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Private Rights Of Action In Privacy Law, Lauren Henry Scholz
Private Rights Of Action In Privacy Law, Lauren Henry Scholz
William & Mary Law Review
Many privacy advocates assume that the key to providing individuals with more privacy protection is strengthening the government’s power to directly sanction actors that hurt the privacy interests of citizens. This Article contests the conventional wisdom, arguing that private rights of action are essential for privacy regulation. First, I show how private rights of action make privacy law regimes more effective in general. Private rights of action are the most direct regulatory access point to the private sphere. They leverage private expertise and knowledge, create accountability through discovery, and have expressive value in creating privacy-protective norms. Then to illustrate the …
Digital Gold: Cybersecurity Regulations And Establishing The Free Trade Of Big Data, Victoria Conrad
Digital Gold: Cybersecurity Regulations And Establishing The Free Trade Of Big Data, Victoria Conrad
William & Mary Business Law Review
Data is everywhere. With more than ten billion Internetenabled devices worldwide, each day individuals create a flood of information that is transferred onto the Internet as big data. Businesses that have the resources to capture and utilize data can better understand their consumers, allowing for reinforcement of customer relationship management, improvements to the management of operational risk, and enhancement of overall firm performance. However, big data’s advantages come with high costs. The cost of organization and storage coupled with the fact that no legal principle allows for any sort of property rights in big data creates a “digital divide” between …