16 papers
Behavioral Targeting, a European Legal Perspective
Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius
Behavioral targeting, or online profiling, is a hotly debated topic. Much of the collection of personal information on the Internet is related to behavioral targeting, although res…
Improving Privacy Protection in the area of Behavioural Targeting
Frederik Johannes Zuiderveen Borgesius
This PhD thesis discusses how European law could improve privacy protection in the area of behavioural targeting. Behavioural targeting, also referred to as online profiling, invol…
Open Data, Privacy, and Fair Information Principles: Towards a Balancing Framework
Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, Jonathan Gray, Mireille van Eechoud
Open data are held to contribute to a wide variety of social and political goals, including strengthening transparency, public participation and democratic accountability, promotin…
Personal Data Processing for Behavioural Targeting: Which Legal Basis?
Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius
The European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights only allows personal data processing if a data controller has a legal basis for the processing. This paper argues that in most circ…
Scoping Electronic Communication Privacy Rules: Data, Services and Values
Joris van Hoboken, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius
We use electronic communication networks for more than simply traditional telecommunications: we access the news, buy goods online, file our taxes, contribute to public debate, and…
Behavioural Sciences and the Regulation of Privacy on the Internet
Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius
This chapter examines the policy implications of behavioural sciences insights for the regulation of privacy on the Internet, by focusing in particular on behavioural targeting. Th…