One of the principles of privacy management is making use of purposes for indicating why data is stored, and also why access to information is requested during the manipulation of the stored data. Many Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) – such as the Hippocratic Database, Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P), and Platform for Enterprise Privacy Preferences (EP3P) – make use of purposes as ...

The debate regarding the nature of an individual’s privacy rights have increasingly centred on the threats posed by technological advances and the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII). However, the disclosure of PII is often affected by the degree of privacy appetite of individuals. This is often dependent on their understanding of the efficacy of privacy enabling technologie...

Novel eHealth systems are being designed to provide a citizen-centered health system, however the even demanding need for computing and data resources has required the adoption of Grid technologies. In most of the cases, this novel Health Grid requires not only conveying patient's personal data through public networks, but also storing it into shared resources out of the hospital premises. Thes...

There is a growing tendency to release all sorts of public data on the Internet. The greater availability of interoperable public data catalyses secondary use of such data, which leads to growth of information industries and better government transparency. Open data policies may, nevertheless, be in conflict with the individual’s right to information privacy as protected by the Data Protection ...

This paper addresses the topic of federated identity management. It discusses in detail the following topics: what is digital identity, what is identity management, what is federated identity management, Kim Cameron’s 7 Laws of Identity, how can we protect the user’s privacy in a federated environment, levels of assurance, some past and present federated identity management systems, and some cu...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review will identify ethical issues arising from conflicts of interest in sponsored clinical trials, and the need for compliance with recent privacy legislation. It will guide investigators facing ethical dilemmas that compromise the integrity of their research because of conflicts of interest or a flawed consent process. Authors will learn about changes in journal editor...

Advances in information technology increasingly allow firms to identify expensive, high-cost customers, who are not only individually less profitable for firms but also raise the average marginal cost incurred by firms and thus impose a negative externality on inexpensive customers. Should competing firms share information that identifies such customers? The answer to this question has importan...

Advances in information technology increasingly allow firms to identify expensive, high-cost customers, who are not only individually less profitable for firms but also raise the average marginal cost incurred by firms and thus impose a negative externality on inexpensive customers. Should competing firms share information that identifies such customers? The answer to this question has importan...

Online “notice and choice” is an essential concept in the US FTC’s Fair Information Practice Principles. Privacy laws based on these principles include requirements for providing notice about data practices and allowing individuals to exercise control over those practices. Internet users need control over privacy, but their options are hidden in long privacy policies which are cumbersome to rea...

Abstract Children’s right to privacy is recognized under the laws of various jurisdictions and international treaties, most notably United Nations Convention on Rights Child (hereinafter: “CRC”). However, in today’s world, there a growing concern for children’s digital contexts, when closely examining how implemented practice legal systems, doubts arise as whether recognition indeed accorded in...