Privacy Issues In Digital Business Operations: An Annotated Bibliography

Address a contemporary organisational or business issue and apply research skills to identify, select and analyse 10 sources to form an annotated bibliography. 

Topic: Privacy issues in digital business operations

Caron, X., Bosua, R., Maynard, S. B., & Ahmad, A. (2016). The Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on individual privacy: An Australian perspective. Computer Law & Security Review, 32(1), 4-15. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2015.12.001>

The author Xavier Caron is a professor at University De Lorraine, Rachelle Bosua, Sean B. Maynard and Atif Ahmad are an assistant professor in the Computing and information department, University of Melbourne. These authors have provided information about the issues in the digitalisation of business. The article has provided critical information related to the privacy issues due to the digitalization of business. The digital business involves research and development functions that require data collection and communication through an online medium. Therefore, IoT is a challenge for an individual to manage privacy.  However, the consideration of privacy principle is essential for the organization but lack of monitoring and control over access of system affecting the privacy functions using digital operations. The authors were lacking to provide descriptive knowledge as Hendrik Drachsler and Wolfgang Greller. The study is useful for understanding the legitimation issues that affecting the digitalisation of business and expansion of services.  

Weinberg, B. D., Milne, G. R., Andonova, Y. G., & Hajjat, F. M. (2015). Internet of Things: Convenience vs. privacy and secrecy. Business Horizons, 58(6), 615-624. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2015.06.005>      

Bruce D. Weinberg, George R. Milne and Fatima M. Hajjat are working in Isenberge School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. Apart from that, Yana G. Andonova is an assistant professor in Bauernfeind College of Business, Murray State University USA.  In the current article, the authors have provided information related to business issues such as lack of privacy in the utilization of the Internet of Things. The Industrial Internet of Thing is beneficial for expanding business and transformation of operation into a digital context. However, the lack of privacy and approach to utilising the Internet of Things is having a negative impact on the business approach of the organization. The authors have provided detail information considering the consumer experience and managerial issues of privacy in digital business but Rolf H. Weber has provided numerical data related to business issues by use of digitalisation means. The study is useful to understand the approach of the Internet of Things in implications of lack of privacy.                  

Drachsler, H., & Greller, W. (2016, April). Privacy and analytics: it's a DELICATE issue a checklist for trusted learning analytics. In Proceedings of the sixth international conference on learning analytics & knowledge (pp. 89-98). ACM. 10.1145/2883851.2883893>

Authors of this article are Hendrik Drachsler and Wolfgang Greller professor at Open University of Netherlands and University of Education, Vienna, Australia respectively. In this article, the authors have provided a detailed analysis of privacy issues that stakeholders are facing by utilizing digital tools. During the study, the authors have investigated the issues of lack in policies that created the problem of leak of data on user privacy. The article has provided information for learning analytics for improving the knowledge of users for managing the data that can overcome the issue for privacy.  However, the author lacks in quantitative analysis as Ruth Halperin and Yuval Dror have done to provide critical views about issues in digitalisation of business. The study is useful to gain an understanding of the learning and privacy of the users to maintain effectiveness in collecting and accessing the data through digital approaches.

Weber, R. H. (2015). The digital future–A challenge for privacy?. Computer Law & Security Review, 31(2), 234-242. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2015.01.003>

Rolf H. Weber is a professor at International Business Law at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. The article has discussed the data protection policies and laws that are having a significant impact on the privacy operations of users that are using the digital business methods. The article has also discussed the digital technologies elements that creating issues related to Big Data, digital identity, biometrics and social media sites. These digital mediums are having issues of privacy that affecting an individual's privacy.  The outcomes of the article involve information for minimizing the privacy issues through privacy sphere of individual and infringements. The authors were lacking in descriptive analysis of business problems and concluding the impact of digitalisation in business that was effectively presented by Xavier Caron, Sean B. Maynard and Atif Ahmad. The study is useful to increase the knowledge related to the utilization of digital business method and checking of the privacy functions that could be beneficial to overcome the problem that faced by the business organizations in the current scenario.        

Halperin, R., & Dror, Y. (2016). Information privacy and the digital generation gap: An exploratory study. Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 12(4), 166-180. <https://doi.org/10.1080/15536548.2016.1243852>

Ruth Halperin is a professor at Oranim Academic College of Education, Australia and Yuval Dror is an assistant professor at College of Management Academic Studies, Melbourne. The purpose of this study was to investigate the digital business operation issues related to the privacy of the users and staff members. The article is having a descriptive analysis of privacy perception and behaviour among the different generations that have a negative impact on the private life and online setting of digital business functions. This information is beneficial to understand the privacy concern of young internet users and business organization related to online privacy. This was systematic research to understand the privacy that perceived and managed by organizations considering the digital approaches of business among the different age group people.  The study is as effective as Rolf H. Weber. The study is helpful to gain knowledge related to digital business model and privacy concern that influencing the business outcome and image of the organization.         

Kerber, W. (2016). Digital markets, data, and privacy: competition law, consumer law and data protection. Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 11(11), 856-866. < https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpw150>

Wolfgang Kerber is working at Economics and Business Studies, the Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain. The article has discussed the digitalization of business and issues of privacy and intellectual property rights that have a negative impact on consumer policy and data protection approaches. The study is having concern over failure in privacy rights and privacy preference of the individual. The problem related to the privacy was not discussed as per the current standards and issues faced by the users and organization to keep and manage the data of the customers. The digitalization of business is essential for maintaining the effectiveness and gain a competitive advantage but lack of monitoring and approach of minimizing issues of the customer is affecting the business operations. However, the authors lack in offering information related to the resolution and management of privacy issues in digital business approach but provided in-depth knowledge of policies and rights of people related to privacy the impact as Hendrik Drachsler and Wolfgang Greller have done in his study. The article is useful for gaining knowledge of the privacy policies and rights of the individual to manage the issues of digital business operations. 

Choi, H. S., Lee, W. S., & Sohn, S. Y. (2017). Analyzing research trends in personal information privacy using topic modelling. Computers & Security, 67, 244-253. < https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2017.03.007 >

Hyo Shin Choi, Won Sang Lee and So Young Sohn is an assistant professor at Department of Information and Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea.   The article is about the business trends and issues of personal information privacy using topic modelling. The database management and keeping a record of users and staff members through the digital method is essential for the organization but lack of privacy in an online social network is affecting the business operation and trust of users. The articles have critically analysed the e-business functions and privacy issues. The use of digital means in industrial working is having a positive impact on developing the global value chain that encourages eco-mobility. The findings of the article involve lack of authentication on the privacy of the users and personal information of staff members that creating a negative image of the organization.  Apart from that, the article lacks in the descriptive analysis of key issues affecting business due to digitalisation as discussed by Carsten Mapple. The article is useful for gaining understanding related to the practical and social implications of digitalisation on personal information.        

Maple, C. (2017). Security and privacy in the internet of things. Journal of Cyber Policy, 2(2), 155-184. < https://doi.org/10.1080/23738871.2017.1366536 >

Carsten Mapple is a professor at Cyber Security Centre, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. The article is about the analysis of changes in the business operations that are essential for the organization to manage operations more professional manner using digital tools. The digital business operations are having security issues related to privacy and access to personal data of the individual that affecting the trust of the customer. The battle of gaining competitive advantage and growth of the business is increasing issues related to privacy in IoT operations. In the current scenario, the business strategies of organization majorly depend on the digital tools that used for sharing of data. The lack of understanding of Big Data tools is having a negative impact on the privacy services of the organization. The author has explained security and privacy better than Hyo Shin Choi, Won Sang Lee and So Young Sohn. The article is useful for understanding errors of digital business functions related to privacy.          

Draper, N. A. (2017). From Privacy Pragmatist to Privacy Resigned: Challenging Narratives of Rational Choice in Digital Privacy Debates. Policy & Internet, 9(2), 232-251. < https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.142 >

Nora A. Draper is an assistant professor at School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University, Sweden. The article is offering information related to the digitalisation of enterprises to encouraging control over the management system of the information handling but the issues of privacy of the users are affecting digitalization of business. The author has discussed business issues faced by the organization during and after implementation of digital technology that involve inappropriate dealing with tools, integration of data and lack of expertise in the management control system that lead to access of personal data of users. The study has also provided information for a new managerial context that shapes the business approach of the organization and influences the achievement of business goals.  However, the digital tools add the facility of tracing and planning of the operations by forecasting the demand and opportunities in the industry. The author has provided extensive knowledge and understanding related to digital and technical solutions with organizational challenges which are as good as research of Carsten Mapple. The study is useful for gaining knowledge of control and privacy pragmatist.         

von Pape, T., Trepte, S., & Mothes, C. (2017). Privacy by disaster? Press coverage of privacy and digital technology. European Journal of Communication, 32(3), 189-207.< https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323117689994 >

The authors Thilo von Pape, Sabine Trepte and Comelia Mothes are working as a professor at International Business Law at the University, UK. In their study, the authors have provided detail information related to the digitalisation and mobile commerce business issues. The digital approach is having a negative impact on privacy functions of the individual at a large stage in society. The research has highlighted the importance of improved privacy measures that are having a positive impact on the digital business approach. However, the lack of knowledge and social changes are affecting the digitalisation due to lack of security of the public data.  The authors have not used statistical data for explaining the privacy issues in the digital business approaches used by the organization like Hendrik Drachsler and Wolfgang Greller. The study is beneficial for understanding the perception of the users towards the privacy of the users and lack of control over the digital data access. 

Caron, X., Bosua, R., Maynard, S. B., & Ahmad, A. (2016). The Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on individual privacy: An Australian perspective. Computer Law & Security Review, 32(1), 4-15. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2015.12.001>

Choi, H. S., Lee, W. S., & Sohn, S. Y. (2017). Analyzing research trends in personal information privacy using topic modeling. Computers & Security, 67, 244-253. < https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2017.03.007 >

Drachsler, H., & Greller, W. (2016, April). Privacy and analytics: it's a DELICATE issue a checklist for trusted learning analytics. In Proceedings of the sixth international conference on learning analytics & knowledge (pp. 89-98). ACM. 10.1145/2883851.2883893>

Draper, N. A. (2017). From Privacy Pragmatist to Privacy Resigned: Challenging Narratives of Rational Choice in Digital Privacy Debates. Policy & Internet, 9(2), 232-251. < https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.142 >

Halperin, R., & Dror, Y. (2016). Information privacy and the digital generation gap: An exploratory study. Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 12(4), 166-180. <https://doi.org/10.1080/15536548.2016.1243852>

Kerber, W. (2016). Digital markets, data, and privacy: competition law, consumer law and data protection. Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 11(11), 856-866. < https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpw150>

Maple, C. (2017). Security and privacy in the internet of things. Journal of Cyber Policy, 2(2), 155-184. < https://doi.org/10.1080/23738871.2017.1366536 >

von Pape, T., Trepte, S., & Mothes, C. (2017). Privacy by disaster? Press coverage of privacy and digital technology. European Journal of Communication, 32(3), 189-207.< https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323117689994 >

Weber, R. H. (2015). The digital future–A challenge for privacy?. Computer Law & Security Review, 31(2), 234-242. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2015.01.003>

Weinberg, B. D., Milne, G. R., Andonova, Y. G., & Hajjat, F. M. (2015). Internet of Things: Convenience vs. privacy and secrecy. Business Horizons, 58(6), 615-624. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2015.06.005>