The Character Of Consent: The History Of Cookies And The Future Of Technology Policy (Information Policy),Used

The Character Of Consent: The History Of Cookies And The Future Of Technology Policy (Information Policy),Used

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The rich, untold origin story of the ubiquitous web cookiewhats wrong with it, why its being retired, and how we can do better.Consent popups continually ask us to download cookies to our computers, but is this alltoofamiliar form of privacy protection effective? No, Meg Leta Jones explains in The Character of Consent, rather than promote functionality, privacy, and decentralization, cookie technology has instead made the internet invasive, limited, and clunky. Good thing, then, that the cookie is set for retirement in 2024. In this eyeopening book, Jones tells the littleknown story of this broken consent arrangement, tracing it back to the major transnational conflicts around digital consent over the last twentyfive years. What she finds is that the policy controversy is not, in fact, an information crisisits an identity crisis.Instead of asking how people consent, Jones asks who exactly is consenting and to what. Packed into those cookie popups, she explains, are three distinct areas of law with three different characters who can consent. Within (mainly European) data protection law, the data subject consents. Within communication privacy law, the user consents. And within consumer protection law, the privacy consumer consents. These areas of law have very different histories, motivations, institutional structures, expertise, and strategies, so consentand the characters who can consentplays a unique role in those areas of law. The Character of Consent gives each computer character its due, taking us back to their origin stories within the legal history of computing. By doing so, Jones provides alternative ways of understanding the core issues within the consent dilemma. More importantly, she offers bold new approaches to creating and adopting better tech policies in the future.

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