Data Privacy and Competition Law in the Age of Big Data : Unpacking the Interface Through Complexity Science / Samson Y. Esayas.

Includes index.

Data privacy and competition law in the age of big data -- The idea of emergent properties in data privacy law -- Digital ecosystems, emergent harms, and the need for a holistic approach in competition law -- The interface between data privacy and competition law : insights from complexity science -- Merger control and theories of harm on data privacy as a non-price parameter -- Privacy fixing and other forms of anticompetitive cooperation on privacy -- Excessive data collection and unfair privacy policies as forms of abuse of dominance -- Regulating a complex economy : beyond the atomistic and either/or approaches.

The commercialization of personal data challenges both data privacy law and competition law in the era of big data. It explains that modern data practices such as extensive data aggregation, multi-purpose processing, and ecosystem-based business models create complex, interconnected economic systems with emergent risks. However, current legal approaches tend to analyze issues in isolation, overlooking system-wide harms and the growing overlap between the two legal regimes. The book argues for a recalibration of data privacy and competition law through a holistic, systems-level and polycentric approach that better addresses emergent risks and promotes synergy between the two frameworks.