2019/12/12 by Abdul Abdulrahim, Abdulrahim, Abdul, Michael Famoroti +1
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · Social Sciences · #Big Data Technologies and Applications #Data Quality and Management #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management #Other Computer Science (cs.OH) #cs.OH
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2001.00457
Presented at NeurIPS 2019 Workshop on Machine Learning for the Developing World
arxiv created 2019/12/12 · openalex publication_date 2019/12/12 · arxiv updated 2020/01/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Many policymakers, academics and governments have advocated for exchangeable property rights over information as it presents a market solution to what could be considered a market failure. Particularly in jurisdictions such as Africa, Asia or South America, where weaker legal protections and fleeting regulatory enforcement leaves data subjects vulnerable or exploited regardless of the outcome. We argue that whether we could achieve this personal data economy in which individuals have ownership rights akin to property rights over their data should be approached with caution as a solution to ensuring individuals have agency over their data across different legal landscapes. We present an objection to the use of property rights, a market solution, due to the noxious nature of personal data - which is founded on Satz and Sandel's objection to markets.