Janssen, Cobbe, Norval and Singh, ‘Decentralized data processing: personal data stores and the GDPR’

“Online services are driven by data; functionality and value are derived from its processing. However, individuals generally have little visibility – let alone control – over what, how, why, and by whom their data are captured, analysed, transferred, stored, or otherwise used. In response to this, and to the growing public discourse regarding data-related issues, there is considerable focus by the computer science and engineering communities on developing privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), ie technical tools and measures that can assist in addressing privacy concerns. Personal data stores (PDSs) are one such technology, which aims to tackle issues of privacy and user control by providing an alternative, decentralized approach to data processing …” (more)

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Heleen Janssen, Jennifer Cobbe, Chris Norval and Jatinder Singh, ‘Decentralized data processing: personal data stores and the GDPR’, International Data Privacy Law, https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipaa016. Published: 28 December 2020.

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