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Standing in the Footprint: Including the Self in the Privacy Debate and Policy Development
Author(s) -
NORBERG PATRICIA A.,
HORNE DAVID A.,
HORNE DANIEL R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of consumer affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1745-6606
pISSN - 0022-0078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2009.01150.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , personally identifiable information , privacy policy , internet privacy , inclusion (mineral) , policy development , public relations , information privacy , public economics , positive economics , law and economics , economics , social psychology , psychology , political science , computer science , public administration , law , artificial intelligence
Personal information can be considered a shared good, since in many cases this information is accessed, used and distributed by more than just the individual. Thus, how personal information is defined or characterized and why it is valued differs based on whether or not one is the person whom the information describes. This article shows how current debates that influence policy and regulation are largely based on economic and social frameworks, points out policy issues that are evident due to the absence of a “self‐perspective,” and suggests how inclusion of the “self” might lead to more effective policy in the future.