Net Neutrality, Zero-rating and the Minitelisation of the Internet
The Internet is a general-purpose network grounded on openness, decentralisation and interoperability. Such features have allowed innovation to flourish, lowering barriers to communication, participationand cooperation, thus empowering endusers. ‘General purpose’ means that the purpose for which the Internet is used is not predefined by the operator but can be autonomously decided by the enduser. In … Read more
Selling your soul while negotiating the conditions: from notice and consent to data control by design
This article claims that the Notice and Consent (N&C) approach is not efficientto protect the privacy of personal data. On the contrary, if data where to be considered individuals’ soul,N&C could be seen as a license to freely exploit the individual’s personal data. For this reason, legislators and regulators around the world have been advocating … Read more