Inaccuracy as a privacy-enhancing tool |
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| Authors: | Gloria González Fuster |
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| Institution: | 1.Institute for European Studies (IES), Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS),Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB),Brussel,Belgium |
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| Abstract: | The accuracy principle is one of the key standards of informational privacy. It epitomises the obligation for those processing
personal data to keep their records accurate and up-to-date, with the aim of protecting individuals from unfair decisions.
Currently, however, different practices being put in place in order to enhance the protection of individuals appear to deliberately
rely on the use of ‘inaccurate’ personal information. This article explores such practices and tries to assess their potential
for privacy protection, giving particular attention to their legal implications and to related ethical issues. Ultimately,
it suggests that the use of ‘inaccurate’ data can potentially play a useful role to preserve the informational autonomy of
the individual, and that any understandings of privacy or personal data protection that would tend to unduly limit such potential
should be critically questioned. |
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