This is the third part of a series that discusses the value of personal information in the digital economy. You can find the first and the second part here and here. This series of posts is motivated by the pricing model the telecommunications provider AT&T employs for its GigaPower broadband service. Just to recall, AT&T […]
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Putting a price on privacy – an Introduction to the Economics of Privacy
By Eva-Maria Scholz 1 June 2014 17
This is the second part of a three-piece series that discusses the value of personal information in the digital economy. You can find the first part here. I started my previous post by asking how much you would be willing to pay in order to prevent your Internet provider from tracking and analysing your browsing […]
Putting a price on privacy – are there benefits to sharing private information?
By Eva-Maria Scholz 25 May 2014 40
How much would you be willing to pay in order to prevent your Internet provider from tracking and analysing your browsing history? According to AT&T, the Texas-based telecommunications provider, between $29 and $62 a month. Back in December 2013, the company launched its new GigaPower service, which from summer 2014 onward is supposed to deliver […]
Riposte graduée : accord américain sur un régime de « six strike »
By Maxime Lambrecht 14 July 2011 1
L’accord que viennent de conclure les représentants d’ayants-droit (RIAA, MPAA) et les principaux fournisseurs d’accès à Internet américains (dont AT&T, Comcast et Verizon), pose les jalons de ce qui sera sans doute la plus vaste application de la doctrine de la « réponse graduée » à la problématique du téléchargement illégal. Au prix d’une privatisation de […]