Rethinking Informed Consent in the Big Data Age

As providing online consent has become increasingly difficult, some have argued that surveillance capitalism needs to be overthrown. This book presents a different perspective. It departs from the concept of revolutionary change to focus on pragmatic, incremental solutions tailored to everyday contexts.

List of contents

1. Informed Consent in the Medical Context: Lessons and Practical Applications 2. Informed Consent Gone Awry 3. Impediments to Online Informed Consent 4. The Limits of the Law and Soft Governance Approaches 5. On Comics and Consent 6. On Automated Consent 7. Looking Into the Future of Informed Consent 8. On The Privacy Paradox 9. Conclusion

About the author

Adam J. Andreotta is a lecturer in the School of Management and Marketing at Curtin University. His research focuses on the philosophy of self-knowledge and AI ethics. His research has appeared in Synthese, Review of Philosophy and Psychology, Acta Analytica, AI and Society, Big Data and Society, and elsewhere.

Summary

As providing online consent has become increasingly difficult, some have argued that surveillance capitalism needs to be overthrown. This book presents a different perspective. It departs from the concept of revolutionary change to focus on pragmatic, incremental solutions tailored to everyday contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Adam J. Andreotta, Adam J. (Curtin University Andreotta
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032625966
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3262596-6
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Research in Applied Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Artificial Intelligence, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, COMPUTERS / Security / General, LAW / Communications, LAW / Computer & Internet, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Privacy & data protection, Privacy and data protection, Legal aspects of IT, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Data Protection Law, Digital and information technologies: Legal aspects