Which is why modern privacy law is so narrowly focused on ensuring that data subjects are able to retain control over their personal data. In the early days of data protection, all one needed for such control to be exercised was to make sure that personal data was not used without consent. Most modern data protection regulations try and solve this problem by improving the quality of consent. Many have argued that it is precisely because of the transparency paradox, and other similar failings of consent, that we need to come up with an alternative to our current ‘self-management’ approach to data protection. This will offer users the assurance that someone is watching out for their best interests in terms of the privacy consequences of providing consent.

Source: Mint November 10, 2021 04:52 UTC