Granting consent in mobile applications. A case study on the consent-granting mechanisms and the Privacy Policy documents of Facebook, Google Search, Google Maps, Foursquare and WhatsApp mobile applications in Android and iOS
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Granting consent in mobile applications. A case study on the consent-granting mechanisms and the Privacy Policy documents of Facebook, Google Search, Google Maps, Foursquare and WhatsApp mobile applications in Android and iOS
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Dilaveraki, Kalliopi-Kyriaki Jr
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School of Economics, Business Administration and Legal Studies, LLM in Transnational and European Commercial Law, Mediation, Arbitration and Energy Law
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Komnios, Komninos Dr.
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Alexandropoulou, Evgenia Prof.Dr.
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Kosta, Eleni Prof.Dr.
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This dissertation was written as part of the LLM in Transnational and European
Commercial Law, Mediation, Arbitration and Energy Law at the International Hellenic
University.
Acknowledging the dangers for individuals’ privacy hidden in the widespread use of
mobile applications, the dissertation studies the current practices of five of the top
famous mobile applications;
Facebook, Google Search, Google Maps, Foursquare and
Whats
App in Android and iOS are examined
with regard to the installation procedure
and the Privacy Policy documents provided to users. How applications access and
process users’ information stored on the device? For what purposes? What information
do they provide to them about this process? How and what are the users asked to agree
to? From a legal point of view, do the Data Protection and ePrivacy Directives protect
users in the European Union territory when the aforementioned applications process
their persona
l data? When yes, do the current practices regarding the installation
procedure and Privacy Policy documents reconcile with the prerequisites of these
Directives concerning the acquisition of valid consent for the processing of personal
data? With particular focus on the examination of the consent related
issues, the
dissertation
elaborates on all the above questions
and attempts to provide responses
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masterThesis
Διεθνές Πανεπιστήμιο της Ελλάδος
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International Hellenic University
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2016-03-22
IHU
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