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Citizen or consumer? Contrasting Australia and Europe’s data protection policies

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines how data access and transfer rights are conceptualised in the European Union and Australia.The study discusses the planned introduction of a Consumer Data Right (CDR) to Australia and contrasts it to comparable developments in European law.We then assess the broader reform moments around data (which these various data access and transfer rights form a part of), that have occurred in each jurisdiction.The paper shows that Europe has placed an increasing value on protecting the fundamental rights of citizens, whereas Australia has taken a more neoliberal approach to data, only granting individuals rights in the context of the market.

Source: Internet Policy Review

DOI: 10.14763/2019.2.1409

Authors: James Meese, Punit Jagasia, James Arvanitakis

Institutions: University of Technology Sydney, Western Sydney University

Language: English

Topic: Digitalization, Law, and Regulation

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Australian Communications Consumer Action Network