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The scored consumer: privacy and big data
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Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V.
Kompetenzzentrum Verbraucherforschung NRW
Abstract The ‘scored consumer’ is just one example of many generic developments in and around big data, entailing potential conflicts with the fundamental right to privacy. In this paper, we will discuss the relation between elements of the big data debate and the issue of privacy, and we will exemplify the ... view more
The ‘scored consumer’ is just one example of many generic developments in and around big data, entailing potential conflicts with the fundamental right to privacy. In this paper, we will discuss the relation between elements of the big data debate and the issue of privacy, and we will exemplify the challenges arising by looking into the details of credit scoring. The current challenges originate predominantly from socio-technical developments during recent decades, which will continue to unfold over the coming years. Three of these socio-technical and techno-economic-driven developments are digitisation, big data and the Internet of things. These developments are very relevant to all of us, as they are supposed to change - and have already changed - our lives profoundly.... view less
Keywords
data protection; data documentation; consumer; consumption; fundamental right; privacy; consumer protection
Classification
Technology Assessment
Collection Title
The 21st Century Consumer: Vulnerable, Responsible, Transparent? ; Proceedings of the International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR) 2016
Editor
Bala, Christian; Schuldzinski, Wolfgang
Conference
2. International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR). Bonn, 2016
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
City
Düsseldorf
Page/Pages
p. 101-112
ISBN
978-3-86336-917-0
Status
Published Version; reviewed