Impossible, unknowable, accountable Dramas and dilemmas of data law

• Published in: Social studies of science Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 503 - 530
• Main Author: Cool, Alison
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England Sage Publications, Ltd 01.08.2019; SAGE Publications; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Accountability; Ambiguity; Anxiety; Attorneys; Big Data; Citizens; Companies; Computer Security - legislation & jurisprudence; Computer Security - standards; Data collection; Data integrity; Ethical dilemmas; Ethics; European Union; Fieldwork; General Data Protection Regulation; Law; Legislation; Personal control; Protection; Regulation; Research Personnel - psychology; Researchers; Social Responsibility; Transnationalism; Transparency; Uncertainty; Sweden; big data; ethics; accountability; GDPR; data law

On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. EU citizens are granted more control over personal data while companies and organizations are charged with increased responsibility enshrined in broad principles like transparency and accountability. Giv...