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A Solution, But Not a Panacea for Defending Privacy: The Challenges, Criticism and Limitations of Privacy by Design

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Privacy Technologies and Policy (APF 2012)

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This paper briefly explains the concept of Privacy by Design (PBD); provides an overview of the benefits and value of PBD for regulating and minimizing the threats to privacy posed by the increasing development, deployment and use of Privacy-Invading Technologies (PITs); outlines some of the limitations, constraints and potential criticism of PBD and the practical challenges of achieving, implementing and enforcing PBD legislation; and provides some potential counter-arguments to the criticism and some ways to help overcome the main challenges and constraints.

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    Demetrius Klitou

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    Demosthenes Ikonomou

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Klitou, D. (2014). A Solution, But Not a Panacea for Defending Privacy: The Challenges, Criticism and Limitations of Privacy by Design. In: Preneel, B., Ikonomou, D. (eds) Privacy Technologies and Policy. APF 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8319. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54069-1_6

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