Algorithmic decision-making increasingly shapes people's daily lives. Given that such autonomous systems can cause severe harm to individuals and social groups, fairness concerns have arisen. A human-centric approach demanded by scholars and policymakers requires considering people's fairness perceptions when designing and implementing algorithmic decision-making. We provide a comprehensive, systematic literature

This article discusses the importance of privacy in the context of the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion in the United States. The ruling has led to the potential for personal data, such as browsing histories and location data, to be used to prosecute women seeking abortions and those who

Recent developments underscore the increasingly important role of online platforms in impacting data privacy in the digital economy. Platform policies can make or break the enjoyment of privacy by users, and platforms should be required to make official disclosures about their privacy-related policies and practices for their respective ecosystems, according

The European Commission proposed a Directive on Platform Work in 2021 that aims to address the issue of misclassification of the employed as self-employed and to regulate algorithmic management on platforms. The provisions in the proposal are well-drafted but may face resistance and lobbying during the legislative process and in

Automated personalization in consumer insurance contracts is not yet a reality in Europe, but mass customization and robotization of insurance contracts are a growing problem, according to this article in European Review of Private Law. https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/European+Review+of+Private+Law/30.4/ERPL2022030

The results of a controlled experiment using Proctorio, an online proctoring system, show that it is ineffective at detecting cheating. https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/275927505/3e2a9e5b2fad237a3d35f36fa2c5f44552f2.pdf

Georgetown University Law Center researchers propose that every IoT device manufacturer build a switch into their devices that disables any smart feature that contributes to security or privacy risks. This will render a smart thermostat just a thermostat and a smart doorbell just a doorbell, and will disable microphones, sensors,

There is a broad consensus that algorithmic systems should be approached principally through the lens of indirect discrimination and their impact, but researchers argue that this approach is both normatively undesirable and legally flawed. In some cases, algorithmic bias may constitute direct discrimination, and the law should be better equipped

This paper studies the installation and configuration process of consent pop-ups and their potential effects on website publishers' decision making. It finds that Consent Management Providers often violate the law, and that configuration options may lead to non-compliance. https://petsymposium.org/popets/2022/popets-2022-0082.pdf

Law can play an important role in safeguarding trust in organisations that use news personalisation. Control and transparency measures are crucial to enabling individuals to trust these organisations. The law’s current focus on informing individuals about and empowering them to stop personalisation does not account for the importance of

There is a wide gap between legal and ethical governance rules and the everyday practices of public sector data professionals. Frameworks are integrated implicitly, subtly influencing decision making. According to this article, mainstreaming literacy, rather than specialization, is a necessary consequence. https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(22)00229-X

Under Clause 14 of the Data Transfer SCCs, the data importer must carry out a transfer risk assessment to verify whether the laws and practices of the receiving third country could prevent the data importer from complying with the Data Transfer SCCs. If the risk assessment shows that the Data

The concept of proportionality is at the very core of the modern understanding of human rights. Proportionality is, first and foremost, a condition for the limitation of a qualified fundamental right. https://academic.oup.com/idpl/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/idpl/ipac014/6647961?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Self-sovereign identity is an embryonic technology with uncertain benefits for refugees. It may help to empower them, but it also risks reinforcing the power of states and corporations over them, according to this article. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14650045.2020.1823836

Data ownership proposals are misguided and would be self-defeating if implemented. Instead, privacy law reform should focus on strengthening ongoing use restrictions over personal data, according to this article. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3564480

Machine learning can be used to optimize sales practices in consumer markets, but it also raises concerns about manipulation. According to this article, in order to mitigate these risks, we need to understand how unfair commercial practice, data protection, and privacy law interact. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?