An Analysis of the Consequences of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on Social Network Research
arXiv:1903.03196
Abstract
This article examines the principles outlined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the context of social network data. We provide both a practical guide to GDPR-compliant social network data processing, covering aspects such as data collection, consent, anonymization and data analysis, and a broader discussion of the problems emerging when the general principles on which the regulation is based are instantiated to this research area.
arXiv commentTo appear on ACM Transactions on Social Computing