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Privacy and Security of Personal Information

Economic Incentives and Technological Solutions

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Acquisti, A. (2004). Privacy and Security of Personal Information. In: Camp, L.J., Lewis, S. (eds) Economics of Information Security. Advances in Information Security, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8090-5_14

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