The privacy role of information intermediaries through self-regulation
The privacy role of information intermediaries through self-regulation
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信息中介通过自我监管发挥隐私作用
DOI：
10.14763/2016.4.438
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发表时间：
2016
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通讯作者：
T. Sargsyan
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T. Sargsyan
：通过对全球两大信息中介机构谷歌和微软的政策定性分析以及相关案例研究，本文证明：a) 面对日益增长的私人监控能力，中介机构参与自律计划和实施隐私原则并不一定能转化为对用户有意义的隐私保护； b) 在欧盟和美国的自律框架内，信息中介机构拥有制定政策和实践的自由裁量权，将战略利益置于隐私承诺之上。本文的讨论通过增强对信息中介在自我监管范围内定义用户隐私条件中的作用的理解，补充了关于公平信息实践（FIP）中规定的隐私原则实施的现有研究。
: Through qualitative analysis of the policies of two major global information intermediaries — Google and Microsoft — and related case studies, this paper demonstrates a) that intermediaries’ participation in self-regulatory programmes and implementation of privacy principles does not necessarily translate into meaningful privacy safeguards for users in the face of growing private surveillance capacity; and b) that within the EU and US self-regulatory frameworks, information intermediaries have discretionary power to set their policies and practices prioritising strategic interests over privacy commitments. Discussions in this paper complement existing studies on the implementation of privacy principles stipulated in Fair Information Practices (FIPs) by enhancing understanding about the role of information intermediaries in defining privacy conditions of users within self-regulation.