Speaking
at the International Symposium on Rule of Law and Consumer Data
Protection in Beijing last week, CI’s Director General Amanda Long
outlined why data is fast becoming a defining consumer issue for the
21st Century, and the need to identify effective responses that ensure
consumers benefit from this data-driven innovation.
The Internet and the innovations it has given rise to, have delivered unprecedented benefits for billions of consumers.
Data
is the commodity that is powering much of this innovation and the
digital economy more widely. Handing over personal data is now as key to
facilitating an online transaction as handing over money.
While enjoying the benefits, consumers are expressing increasing unease over how personal data is being used.
The latest European Commission research with consumers reveals that:
