Transplanting the concept of digital information fiduciary

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

10-2021

Abstract

The importance of data in our increasingly digitalised world is old news. Equally stale is the realisation that too much protection may result in too little innovation and too much innovation may erode protection. Both objectives are good for societies and the people living in them. However, the staleness of the realisation does not make it any easier to find the correct balance. The question remains: how can we effectively regulate the use, collection and processing of personal data, especially in the light of rapid technological advancements?This question is even more complex when posed in the context of Southeast Asia, where appetite and ambition for growth and developments are surging. Yet, Southeast Asia currently ‘lacks the legal and technical infrastructure of developed states, such as the U.S. and EU members’ to handle privacy challenges. Against this background, two trends are hard to miss. In Southeast Asia, consumers’ habits are changing: more and more people are interacting on social media, shopping online, booking transport and buying food through mobile apps, and watching movies online.

Discipline

Asian Studies | Consumer Protection Law | Legislation | Privacy Law

Research Areas

Corporate, Finance and Securities Law

Publication

AI, data governance and private law: Translating theory into practice

Editor

Gary Chan and Yip Man

First Page

117

Last Page

144

ISBN

9781509946860

Identifier

10.5040/9781509946860.ch-006

Publisher

Hart Publishing

City or Country

Oxford

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509946860.ch-006

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