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Should online users be bound by their privacy agreements?

Written by Samuel Becher, Associate Professor of Business Law, Victoria University of Wellington

The EU's data protection measures aspire to force companies to be more transparent around data collection. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

The political economy of digital capitalism is largely premised on a new exchange: individuals enjoy cheap or free services and goods in exchange for their personal information.

Put simply, individuals often...

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