The privacy role of information intermediaries through self-regulation

Artikel

Through qualitative analysis of the policies of two major global information intermediaries — Google and Microsoft — and related case studies, this paper demonstrates a) that intermediaries' participation in self-regulatory programmes and implementation of privacy principles does not necessarily translate into meaningful privacy safeguards for users in the face of growing private surveillance capacity; and b) that within the EU and US self-regulatory frameworks, information intermediaries have discretionary power to set their policies and practices prioritising strategic interests over privacy commitments. Discussions in this paper complement existing studies on the implementation of privacy principles stipulated in Fair Information Practices (FIPs) by enhancing understanding about the role of information intermediaries in defining privacy conditions of users within self-regulation.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Internet Policy Review ; ISSN: 2197-6775 ; Volume: 5 ; Year: 2016 ; Issue: 4 ; Pages: 1-17 ; Berlin: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
• Subject: Privacy ; Intermediaries ; Platforms ; Self-regulation ; Fair Information Practices ; Terms of Service (TOS)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Sargsyan, Tatevik
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.14763/2016.4.438
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/214030
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET