User control of personal information concerning mobile-app: Notice and consent?

Computer Law and Security Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 521-529

  Liu, Yue ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

Author keywords

Mobile commerce Notice Consent Self control of personal information

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY;

DATA SUBJECTS; MOBILE CONTEXT; NEW SOLUTIONS; NOTICE AND CONSENTS; PERSONAL INFORMATION; PRIVACY PROTECTION; USER CONTROL; USER SURVEYS;

MOBILE COMMERCE;

EID: 84908233829     PISSN: 02673649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clsr.2014.07.008     Document Type: Article

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