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Risk and Regulation of Access to Personal Data on Online Social Networking Services in the UK
- Author(s):
- David Haynes (see profile)
- Date:
- 2015
- Group(s):
- CityLIS, Library & Information Science
- Subject(s):
- Digital humanities, Digital media, Library science, Information science, Privacy
- Item Type:
- Thesis
- Institution:
- City University of London
- Tag(s):
- Library and information science
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6VD1D
- Abstract:
- This research investigates the relative effectiveness of different modes of regulation of access to personal data on social networking services in the UK. A review of the literature demonstrated that there was a gap in research comparing different regulatory modes applied to online social networking services (SNSs). A model of regulation was developed based on Lessig’s four modes of regulating the internet. Risk to individual users was selected as a way of testing different regulatory approaches, using the premise that risk-based regulation has become a key consideration in European regulation. The regulatory effects were tested using: online surveys, interviews with industry experts, content analysis of privacy policies, and a legislative review. The research data are appended to the main body of the thesis. The research demonstrated the potential of risk as a means of distinguishing between different regulatory modes and concluded that a combination of regulatory approaches was the most effective way of protecting individuals against abuse of personal data on online SNSs. Further research suggested includes: looking at risk from the perspective of companies, and of society; further development of the regulatory model; and country comparisons to discover whether the findings of this study are more generally applicable.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 7 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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Risk and Regulation of Access to Personal Data on Online Social Networking Services in the UK