Authors:
Siani Pearson
1
and
Prodromos Tsiavos
2
Affiliations:
1
HP Labs, United Kingdom
;
2
LSE, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
Cloud, Consent, Commons, Creative, Governance, Notice, Policy, Privacy, Notice, Smart.
Abstract:
As cloud computing is evolving towards an ecosystem of service provision, in order for end users and customers to retain choice and control, they need to be able to select services, specify their preferences and have these reflected within the contractual framework, ideally enforced via a combination of legal and technical means. This paper presents an approach that builds upon successful methods from initiatives such as Creative Commons in order to improve the process of providing consent for usage of a data subject’s personal data, and for achieving an appropriate balance between complexity and simplicity. This approach enhances the notices provided by service providers to advocate Smart Notices that provide a simple and transparent way of expressing the terms of service and the options available to the data subject before they share personal information with cloud service providers.