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We increasingly rely on digital services and the conveniences they provide. Processing of personal data is integral to such services and thus privacy and data protection are a growing concern, and governments have responded with regulations…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-30 Feiyang Tang , Bjarte M. Østvold

The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has led to a dynamic regulatory landscape, where legislative frameworks strive to keep pace with technical advancements. As AI paradigms shift towards greater autonomy,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Shiliang Zhang , Sabita Maharjan

The upcoming Beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G networks are expected to provide enhanced capabilities such as ultra-high data rates, dense connectivity, and high scalability. It opens many possibilities for a new generation of services driven by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-15 Chamara Sandeepa , Bartlomiej Siniarski , Nicolas Kourtellis , Shen Wang , Madhusanka Liyanage

The growing use of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI's GPT series, leads to disruptive changes across organizations. At the same time, there is a growing concern about…

Massive developments in mobile wireless telecommunication networks have been made during the last few decades. At present, mobile users are getting familiar with the latest 5G networks, and the discussion for the next generation of Beyond…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-15 Chamara Sandeepa , Bartlomiej Siniarski , Nicolas Kourtellis , Shen Wang , Madhusanka Liyanage

Citizens have gained many rights with the GDPR, e.g. the right to get a copy of their personal data. In practice, however, this is fraught with problems for citizens and small data holders. We present a literature review on solutions…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Nico Puhlmann , Alex Wiesmaier , Patrick Weber , Andreas Heinemann

Ensuring data quality in machine learning (ML) systems has become increasingly complex as regulatory requirements expand. In the European Union (EU), frameworks such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Artificial…

Databases · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Yichun Wang , Kristina Irion , Paul Groth , Hazar Harmouch

The European Union (EU) has been pursuing new cyber security policies in recent years. This paper presents a short reflection of four such policies. The focus is on potential incoherency, meaning a lack of integration, divergence between…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-30 Jukka Ruohonen

We need to rethink our approach to defend privacy on the internet. Currently, policymakers focus heavily on the idea of informed consent as a means to defend privacy. For instance, in many countries the law requires firms to obtain an…

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With the increase in the number of privacy regulations, small development teams are forced to make privacy decisions on their own. In this paper, we conduct a mixed-method survey study, including statistical and qualitative analysis, to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Maxwell Prybylo , Sara Haghighi , Sai Teja Peddinti , Sepideh Ghanavati

Privacy regulations protect and promote the privacy of individuals by requiring mobile apps to provide a privacy policy that explains what personal information is collected and how these apps process this information. However, developers…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-27 Shidong Pan , Dawen Zhang , Mark Staples , Zhenchang Xing , Jieshan Chen , Xiwei Xu , James Hoang

Understanding the legal status of IP addresses is complex. In Europe, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is supposed to have leveraged the legal status of IP addresses as personal data, but recent decisions from the European…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-05-31 Supriya Adhatarao , Cédric Lauradoux , Cristiana Santos

Privacy policies serve as the primary conduit through which online service providers inform users about their data collection and usage procedures. However, in a bid to be comprehensive and mitigate legal risks, these policy documents are…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-09-20 Chenhao Tang , Zhengliang Liu , Chong Ma , Zihao Wu , Yiwei Li , Wei Liu , Dajiang Zhu , Quanzheng Li , Xiang Li , Tianming Liu , Lei Fan

Data protection laws and policies have been studied extensively in recent years, but little is known about the parliamentary politics of data protection. This imitation applies even to the European Union (EU) that has taken the global lead…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Jukka Ruohonen

With the increasing concerns around privacy and the enforcement of data privacy laws, many websites now provide users with privacy controls. However, locating these controls can be challenging, as they are frequently hidden within multiple…

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Cloud computing is an evolving paradigm that is frequently changing the way humans share, store, and access their information in digital format. While cloud computing offers tremendous benefits (e.g., efficiency, flexibility, and reduced…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-20 Tian Wang , Masooda Bashir

This paper presents the risks and opportunities of big data and the potential social benefits it can bring. The research is based on an analysis of the societal impacts observed in a set of six case studies across different European…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-04-12 Martí Cuquet , Guillermo Vega-Gorgojo , Hans Lammerant , Rachel Finn , Umair ul Hassan

Modern privacy regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), address privacy in software systems in a technologically agnostic way by mentioning general "technical measures" for data privacy compliance rather than…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-08-19 Oleksandra Klymenko , Oleksandr Kosenkov , Stephen Meisenbacher , Parisa Elahidoost , Daniel Mendez , Florian Matthes

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform healthcare, but it requires access to health data. Synthetic data that is generated through machine learning models trained on real data, offers a way to share data while…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Vibeke Binz Vallevik , Anne Kjersti C. Befring , Severin Elvatun , Jan Franz Nygaard

Availing services provided via the Internet became a widely accepted means in organising one's life. Beside others, eLearning goes with this trend as well. But, while employing Internet service makes life more convenient, at the same time,…

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