Title: Violating Your Privacy: An Economist's Perspective
Abstract:Concerns about privacy are growing. A right to privacy is in part a constitutional right. However, there are also important economic implications to the fair redress and enforcement of that right. Adm...Concerns about privacy are growing. A right to privacy is in part a constitutional right. However, there are also important economic implications to the fair redress and enforcement of that right. Admittedly, not everything of value can be measured in dollars and cents and courts have found that monetary compensation is not sufficient for violations of constitutional rights, such as free speech. Nevertheless, a better understanding of the economic values associated with privacy, and its violation, can inform the current policy debate in at least two ways. Narrowly, violations of privacy that cause direct economic harm may need to be compensated. Broadly, a better understanding of the economic market failures associated with privacy can help inform policies that attempt to create the right economic price signals to guide private decision making when it concerns privacy.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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