From social netizens to data citizens: Variations of GDPR awareness in 28 European countries

Rughiniș, Răzvan; Rughiniș, Cosima; Vulpe, Simona–Nicoleta; Rosner, Daniel E.

doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2021.105585

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“…84(3) GDPR, 2016 ]. Though differences between countries exist, the average European citizen is aware of GDPR (Rughiniş et al, 2021 ). Hence it is unlikely that people would believe that disclosures in the data privacy domain are made out the endorsers' good will.…”

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Transparent by choice: Proactive disclosures increase compliance with digital defaults

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Default nudges successfully guide choices across multiple domains. Online use cases for defaults range from promoting sustainable purchases to inducing acceptance of behavior tracking scripts, or “cookies.” However, many scholars view defaults as unethical due to the covert ways in which they influence behavior. Hence, opt-outs and other digital decision aids are progressively being regulated in an attempt to make them more transparent. The current practice of transparency boils down to saturating the decision environment with convoluted legal information. This approach might be informed by researchers, who hypothesized that nudges could become less effective once they are clearly laid out: People can retaliate against influence attempts if they are aware of them. A recent line of research has shown that such concerns are unfounded when the default-setters proactively discloses the purpose of the intervention. Yet, it remained unclear whether the effect persists when defaults reflect the current practice of such mandated transparency boils down to the inclusion of information disclosures, containing convoluted legal information. In two empirical studies (N = 364), respondents clearly differentiated proactive from mandated transparency. Moreover, they choose the default option significantly more often when the transparency disclosure was voluntary, rather than mandated. Policy implications and future research directions are discussed.

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“…A family consent option needs to be discussed further within the scope of the law since disclosing this information may also have significant effects on the family members [71,72]. The family consent issue is, in fact, discussed in the literature.…”

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Reflections on Turkish Personal Data Protection Law and Genetic Data in Focus Group Discussions

Özkan¹,

Şahinol

Aydınoğlu

et al. 2022

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Since the 1970s and more rigorously since the 1990s, many countries have regulated data protection and privacy laws in order to ensure the safety and privacy of personal data. First, a comparison is made of different acts regarding genetic information that are in force in the EU, the USA, and China. In Turkey, changes were adopted only recently following intense debates. This study aims to explore the experts’ opinions on the regulations of the health information systems, data security, privacy, and confidentiality in Turkey, with a particular focus on genetic data, which is more sensitive than other health data as it is a permanent identifier that is inherited to next of kin and shared with other family members. Two focus groups with 18 experts and stakeholders were conducted, discussing topics such as central data collection, legalized data sharing, and the management of genetic information in health information systems. The article concludes that the new Turkish personal data protection law is problematic as the frame of collectible data is wide-ranging, and the exceptions are extensive. Specific laws or articles dedicated to genetic data that also overlook the dimension of discrimination based on genetic differences in Turkey should be taken into consideration. In broader terms, it is intended to put up for discussion that in addition to ethical aspects, economic aspects and legal aspects of health should be included in the discussion to be carried out within the framework of socio-political analyses with culture-specific approaches and cross-culture boundaries simultaneously.

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“…Furthermore, the clustered countries were listed in a table and visualized on a geographical map. Cluster analysis is useful to overcome linear modelling by making possible ambivalent typologies that contain categories that vary along multiple dimensions [1,16,19,[23][24][25][26][27].…”

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“…As digitalization evolves, so do the experiences and the perceptions of digital hazards [1], leading to a multifaceted interaction involving consciousness, vulnerability, and remediation. With the growing integration of societies and individuals into the digital landscape, there is a corresponding rise in their vulnerability to cyber dangers such as security breaches and misinformation campaigns.…”

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From Cybercrime to Digital Balance: How Human Development Shapes Digital Risk Cultures

Rughiniș,

Bran,

Stăiculescu

et al. 2024

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This article examines configurations of digital concerns within the European Union (EU27), a leading hub of innovation and policy development. The core objective is to uncover the social forces shaping technology acceptance and risk awareness, which are essential for fostering a resilient digital society in the EU. The study draws upon Bourdieu’s concept of capital to discuss technological capital and digital habitus and Beck’s risk society theory to frame the analysis of individual and national attitudes towards digital risks. Utilizing Eurobarometer data, the research operationalizes technological capital through proxy indicators of individual socioeconomic status and internet use, while country-level development indicators are used to predict aggregated national risk perception. Article contributions rely on individual- and country-level statistical analysis. Specifically, the study reveals that digital concerns are better predicted at a national level rather than individual level, being shaped by infrastructure, policy, and narrative rather than by personal technological capital. Key findings highlight a positive and a negative correlation between digital advancement with cybersecurity fears and digital literacy, respectively. HDI and DESI are relevant country-level predictors of public concerns, while CGI values are not. Using cluster analysis, we identify and interpret four digital risk cultures within the EU, each with varying foci and levels of concern, which correspond to economic, political, and cultural influences at the national level.

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From social netizens to data citizens: Variations of GDPR awareness in 28 European countries

Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

Transparent by choice: Proactive disclosures increase compliance with digital defaults

Transparent by choice: Proactive disclosures increase compliance with digital defaults

Reflections on Turkish Personal Data Protection Law and Genetic Data in Focus Group Discussions

From Cybercrime to Digital Balance: How Human Development Shapes Digital Risk Cultures

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