The privacy fallacy : harm and power in the information economy / Ignacio Cofone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cofone, Ignacio N., 1987- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privacy, Right of.

Data protection--Law and legislation.

Data protection.

Privacy, Right of--Economic aspects.

Tort liability of corporations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 248 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Our privacy is besieged by tech companies. Companies can do this because our laws are built on outdated ideas that trap lawmakers, regulators, and courts into wrong assumptions about privacy, resulting in ineffective legal remedies to one of the most pressing concerns of our generation. Drawing on behavioral science, sociology, and economics, Ignacio Cofone challenges existing laws and reform proposals and dispels enduring misconceptions about data-driven interactions. This exploration offers readers a holistic view of why current laws and regulations fail to protect us against corporate digital harms, particularly those created by AI. Cofone then proposes a better response: meaningful accountability for the consequences of corporate data practices, which ultimately entails creating a new type of liability that recognizes the value of privacy.

Contents:

The traditionalist approach to privacy

The privacy myths : rationality and apathy

The consent illusion

Manipulation by design

Traditionalist data protection rules

Pervasive data harms

Privacy as corporate accountability.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2023).

ISBN:

9781009002547

1009002546

9781009002745

1009002740

9781108995825

1108995829