Anonymity and software agents: An interdisciplinary challenge

Artificial Intelligence and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 137-157

  Brazier, Frances ^a   Oskamp, Anja ^a   Prins, Corien ^b   Schellekens, Maurice ^b   Wijngaards, Niek ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent identity; Anonymity; Legal aspects; Privacy; Pseudoanonymity; Security; Software agents

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SECURITY OF DATA; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AGENT IDENTITY; ANONYMITY; LEGAL ASPECTS; PSEUDOANONYMITY;

SOFTWARE AGENTS;

EID: 16244376852     PISSN: 09248463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10506-004-6488-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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