulering, smartphones

Bibtex

Article{Fahy2019eb,
	title = {European Regulation of Smartphone Ecosystems},
	author = {Fahy, R. and van Hoboken, J.},
	url = {https://edpl.lexxion.eu/article/EDPL/2019/4/6},
	doi = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2019/4/6},
	year = {1213},
	date = {2019-12-13},
	journal = {European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL)},
	volume = {5},
	number = {4},
	pages = {476-491},
	abstract = {For the first time, two pieces of EU legislation will specifically target smartphone ecosystems in relation to smartphone and mobile software (eg, iOS and Android) privacy, and use and monetisation of data. And yet, both pieces of legislation approach data use and data monetisation from radically contrasting perspectives. The first is the proposed ePrivacy Regulation, which seeks to provide enhanced protection against user data monitoring and tracking in smartphones, and safeguard privacy in electronic communications. On the other hand, the recently enacted Platform-to-Business Regulation 2019, seeks to bring fairness to platform-business user relations (including app stores and app developers), and is crucially built upon the premise that the ability to access and use data, including personal data, can enable important value creation in the online platform economy. This article discusses how these two Regulations will apply to smartphone ecosystems, especially relating to user and device privacy. The article analyses the potential tension points between the two sets of rules, which result from the underlying policy objectives of safeguarding privacy in electronic communications and the functioning of the digital economy in the emerging era of platform governance. The article concludes with a discussion on how to address these issues, at the intersection of privacy and competition in the digital platform economy.},
	keywords = {frontpage, governance, Platforms, Privacy, Regulering, smartphones},
}

Wifi-tracking in de winkel(straat): inbreuk op de privacy? external link

Bosch, B.F.E. & van Eijk, N.

Privacy & Informatie, num: 6, pp: 238-246, 2016

Abstract

Tegenwoordig wordt de consument op steeds grotere schaal gevolgd via de wifi-signalen die smartphones uitzenden. Inzicht in hoe consumenten zich gedragen in een winkel levert commerciële voordelen op voor de winkeliers, maar ook risico's voor de persoonlijke levenssfeer. Onder de Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens is gegevensverwerking via wifi-tracking toegestaan, mits wordt voldaan aan de strenge eisen die de wet stelt. Ter vergelijking wordt gekeken naar de regulering van wifi-tracking in de Verenigde Staten.

Bibtex

Article{Bosch2016,
	title = {Wifi-tracking in de winkel(straat): inbreuk op de privacy?},
	author = {Bosch, B.F.E. and van Eijk, N.},
	url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/PrivacyInformatie_2016_6.pdf},
	year = {1220},
	date = {2016-12-20},
	journal = {Privacy & Informatie},
	number = {6},
	abstract = {Tegenwoordig wordt de consument op steeds grotere schaal gevolgd via de wifi-signalen die smartphones uitzenden. Inzicht in hoe consumenten zich gedragen in een winkel levert commerciële voordelen op voor de winkeliers, maar ook risico\'s voor de persoonlijke levenssfeer. Onder de Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens is gegevensverwerking via wifi-tracking toegestaan, mits wordt voldaan aan de strenge eisen die de wet stelt. Ter vergelijking wordt gekeken naar de regulering van wifi-tracking in de Verenigde Staten.},
	keywords = {consumenten, frontpage, Privacy, Regulering, retailtracking, smartphones, Verenigde Staten, Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens, wifi-tracking, winkels},
}