Privacy by obfuscation: Possibilities and constraints

Dave Murray-Rust; Kieron O'Hara; Marion Oswald; Max Van Kleek; Nigel Shadbolt

Privacy by obfuscation: Possibilities and constraints

Dave Murray-Rust, Kieron O'Hara, Marion Oswald, Max Van Kleek, Nigel Shadbolt

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In this position paper, we discuss legal and technical aspects of protecting privacy using Personal Data Management Architectures (PDMAs), which include, but are not limited to Personal Data Stores and Personal Information Management Services. We argue that providing false information on occasion is a common strategy online and offline for people to protect their privacy and determine their representation in the world, and we discuss some empirical findings to that effect. We describe a potential, and technically-feasible, ecosystem of digital practices and technologies to facilitate this practice, and consider what legal frameworks would be required to support it.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Economics of Surveillance
Subtitle of host publication	A Web Science Workshop on Critical Exploration of Data Practices, Consumer Rights and the Future of Digital Economies
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2015

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Murray-Rust, D., O'Hara, K., Oswald, M., Van Kleek, M., & Shadbolt, N. (2015). Privacy by obfuscation: Possibilities and constraints. In The Economics of Surveillance: A Web Science Workshop on Critical Exploration of Data Practices, Consumer Rights and the Future of Digital Economies http://webscience-digitaleconomy-workshop.blogs.usj.edu.lb/files/2015/03/WebSci15-WORKSHOP_submission_5-MURRAY.pdf

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Murray-Rust, D, O'Hara, K, Oswald, M, Van Kleek, M & Shadbolt, N 2015, Privacy by obfuscation: Possibilities and constraints. in The Economics of Surveillance: A Web Science Workshop on Critical Exploration of Data Practices, Consumer Rights and the Future of Digital Economies. Oxford. <http://webscience-digitaleconomy-workshop.blogs.usj.edu.lb/files/2015/03/WebSci15-WORKSHOP_submission_5-MURRAY.pdf>

Privacy by obfuscation : Possibilities and constraints. / Murray-Rust, Dave; O'Hara, Kieron; Oswald, Marion; Van Kleek, Max; Shadbolt, Nigel.

The Economics of Surveillance: A Web Science Workshop on Critical Exploration of Data Practices, Consumer Rights and the Future of Digital Economies. Oxford, 2015.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper published in a conference proceedings › peer-review

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