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On The Propertization Of Data And The Harmonization Imperative, Luis Miguel M. Del Rosario
On The Propertization Of Data And The Harmonization Imperative, Luis Miguel M. Del Rosario
Fordham Law Review
The digital age has paved the way for unforeseen and unconscionable harms. Recent experiences with security breaches, surveillance programs, and mass disinformation campaigns have taught us that unchecked data collection, use, retention, and transfer have the potential to affect everything from health-care access to national security. And they have shown the growing need for a solution that addresses this proliferation of intangible collective harms. This Note champions data propertization—the process of establishing a bundle of rights in data comparable to those that comprise property interests—as the proper method for preventing and redressing data harms. More specifically, this Note analyzes Illinois’s …