Description

The way users deal with internet privacy is frequently characterised as a paradox: The internet is used intensively and data is relinquished all too willingly. Opposing fears that privacy will be compromised – some justified, some exaggerated – demand checks and balances. This paradox hinders the enormous potential of the internet for users, businesses, and the economy.

The goal of our interdisciplinary project is to develop recommendations (including prototypes), for business, economy, science and academia that promote a culture of privacy and inspire trust in internet applications and online data transmission. These recommendations will apply to legal matters, education, business ethics and research demands.

Within this project, academic professionals from the fields of Ethics, Sociology, Law, Economics, and Technology work hand in hand with relevant corporations. The project group develops proposals for social rules and norms, an economic and legal framework, as well as suggested technical solutions. These proposals will demonstrate how an adequate measure of privacy can be evaluated and implemented in various internet user contexts. Web 2.0 (including social networks) and e-Commerce are expected to be the primary focus areas.

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