This paper reviews the economic literature on the European Union's General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR). I highlight key challenges for studying the regulation …

Recent years have been characterized by privacy regulations amid concerns of exploitative
data collection and use, thereby setting boundaries to the data economy that fuels today's ad …

Platform-based digital ecosystems form the backbone of our interactions with the Internet.
Over the past decade, digital ecosystems have witnessed significant growth, both in terms of …

We examine the tradeoff between privacy and personalization for online content by
evaluating the impact of YouTube's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over …

By several accounts, the economics of privacy has grown into a remarkably successful field
of research. As the means of collecting and using individuals' data have expanded, so has …

In response to users' evolving desire for choice and control over their personal data,
numerous platforms across sectors have been updating privacy policies. Unlike public …

Abstract Critics of Big Tech often describe 'surveillance capitalism'in grim terms, blaming it
for all kinds of political and social ills. This article counters this pessimistic narrative, offering …

A foundational new collection examining the mechanics of privacy in the digital age. The
falling costs of collecting, storing, and processing data have allowed firms and governments …

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GQ5 POS= 22pt]?> Amidst stakeholder demands for transparency and the recent pandemic …

In an era where firms are innovating and using more data than ever before for marketing
purposes, there is a perceived need for enhanced regulation to protect consumers' privacy …