Open AccessConsent through the lens of semantics: State of the art survey and best practices
Author(s) -
Anelia Kurteva,
Tek Raj Chhetri,
Harshvardhan J. Pandit,
Anna Fensel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
semantic web
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.862
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2210-4968
pISSN - 1570-0844
DOI - 10.3233/sw-210438
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , comprehension , informed consent , legislation , focus (optics) , best practice , computer science , knowledge management , political science , computer security , law , medicine , alternative medicine , physics , optics , pathology , programming language
The acceptance of the GDPR legislation in 2018 started a new technological shift towards achieving transparency. GDPR put focus on the concept of informed consent applicable for data processing, which led to an increase of the responsibilities regarding data sharing for both end users and companies. This paper presents a literature survey of existing solutions that use semantic technology for implementing consent. The main focus is on ontologies, how they are used for consent representation and for consent management in combination with other technologies such as blockchain. We also focus on visualisation solutions aimed at improving individuals’ consent comprehension. Finally, based on the overviewed state of the art we propose best practices for consent implementation.