Internet users are constantly subjected to incessant demands for attention in a noisy digital
world. Countless inputs compete for the chance to be clicked, to be seen, and to be …

Legitimate interest is one of the six grounds for processing data under the European Union's
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The flexibility and ambiguity of the term" …

Data Protection and Consenting Communication Mechanisms (DPCCMs) enable users to
express their privacy decisions and manage their online consent. Thus, they can become a …

In the realm of data protection, a striking disconnect prevails between traditional domains of
doctrinal, legal, theoretical, and policy-based inquiries and a burgeoning body of empirical …

Web technologies and services widely rely on data collection via tracking users on websites.
In the EU, the collection of such data requires user consent thanks to the ePrivacy Directive …

Abstract “Tracking” is the collection of data about an individual's activity across multiple
distinct contexts and the retention, use, or sharing of data derived from that activity outside …

The inclusion of human-related aspects in the Internet of Things paradigm leads to the
development of models and solutions that address several challenges of our society. The …

Laws like GDPR in the EU mandated all websites operating in their jurisdiction to obtain
users' informed consent before tracking those users and collecting their data. Today, this is …

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related regulations have had a
profound impact on most aspects related to privacy on the Internet. By requiring the user's …

This paper explicitly focuses on utilizing blockchain technology in dynamic consent
management systems with privacy considerations. While blockchain offers improved …