Behavioural Sciences and the Regulation of Privacy on the Internet

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Main Author: Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen
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Published: 2025
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author Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen
author_facet Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen
contents This chapter examines the policy implications of behavioural sciences insights for the regulation of privacy on the Internet, by focusing in particular on behavioural targeting. This marketing technique involves tracking people's online behaviour to use the collected information to show people individually targeted advertisements. Enforcing data protection law may not be enough to protect privacy in this area. I argue that, if society is better off when certain behavioural targeting practices do not happen, policymakers should consider banning them.
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spellingShingle Behavioural Sciences and the Regulation of Privacy on the Internet
Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen
Computers and Society
This chapter examines the policy implications of behavioural sciences insights for the regulation of privacy on the Internet, by focusing in particular on behavioural targeting. This marketing technique involves tracking people's online behaviour to use the collected information to show people individually targeted advertisements. Enforcing data protection law may not be enough to protect privacy in this area. I argue that, if society is better off when certain behavioural targeting practices do not happen, policymakers should consider banning them.
title Behavioural Sciences and the Regulation of Privacy on the Internet
topic Computers and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20637